March 2019 - 23

Maritime™ Brings New,
Revolutionary Biological
Extraction Technology
to Specialty Crops
Loveland, Colo. - Nutrien Ag Solutions, the largest global
ag retailer, introduces Maritime, the only balanced crop
nutrition system that provides a food source to the soil
microbiota to restore soil health, raise nutrient uptake and
reduce the eff ects of abiotic stress.
The swing arm trellis for blackberries is a nine-wire system in a large V. The primocanes
trained on the left will become the fruit-bearing floricanes the next spring
paired with the floricane side of the
next trellis. As the trellis arms are
lowered to create a fruiting wall,
an overhead arch of blackberries is
created. This places ripe blackberries
on both sides of the workers who are
picking. This makes picking easier
and lets workers pick in the shade. It
also helps in U-pick operations.
Our exclusive biological extraction process means
Maritime has a higher overall biochemical concentration
proven to off er superior benefi ts. Maritime's greater
microbial content, especially bacteria, off ers signifi cantly
more microbial diversity than other commercial kelp
extracts. The heavier concentration of helpful microbes
gives growers results unlike any other.
Maritime improves seedling response to drought stress and is
designed for use with specialty crops such as almonds, grapes,
citrus, strawberries, broccoli, lettuce and more.
Unlock Maritime's innovative plant nutrition technology by
contacting your Nutrien Ag Solutions crop consultant or
visit GetMaritime.com for more information.
" Berries grown
in the shade have
better quality. "
− Lyle Allen,
Eckert's Boyd Orchard
expensive to build. With nine, hightensile
wires on each trellis, costs
can run up to $15,000 per acre. The
canes also have to be individually
clipped to the wire. This means
the labor costs of summer training
are high although Eckert's Boyd
Orchard's clips are reusable.
Occasionally, canes come up beneath
" Consumers really like picking on
the trellis. They like picking in the
shade and not being out in the hot
sun, " said John Strang, fruit specialist
in the University of Kentucky's
Horticulture Department.
The trellis system also offers
production advantages. Shading
the berries means less sun scald.
For commercial production, the
extra room between the rows and
easier access to the berries means
harvesting cost is lower.
" Eckert's estimates a 33 percent
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the landscape fabric and have to be
removed. The posts need to be pressed
through holes cut in the fabric during
construction - instead of drilling holes
- to ensure a tight fit and not leave
room for weeds to emerge.
Eckert's Boyd Orchard grows
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four thornless blackberry varieties.
Natchez is the first variety ready for
harvest followed by Ouachita. Triple
Crown is ready next with Chester
the last to fruit. Both Natchez and
Ouachita are erect blackberries. Triple
Crown and Chester are semi-erect.
" The erect varieties don't have
Seed and Dyna-Gro®
lower harvesting cost because the
berries are larger and easier to pick, "
Strang said. " The swing arms are
easy to flip. Two workers can flip a
long trellis with no problem. "
The canopy is thinner, which
means less disease pressure because
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the yield of the semi-erect varieties,
but they produce earlier extending
the blackberry harvest season and
they have the sweetness and flavor
equivalent to that of the thorny
varieties, " Strang said. " That's what
consumers want - a great tasting
berry. " FGN
the blackberries dry a little faster
after a rain or heavy dew. The
thinner canopy also means there's
better spray coverage. The faster
drying and better spray coverage also
mean excellent control of spotted
wing drosophila, Strang said. The
landscape fabric under the trellis
provides excellent weed control
although there are some weeds that
come up through the holes that have
been cut for the canes.
The swing arm trellis system is
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Maritime™ augments a balanced crop nutrition system
by providing a food source to the soil microbiota, which
helps RESTORE soil health. The exclusive biological
extraction of Maritime produces a broader range of
plant-available compounds than traditional extraction
methods. These bio-active compounds can help RAISE
nutrient uptake and REDUCE the effects of abiotic stress.
Get the power of Maritime.
Ask your Nutrien Ag Solutions
Crop Consultant about Maritime today.
GetMaritime.com
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