| Vitazyme Field Trial Results: 1995-Present Strawberries |
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Date |
Location |
Cultural System |
Vitazyme/Fertilization |
Results |
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2000 |
Fairfield, California |
Variety: unknown Planting date: fall of 1999 Irrigation: the same for both fields Harvest dates: unknown |
Vitazyme application: 13 oz/acre sprayed two times |
Yield increase: +140 cases/acre
Income increase: +$1,680.00/acre
Comments by the grower: The plants of the Vitazyme treatment were generally healthier. The treated berries, even after chemical applications, were much sweeter than the controls. [Crop protection chemicals usually reduce brix levels significantly.] 
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Fertilization: the same for both fields |
Replicated Study
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Date |
Location |
Cultural System |
Vitazyme/Fertilization |
Results |
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2003 |
Hughson, California, (Hulst Research Farm Services, Inc.) |
Variety: Seascape Soil type: unknown |
Vitazyme application: Vitazyme was applied at 13 oz/acre over the leaves and soil of the appropriate plots on April 29, May 13, and May 27, 2003. A CO2-charged backpack sprayer was used with a 5-foot boom and three TeeJet 8003 flat fan nozzles, at 30 psi and 50 gallons/acre. |
Total berry yield:
Control: 2,829.8 grams
Fruit brix value:
Control: 9.60
Plant top weight:
Control: 98.8 grams
Plant root weight:
Control: 42.1 grams
Income increase*: +$3,033.60/acre *Compared to typical returns in California coastal areas, assuming a 12 ton/acre crop with the harvest spread evenly throughout the growing season
Income increase*: +$1,137.60/acre *Compared to typical returns in the northern San Joaquin Valley, assuming a 4.5 ton/acre crop with the harvest spread evenly throughout the growing season
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Fertilization: unknown |