Better cacao crops with Haifa’s Poly-Cacao™ foliar fertilizer

Customized nutritional solution for cacao

Haifa’s Poly-Cacao™ foliar formulae have been specially designed to meet the nutritional requirements of cacao. Poly-Cacao™ nutritional program provides balanced composition of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, and enriched with micro-nutrients. To enhance efficiency, Poly-Cacao™ products contain special adjuvants for better adhesion to the leaf surface, improved absorption and prolonged action. The efficiency of Poly-Cacao™ has been proved by field trials.

Poly-Cacao™ nutritional program considers the specific needs of the cacao

Time of application: “Young fruits grow slowly during first 40 days after pollination and are prone to wilting (average loss about 50 %); subsequent growth is more rapid up to 75 days; full maturity is reached in 150-180 days depending on climate”. (source: IFA)”.

Micro-nutrients: Boron and zinc deficiencies are common in cacao. To ensure adequate, healthy growth, Poly-Cacao™ formulae are enriched with high concentrations of boron and zinc.

Poly-Cacao™ nutritional program

• Increases cacao yields

• Enhance quality

• Helps grower to get higher returns

Poly-Cacao™ formulae

• 22-16-18+micro-nutrients supports establishment and vegetative growth of cacao trees

• 15-8-33+micro-nutrients is recommended for fruits development of cacao trees

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Application recommendations

Poly-Cacao™ foliar program provides the optimal nutritional composition for cacao, at the time when it is most efficient, and at the exact amount required by the crop.

General instructions:

• Spray during the cooler and more humid parts of the day.

• Never spray plants under stress.

• When blending Poly-Cacao™ with Pesticide a jar test should be made for defining any incompatibility problems.

• Phytotoxicity test should be made by spraying the mixture solution on one tree one week prior to intended commercial application.