adama agricultural solutions ltd recently announced the global launch of brevis®, a novel, innovative fruit thinner for apple and pear trees.
brevis®, a novel, low dose formulation of metamitron, has been developed by adama to increase fruit size and yield of marketable fruits. it also reduces costs of hand thinning by up to 80 percent when compared to other available solutions in the market, also reducing picking, storage and grading costs.
brevis® was found to be effective on all apple and pear varieties with flexible application guidelines at temperatures between 10 and 25 degrees celsius, and on fruit sizes between 8mm and 16mm. moreover, farmers can control the thinning effect by adjusting the application rate. brevis®, with its rapid leaf uptake, is less affected by the weather than other products currently on the market, in that rainfall more than two hours after application will not reduce its efficacy.
