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Mega-Kel-P allows you to manipulate crop growth to your advantage by scientifically managing plant physiology, improving yields and quality with better nutrition and fruit set. Mega-Kel-P is an organic based nutrient solution, high in phosphorus and nitrogen with essential chelated trace elements and amino acids. It also contains natural growth hormones (cytokins and auxins) that stimulate cell division and elongation.

Benefits of Mega-Kel-P include:

• accelerated root growth;
• improved drought resistance;
• overcomes nutrient deficiencies;
• enhanced cell division;
• improved fruit set;
• increased crop yield

Application

Mega-Kel-P can be applied through spray or dripper systems.
Broad acre crops:
Apply 2-5 litres per hectare with 50-60 litres of water.
Vegetables:
Apply 5-10 litres per hectare in a 1% solution. Repeat every 2-3 weeks during growing season.
Vineyard:
Apply 5-8 litres per hectare in a solution that does not exceed 1% concentration.
Orchard Crops:
Apply 5-10 litres per hectare in a solution that does not exceed 1% concentration.
Other Crops:
Apply 5-10 litres per hectare rate and to repeat 2 weeks after first application with a 1% concentration.

Availability

Mega-Kel-P is available in 20 litre, 200 litre and 1000 litre containers.

Rob’s career began as an agronomist and moved to management after obtaining MBL degree. He has principally been used by Omnia in a business development role.

Business experience
Rob has worked in the fertilizer industry for 30 years and worked for Omnia for 25 years.
He has a wide experience in all aspects of Agronomy and Nutrition.
He has opened many of Omnia’s new divisions, and the last ten years has grown Omnia’s Australasian businesses from scratch.

These business are developing unique health products in both Agriculture and Horticulture.

Ian has in-depth knowledge of sourcing, formulating, regulatory compliance and marketing. As well as horticultural business, he also works with Omnia’s Industrial Chemicals offering products and services to the forestry, dairy and industrial water treatment industries.

Post graduate, his employment was with The University of Guelph assisting with agricultural research in their PHD program. Upon arriving in New Zealand in 2000 he took on a role as a “Junior Consultant” with Agfirst BOP dealing mostly with kiwifruit and avocado consultancy. After a four year term with Agfirst he then made the move into the commercial sector with Primaxa as the National Horticultural Manager where introduction of new technologies to the horticultural markets of New Zealand was the focus.

Today he enjoys the role of Business Development Manager with Omnia, managing new product lines and development of potential markets. In the past he has owned and operated a large avocado orchard which was sold, and now owns a kiwifruit orchard and enjoys those challenges it brings.

Post graduate, her initial employment was with Dow AgroSciences Global research station near New Plymouth for 5 months, followed by a three year stint as a secondary teacher of Agriculture, Science and Mathematics at Central Southland College, Southland. Then a return to Dow AgroSciences for seven years as the Development Biologist working with the new insecticides, fungicides and herbicides and in the later years adding Customer Agronomist to the role. This was followed by a move into the commercial sector with Elders in the Wairarapa as an Agronomist.

Today she enjoys the role of Business Development Manager with Omnia, managing new product lines and development of potential markets.

Rapid N Plus is formulated to give fast and proven results with the following components:

• Two forms of nitrogen (immediate and sustained response).
• Seaweed stimulates the grass.
• Giberellic acid – increases dry matter production.
• Elicitor – works with urease enzyme to provide Nitrogen efficiency.

Trials and Results

Rapid N Plus has been trialed in a range of different climatic conditions in seven different regions of New Zealand looking at pasture response when compared with Urea.

Rapid N Plus has consistently given as good or better responses than standard Urea.

Application Rates

Rapid N Plus should be applied at 7-15 litres per ha.

Water Volume: Apply Rapid N Plus in a minimum of 10 litre per 1 litre of product:

7 litres per ha Rapid N Plus = 70 litres water minimum
15 litres per ha Rapid N Plus = 150 litres water minimum

NOTE: Lower water rates than those recommended may cause crop scorch.

Spotless has been approved for control of the bacterial canker Pseudomonas syringae pv. Actinidiae (Psa)* in kiwifruit.

With broad spectrum fungicides, bactericide and elicitors, Spotless offers unique three way protection.

Spotless contains fungicidal and bactericidal activity against against Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa), Sclerotinia in kiwifruit, leaf spot (Peacock spot) in olives, and blackspot and powdery mildew on apples.

Spotless also contains unique plant elicitors that turn on the plants natural defence system which supports the action of the fungicide to provide superior disease control.

*The efficacy of this product for control of Psa is currently supported by limited laboratory and greenhouse data and is therefore not fully proven at this stage.

Application

Used every 10 – 14 days, Spotless is ideal for managing the high bacterial infection period from green tip to the end of flowering. Highly infected areas should apply Spotless every
10 days, with areas of less infection doing so every 14 days; growers should consider their location and weather patterns when deciding on application intervals.

Apply at a rate of 4 litres per hectare (see label for details before application).

While bee-safe, it should be applied at times when bees are not ‘working’ (as with all spray applications to kiwifruit vines).

Management of Psa

The outbreak of Psa in kiwifruit orchards in the Bay of Plenty is unfortunate for an industry which prides itself as almost spray free.

The first sign of infection are often chlorotic spotting, which is caused by a toxin entering leaf tissues where it disrupts cell/organelle membranes.

P.syringae can cause extensive stem and branch dieback during spring following a cold night when adequate moisture is present.

Omnia NZ has developed products that will assist in fighting the Psa problem. Spotless is a broad spectrum fungicide and bactericide which has curative and protective activity against Psa (limited claim)* and could be of great value as part of a Psa protection programme for kiwifruit.

Read more valuable research on bacteria management from Omnia’s Dr Adrian Spiers

Weather conditions condusive to high bacterial inoculum buildup

Psa can cause extensive stem and branch dieback during spring following cold nights when adequate moisture is present. All bacterial diseases are assisted by rainfall and frost and accordingly symptoms will become more prevalent after a wet late winter and spring.

Examination of climate records during the period when severe attacks of P. syringae were experienced (November-February), rainfall was 64% more (194 mm more than average) and rain fell on 52 out of the 120 days during the period.

Numerous studies have underlined the key role of rain in determining the magnitude of epiphytic and stem populations. Latorre et al (1985) reported populations of P. syringae greater than 10,000-100,000 cfu/g of bud tissue only during wet periods then declined to low or undetectable levels during dry periods.

Availability and Pricing

Spotless is available in 10 and 20 litre containers with pricing approximately $80 per hectare.

Psa Questions and Spotless Purchases

For Psa enquiries, more information and to purchase Spotless now freephone
0800 774 629 or click here to send us an enquiry or view other contact options

Nickerol can:

• Significantly improve milk yield
• improve nitrogen utilisation
• improve food quality of pasture
• improve animal health
• improve pasture health, leaf spots and rust

Nickel is a co-factor for many rumen-based enzyme reactions, it regulates protein synthesis, boosts levels of haemoglobin and stimulates production of red blood cells.

Nickel plays an interactive role in the functioning of several metabolic systems, by regulating plasma levels of copper, zinc, molybdenum and iron.  It also stimulates liver and kidney function, improves calcium uptake, zinc utilisation and synthesis of homocysteine.

Nickel plays an important role in reproduction via formation of luteinising hormones, vitamin B-12 and embryo development and enhancing the survival of offspring.

Nickel supplementation will improve conversion efficiency and improve animal health. See the Nickerol brochure for some fantastic trial results from Massey University 2011.

Deficiency symptoms

Implications of low Nickel levels in pasture – poor utilisation Nitrogen-based fertilizers, reduced grass health and uptake of nutrients.

Poor animal health including depressed growth, lack of thrift characterised by irritability, rough hair coat, altered iron metabolism, poor cycling and difficulty with conception as well as depressed levels of calcium, zinc, haemoglobin and red blood cell counts.

Application

Ready to use, no dilution required. For daily dosing use drench gun or Dosatron.

Dosing of cattle, 10 ml (230mg) per cow/day.

Dosing of adult sheep, 5 ml (115mg) per animal (once or twice a year).

Daily dosing of drinking water, 0.2ml/Litre (4.3mg).

Availability

Available in 20 litre, 200 litre and 1000 litre containers.