Thu, 27th Sep 2007 09:45 LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Plant Impact PLC said its fresh tomato field trial in Spain produ
ced excellent results with significant increase in yield and reduction in blossom end rot.
The crop productivity technologies developer said the trial, combining its CaT and PiNT technologies, demonstrated an increase in marketable tomato yield of between 36 pct and 48 pct and a reduction in the incidence of blossom end rot to 8 pct from 30 pct, as compared to the standard grower practice.
The company said the trial also increased fruit homogeneity and increased fruit setting.
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