Strengthen Your Pome Fruit’s Natural Defense with Parka®
Parka® protects apples and pears from environmental stress by reinforcing the fruit’s natural barrier – without leaving residue behind. Its three powerful modes of action work together to improve fruit quality from bloom to harvest. It reduces sunburn and fruit finish issues by enhancing antioxidant capacity, anthocyanin concentration and photosynthetic tissue, helping pome fruit convert excess light into usable energy.
Proven Benefits
- Minimizes sunburn incidence.
- Increases fruit quality and yield.
- Protects against external disorders like russeting, lenticel infection and more.
- Improves plant tolerance to environmental extremes.
- Enhances fruit quality for premium pricing.
- Increases return on investment.
- Improves operational efficiencies by reducing spray passes.
- Clear formulation for precise color and defect detection.
Parka on Apples: Sunburn Reduction
AVERAGE SUNBURN ON APPLES
Varieties: Fuji, Honeycrisp, Gala, Cripp’s Pink, Smitten, Red Chief, Pink Lady, Ryan Red.
Rate: 0.5 – 1 gal/ac | Applications: Petal fall, +14-30 days – Total of 3 to 7 apps.
Location: USA, Argentina, Chile, South Africa. | Source: Average of 21 replicated trials – 2017-2025.
Sunburn Reduction with Parka on Apples
SUNBURN ON APPLES
Varieties: Fuji. | Rate: 1 gal/ac – Carnauba wax 3 gal/ac
Applications: 15 mm fruit, +30 days, +30 days, +30 days.
Location: South Africa. | Source: Bioscience Research, 2021/22.
Parka on Pears: Sunburn Reduction
AVERAGE SUNBURN ON PEARS
Varieties: D’Anjou, Packams’s Triumph | Rate: Parka 0.5 – 1 gal/ac
Applications: 3-5 applications. | Location: Washinton, Argentina.
Source: Average of 7 replicated trials and grower demos – 2020-2025
Sunburn Incidence Reduction on Pears
SUNBURN ON PEARS
Varieties: D’Anjou. | Rate: 0.5 gal/ac
Applications: Petal fall, +14 days until harvest.
Location: Washington, USA. | Source: Grower Demo, 2025.
Sunburn Reduction with Parka on Pears
SUNBURN ON PEARS
Varieties: Packham’s Triumph. | Rate: 0.5 gal/ac
Applications: Petal fall, +3-4 weeks, +3-4 weeks. | Location: Argentina.
Source: HALKIS, 2022/23.
Parka on Apples: Fruit Finish Improvement
RUSSET ON APPLES
Varieties: D’Anjou, Packams’s Triumph | Rate: Parka 0.5 – 1 gal/ac
Applications: 3-5 applications. | Location: Washinton, Argentina.
Source: Average of 7 replicated trials and grower demos – 2020-2025
Parka on Apples: Russet Incidence
RUSSET ON APPLES
Variety: Red Delicious. | Rate: 0.5 gal/ac
Application: 10 mm fruit, +3-4 weeks, +3-4 weeks. | Location: Rio negro, Argentina.
Source: HALKIS, 2022/23.
Parka on Pears: Overall Fruit Finish Improvement
FRUIT FINISH ON PEARS
Varieties: Comice. | Rate: 1 gal/ac
Applications: Fruit set, +30 days, +20 days. | Location: Oregon, USA.
Source: Grower Demo, 2020.
Application Directions:
Rate/ac (HA)
0.5 - 1 gal/ac (4,75 -9,5 L)
Apply at fruit set. Reapply every 14-21 days. If using 0.5 gal rate, do not exceed 14 days intervals.
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Apples + Kallur®
Increase Apple Color and Packout with Kallur®
Kallur® is a potassium solution formulated with enhanced phospholipids to support apple color development without accelerating ripening. By influencing anthocyanin production, the plant pigments responsible for red coloration, Kallur promotes earlier, more even color development. This helps maximize first pick potential and improve packout quality.
Proven Results
- Improves coloring without accelerating ripeness.
- Increases first pick yield potential, potentially eliminating harvest trips.
- Earlier and more uniform fruit color.
- Easily tank mixed for stress-free applications.
- Excellent complement to the Parka program.
Kallur on Apples: Increased Fruit Color
COLORING AT HARVEST ON APPLES
Varieties: Honeycrisp. | Rate: 2 pts/ac – Blush: 2 qts/ac – Employ: 12 fl.oz/ac.
Applications: 5 weeks pre-harvest, +10 days pre-harvest.
Location: Michigan, USA. | Source: LTI, 2024.
Fruit Color Improvement in Apples
COLORING AT HARVEST ON APPLES
Varieties: Honeycrisp. | Rate: 2 pts./ac
Applications: 4 weeks pre-harvest, +2 weeks pre-harvest.
Location: New York, USA. | Source: Reality Research, 2024.
Increased Fruit Color in Each Category
PERCENT FRUIT IN EACH COLOR CATEGORY
Varieties: Gala. | Rate: 2 pts./ac.
Applications: 4 weeks pre-harvest, +2 weeks pre-harvest.
Location: Washington, USA. | Source: Grower Demos, 2023.
Increased Fruit Color in Each Category
PERCENT FRUIT IN EACH COLOR CATEGORY
Varieties: Gala. | Rate: 2 pts./ac.
Applications: 5 weeks pre-harvest, +2 weeks pre-harvest.
Location: Washington, USA. | Source: Grower Demos, 2023.
Application Directions:
0.5 - 1 gal/ac (4,75 -9,5 L)
1–2 pts/ac
Apply 1 or 2 times 30 days before harvest and repeat 7 to 15 days after the first application.
