PollenAid® is Proven Technology
The PollenAid® Suspension Medium was developed specifically to maintain pollen in a viable state while in an aqueous liquid. In a solution of unpurified water, pollen would die a rapid death. It is therefore of vital importance that the correct procedures are carefully followed in order that the pollen is kept alive during transfer to the female flower.
Pollinating flowers by spraying pollen in PollenAid® is a commercial success story.
The PollenAid® process maintains the viability of kiwifruit pollen in a water-based suspension so it can be sprayed on to female flowers to set seeds. The more seeds that set, the bigger the fruit will be.
By using PollenAid®, flowers can be pollinated during adverse weather (heavy rain) when insect and wind pollination is not possible.
In replicated trials conducted in No. 4 Road, Te Puke, New Zealand, vines were either pollinated by wind and bees or by wind, bees and the PollenAid® process using the Kiwi Pollen Sprayer. To simulate the effect of wet weather, all male flowers in the treated area were removed prior to flowering. The trial was conducted by an independent consultant and the crop was graded by HortResearch's manager the late Bruce Stowell. The results were startling.
HINTS & TIPS
The PollenAid® process involves mixing kiwifruit pollen in PollenAid® suspension medium and then spaying the pollen suspension on to open kiwifruit flowers.
PollenAid® Suspension Medium was developed by MAF, New Zealand, for conventional orchards. BioPollenAid® Suspension Medium was developed by Kiwi Pollen specifically to meet the requirements of organic orchards (see H11. for BioPollenAid® Mixing Rates) Best applicators are those with airshear nozzles or Cambrian sprayers with modified swirl plates in the nozzles.
The PollenAid® Suspension Medium was developed specifically to maintain pollen in a viable state while in an aqueous liquid. It is of vital importance that the correct procedures are carefully followed in order that the pollen is kept alive during transfer to the female flower.
PollenAid® and BioPollenAid® Suspension Medium
The label instructions on the packaging for each type of PollenAid® concentrate must be followed exactly. Always mix PollenAid® concentrate in deionised water before adding pollen. Click PollenAid® for more details.
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Water for making PollenAid® suspensions
Metal ion contamination in water results in rapid death of pollen. Water used to make PollenAid® must be deionised prior to preparation of pollen suspensions.
Treat water by passing through a deioniser column and storing the clean water in storage drums (black PVC or food-grade plastic).
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