Dormex® is a bud break management tool that gives professional stone fruit growers more control, by promoting uniform bloom, getting more floral and leaf buds during bloom.
Dormex is applied in regions with mild winters that receive low chill hour accumulation. An application of this plant growth regulator increases the number of emerging buds, promotes a more uniform bud break and – if desired – can advance bud break. This can lead to increased yield and earlier harvest.
A uniform maturity at harvest depends on getting a uniform bud break. All deciduous fruit crops need a sufficient amount of winter chilling hours to resume normal growth in spring. In regions with mild or without winters, bud break is not optimal and consequently yield is reduced.
Dormex partially substitutes the lack of chilling hours and ensures an optimal bud break by releasing the plant from dormancy.
Depending on the application time, Dormex can advance bud break and consequently harvest time. This effect can be used by growers effectively to stagger the harvest time in order to fetch the highest crop market prices or utilize labor for fruit picking efficiently.
Whether you’re managing mature producing orchards or developing
younger trees, our technical team is here to help you time your application
perfectly.
John Meyer
Director of Sales
