PollenAid Mixing Instructions

Correct procedures for mixing PollenAid®

Suspending Pollen in PollenAid®

Recommended mixing rates: 4g pollen per litre of PollenAid® (see Mixing Rate Table for more detail)

If more than 4g pollen per litre is required, the amount of PollenAid® concentrate has to be increased in proportion (for example, 8g pollen per litre requires 40 ml of PollenAid® concentrate per litre of deionised water).

PollenAid®

• Use only deionised water that has been stored in new food grade plastic drums. Water should be deionised to less than 1.0 microseimens per centilitre.
• Read the label on the concentrate pack
• Mix enough PollenAid® suspension medium for one day of spraying Measure the required amount of PollenAid® suspension medium into the Kiwi Pollen mixer.
• Add the appropriate amount of thawed pollen carefully to the surface of the PollenAid® medium.
• Agitate rapidly for 10 minutes or until a uniform suspension is obtained.
  Important: Because pollen is a living cell, all of the pollen suspension must be used within one hour of mixing.
  Add the marker dye to the PollenAid® suspension medium after the pollen is mixed. Click Mixer for more details.

Mixing BioPollenAid® suspension medium:
BioPollenAid® Suspension Medium was developed by Kiwi Pollen specifically to meet the requirements of organic orchards.

• The BioPollenAid® is a twin pack mix - one red pack, one white pack . The red pack is not a marker dye.  It is part of the BioPollenAid buffer.
• Keep the twin pack BioPollenAid® concentrate in the refrigerator until use
• Use only deionised water that has been stored in new food grade plastic drums Water should be deionised to less than 1.0 microseimens per centilitre.
• Read the label on both concentrate packs
• Mix enough BioPollenAid® suspension medium for one day of spraying
• First, warm the red pack in warm water until the gel dissolves and the product flows. Add 20 ml red pack per litre deionised water
• Shake the white pack to mix the contents well. Add 20 ml white pack to the water-red pack mix.
• Mix for at least one hour before use to dissolve the contents of the white pack.

Add the required grams of pollen to the mix.

• If more than 4 g pollen per litre is required, the amount of BioPollenAid concentrate has to be increased in proportion (for example, 8 g pollen per litre requires 40 ml of BioPollenAid red pack concentrate per litre of deionised water plus 40 ml of BioPollenAid white pack).  
• Rapidly agitate for 10 minutes or until a uniform suspension is obtained.

Dry pollen will temporarily float on the liquid surface.

• Add the Bio marker dye to the BioPollenAid® suspension medium after the pollen is mixed
• Apply the pollen suspension mix within 60 minutes of mixing. Email now for best price and shipping details PollenAid®

Precautions

• DO NOT pump pollen suspension through centrifugal, piston or diaphragm pumps. Pollen is rapidly damaged and dies.
• DO NOT mix up more pollen: PollenAid® suspension than can be sprayed within 60 minutes.
• DO NOT let the pollen settle out of suspension.
• DO NOT leave the mixing tank or sprayers at the end of the day unwashed. Wash out all equipment with deionised water.

Pollen: PollenAid® suspension must be applied within 60 minutes of mixing.

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