| Apples—Harvest Management |
Run Harvest On Your Schedule with ReTain® Plant Growth Regulator Run harvest on your schedule with ReTain® Plant Growth Regulator Soluble Powder. ReTain gives you more flexibility and control of your orchard by extending your harvest window up to four weeks. Whether you need to extend harvest one week or four, ReTain provides the flexibility to put you in charge of harvest. ReTain can now be applied at higher rates or up to two applications per acre per season to extend the harvest management period even further. Extends the harvest window Provides more flexible labor management Minimizes fruit drop, which maximizes marketable yield Maintains late-season fruit quality Second ReTain Application Extends Harvest Management Period
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Untreated ReTain 333 g/A 21 DBH ReTain 333 g/A (x2) 21 & 7 DBH
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The two application use pattern of ReTain extends the harvest management period compared to a single application. This double application allows for longer fruit retention well past the normal harvest window and more flexibility in managing harvest crews. Location: University of Massachusetts Horticultural Research Center. Variety: Gatzke McIntosh/M.9. Application dates: Aug. 20, Sept. 3. Spray volume: 125 GPA. DBH = Days Before Harvest
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