PacificHort is the horticultural division of Pan Pacific Chemicals Ltd marketed as www.pacificag.co.nz.
This division specialises in nutrient programmes for most vegetable and fruit crops grown in New Zealand. These programmes have been developed, implemented and used on many crops around the world for the past 20 years.
Successes include kiwifruit/grapes grown in California as well as citrus, avocados, cherries, table grapes, stone fruit (apple/peach) and potatoes grown throughout Australia and Tasmania. Kiwifruit, avocado, apple, peach, cherry, citrus, squash, potato and kumara have been grown in New Zealand with PacificHort programmes.
The programmes are a combination of soil (including solid fertilsers) treatment and foliar applications of nutrients to assist the plant to grow and produce to its genetic ability throughout the season. The objective is to increase crop yields with fruit/vegetable size and quality (less rejects) with a particular emphasis on keeping ability and shelf life. These programmes are designed and monitored by soil and herbage analysis from post harvest to harvest the following season. Pack out and quality are also monitored to complete the objective.
All analyses are carried out by Hills Laboratory in Hamilton to maintain independency and samples can be taken by one of our Specialists if required.
