Valent U.S.A. West Region Product Guide Book

| Pears |

MaxCel® Plant Growth Regulator—Bigger Fruit for Bigger Profits MaxCel® Plant Growth Regulator Solution is a proven fruit thinning agent which increases fruit size and helps improve return bloom. It helps fruit reach its full potential in European pear varieties such as Bartlett, Bosc and d’Anjou. Due to its growth promoting action, MaxCel increases fruit size beyond the direct thinning effect providing greater packout and fewer undersized fruit than traditional thinners. The state-of-the-art formulation of MaxCel includes a built-in surfactant,

which provides excellent product uptake.  Increases fruit size for better packout  Reduces hand thinning costs

 Improves return bloom and reduces biennial bearing  Ideal for both fresh market and processing operations MaxCel —Thins and Improves Fruit Size

MaxCel Thinned

Untreated

MaxCel Thinned

Hand Thinned

How Does MaxCel Work? Thinning —From bloom through fruit set the demand for energy exceeds supply in pear trees. MaxCel shifts the competition between fruit and vegetative growth causing the weakest fruit to be shed and the strongest fruit to remain. Sizing — MaxCel effects fruit size in two ways. The first is the result of the tree having more available resources for the remaining crop after thinning. The second is the direct effect of the active ingredient in MaxCel which causes more cells to form in the young fruit giving it a greater potential to grow. 142

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