Protect Fruit Quality and Maximize Marketable Berries with Parka®
Parka® stabilizes the fruit cuticle, preserving and enhancing fruit quality. The clear, hydrophobic lipid bilayer reduces water loss during high temperatures and windy conditions. It also helps prevent cracking, reduce splitting and increase shelf life, resulting in more marketable yields.
Proven Benefits
- Reduces blueberry splitting during ripening.
- Increases top-shelf blueberry yields.
- Minimizes desiccation caused by water loss in hot or windy conditions.
- Improves fruit firmness.
- Extends shelf life.
- Leaves no residue or impact on fruit bloom.
Parka on Blueberries: Cracking Reduction
AVERAGE CRACKING ON BLUEBERRIES
Variety: Elliott, Powderblue, Star, Emerald, Tifblue. | Rate: 0.5 -1 gal/ac
Applications: 3-5 applications. | Location: Georgia, Michigan, Chile.
Source: Average of 7 replicated trials. 2017-2024.
STRAWBERRY YIELD INCREASE
Parka program:
Rate: 0.5% V/V
Application dates:
Weekly applications starting in April
Preliminary ROI:
Variety 1: 254%
Variety 2: 19%
Source: Demo Trial (Ramiro Cardenas), 2024
Application Directions:
Berry Crops (Blueberries, Caneberries, Cranberries, Strawberries)
Rate/ac (HA)
0.5–1 gal/ac or 1% V/V (4,75–9,5 L/ha)
Apply when first fruit is 5-7 mm in size; reapply as needed every 7-14 days.
