Hello,
Could anyone who has been supplied one of the above, or who has used in the past possibly point me towards some (any) data anywhere that can show me that they in any way perform better than BASF or generic CCC? I have mentioned in the past that they seem to be the preserve of people who have a similar attitide to money as someone who would give £1m to the KLF and ask them to look after it on an island abundant in naked flames and petrol.The bumf says:
"The Specialty plant growth regulator (pgr) products are based on chlormequat chloride (CCC) as the active ingredient but include a unique, patented, biochemical system which makes the CCC more effective at low temperature (down to 1 degree Centigrade) and reduces the phytotoxicity of the CCC. The biochemical system (based on a mixture of amino acids, vitamins and vitamin precursors) also reduces crop damage caused by other crop protection chemicals, such as herbicides & fungicides, applied to the crop in tank mixtures with our specialty PGR’s . "
But I have yet to find anyone who is able to tell me what I am spending the extra money on apart from magic beans. I am in a tricky situation as I have to apply some on crops belonging to other family members who have been advised to use it, but all I see is the money going down the toilet when I have CCC in the shed as a stock item. Is 1lt/ha CCC incredibly phytotoxic? Will the expoxiconazole in the tank-mix somehow damage the crop without these vitamins / money glands?
Thanks.
Could anyone who has been supplied one of the above, or who has used in the past possibly point me towards some (any) data anywhere that can show me that they in any way perform better than BASF or generic CCC? I have mentioned in the past that they seem to be the preserve of people who have a similar attitide to money as someone who would give £1m to the KLF and ask them to look after it on an island abundant in naked flames and petrol.The bumf says:
"The Specialty plant growth regulator (pgr) products are based on chlormequat chloride (CCC) as the active ingredient but include a unique, patented, biochemical system which makes the CCC more effective at low temperature (down to 1 degree Centigrade) and reduces the phytotoxicity of the CCC. The biochemical system (based on a mixture of amino acids, vitamins and vitamin precursors) also reduces crop damage caused by other crop protection chemicals, such as herbicides & fungicides, applied to the crop in tank mixtures with our specialty PGR’s . "
But I have yet to find anyone who is able to tell me what I am spending the extra money on apart from magic beans. I am in a tricky situation as I have to apply some on crops belonging to other family members who have been advised to use it, but all I see is the money going down the toilet when I have CCC in the shed as a stock item. Is 1lt/ha CCC incredibly phytotoxic? Will the expoxiconazole in the tank-mix somehow damage the crop without these vitamins / money glands?
Thanks.