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Sunfinity ® PGR Guide

Weeks after sow

Control

To show final drench is critical Sow, 2 ppm Bonzi ® drench

Spring recommendation

Summer recommendation

Syngenta hybrid Bonzi ® drench alternative

Sow, 2 ppm Bonzi ® drench 1

Sow, 2 ppm Bonzi ® drench

1 2 3 4 5

Transplant

Pinch

6 7 Lateral shoots 3–4 cm 8 Visible buds 9 10 Cracking color

3 ppm Bonzi ® drench

5 ppm Bonzi ® drench

5000 ppm B-Nine ® WSG spray

3 ppm Bonzi ® drench

5 ppm Bonzi ® drench

4 ppm Bonzi ® drench

5000 ppm B-Nine ® WSG + 1000 ppm Cycocel ® spray

3 ppm Bonzi ® drench

5 ppm Bonzi ® drench

4 ppm Bonzi ® drench

5000 ppm B-Nine ® WSG + 1000 ppm Cycocel ® spray

3 ppm Bonzi ® drench

Finish

$0.00

$0.04

$0.06

$0.10

$0.07

$0.05

Cost per Pot 2

38 in (97 cm)

26 in (66 cm)

24 in (61 cm)

22 in (56 cm)

30 in (76 cm)

Finish height 3

Data: Gilroy, CA January 2018 to April 2018

3 Finish height Inches (cm) from bottom of 2.5 qt. pot

1 Calculations for cost of Bonzi ® application at sow: 74 cells @ 60 ml per cell * 10% of the cell = 440 total mls drenched = $0.03 per flat This cost is not included in the Cost per Pot, actual cost per pot = $0.0004 2 Based on the following assumptions and calculations Cost Calculation for Sunfinity ® PGR Applications at 14-inch Centers For 100 square feet of Sunfinity ® plants at 1 gallon plant per 1.36 feet = 74 plants 0.5 gallon per 100 square feet (spray to runoff) 8 fluid ounces of drench solution for 1 gallon (2.8L) Cost per Pot calculations do not include labor costs – only the cost of the chemical is included in these calculations

Chemical costs used: $40.00: cost per 1 lbs of B-Nine ® WSG (daminozide 85%) $110.00: cost per quart of Bonzi ® (paclobutrazol 0.4%) $46.00: cost per quart of Cycocel ® (chlormequat chloride)

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