Apple and pear crop nutrition

apple plant illustration

Yara is not only a major fertilizer provider to growers throughout the world, but it also has years of experience and knowledge in crop nutrition. Whether you are looking for increasing quality and yield of your apple crop or a recommended nutrition program, check out what Yara has to share with you.

Read more about nutrients by apple growth stage

Do your apples or pears have a nutrient deficiency?

Identify and diagnose if your apple or pear trees are suffering from nutrient deficiencies and learn how to control or correct the deficiency. Choose a nutrient below to learn more about the symptoms of its deficiency in apples and its effect on growth and development.

P Phosphorus
K Potassium
Mg Magnesium
Ca Calcium
S Sulfur
B Boron
Fe Iron
Mn Manganese
Zn Zinc
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Apple and pear crop nutrition programmes

Yara's crop nutrition programmes can help you to achieve excellent crop performance and maximise yield and quality of your apples and pears.

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Yara agronomist advice on apples

Increasing apple size
Increasing apple size
Size is a critical characteristic for grading apples. A minimal size, determined by the diameter of the equatorial section, is required on all grades. An evenly shaped and sized fruit is desired for the fresh market and also for canning. Apples size is greatly influenced by pruning and thinning practices and also by crop nutrition.
Agronomic Principles
The aim of any producer is a high yielding, high quality crop that satisfies the end user. There are a large number of agronomic factors which can influence this, many are within the control of the grower, under given growing systems, climatic and soil conditions.
Apple market requirements
Market requirements for apples
There are hundreds of apple varieties, but five currently dominate world production: Fuji, Golden Delicious, Delicious, Granny Smith and Gala. However, in a given region or country there maybe other equally important cultivars.
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Make better informed nutrient decisions

The farmer's toolbox is a collection of tools help you to make better nutrient decisions.