Vegetable CropsBM START

1. Producing profitable Vegetable Crops

Investment Income

Investing wisely can significantly increase yield and impact the grower’s return.

Green House

Open field

2. Plant physiology and profitability are linked

Physiology of mineral nutrition and

reproduction

Successful vegetable production depends on 2 factors:

Cover production costs with a sufficient yield

Maximize marketable vegetables

Yield Quality

Plant physiology is a key for high yielding marketable vegetables. Nutrition & Reproduction physiology directly impact profitability.

Product name: BM START®3.1. Product description

Product function:- Flowering vegetables: improves fruit set & fruit growth- All vegetable crops: improves vegetable size, quality and

caliber uniformity.

Recommendations:- Rate per application: 2 L/ha (can usually be tank mixed with most commonly fungicides, insecticides or foliar nutrients)- Timing:

- Flowering vegetables: 1) Early flowering. 2) 7 to 14 days after 1st appl. 3) 7 to 14 days after 2nd appl.

- Leafy vegetables: 1) 7 to 14 days after planting. 2) 14 days after 1st appl.- Potato: 1) Tuber initiation. 2) 14 days after 1st appl.- Carrot: 1) 15 cm lenght. 2) 14 days after 1st appl.- Bulbs: 1) 3-4 leaves stage. 2) 7 to 14 days after 1st appl.

Composition: - Active ingredient: GA142- Mineral: 2% Boron; 0.02% Molybdenum

3. Physio Activator Technology - Effect on Vegetable Crops

The benefits of BM START have been compiled from multi-year trial networks:17 crops, over 300 plots over 20 years (Canada, France, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, USA)

Trial work was conducted by Universities, Independent Researchers and distributions technical department.

3.2. Technical summary

3. Physio Activator Technology - Effect on Vegetable Crops

3.2. Technical summary : Fruting Vegetables

Bell Pepper+ 7 %

(9 trials)

Tomato+ 9 %

(19 trials)

3. Physio Activator Technology - Effect on Fruiting Vegetables

Average marketable yield increase:

Cantaloupe+ 11 %(8 trials)

Pumpkin+ 10 %(5 trials)

Cucumber+ 12 %(2 trials)

Zucchini+ 13 %(1 trial)

Watermelon+ 11 %(1 trial)

Eggplant+ 5 %(1 trial)

BM START increases Tomato yield & quality through better fruit set, size and brix.

3.2. Technical summary: Tomato

Control BM STARTNumber of fruits/plant (11 data): 30.4 33.2 + 9%

Fruit weight (grams) (8 data): 90.1 95.1 + 6%Brix (%) (5 data): 5.0 6.3 + 1.3 pt

Marketable Yield (Ton/hectare) (27 data): 44.7 48.8 + 4.1 T/ha

19 trials over 9 years (USA, Poland, France, Mexico, Italy):

+ 9%

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3.2. Technical summary: Bell Pepper

9 trials over 6 years (USA):

Control BM STARTNumber of fruits/plant (3 data): 4.0 4.7 + 19%

Fruit weight (grams) (3 data): 149 154 + 4%

Marketable Yield (Ton/hectare) (8 data): 25.2 26.9 + 1.7 T/ha

BM START increases Bell Pepper yield through better fruit set and size.

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+ 7%

3.2. Technical summary: Cucurbits

Control BM STARTNumber of fruits/plant (4 data): 5.8 6.3 + 9%

Fruit weight (grams) (5 data): 958 996 + 4%Brix (%) (5 data): 13.1 13.2 + 0.9 pt

Marketable Yield (Ton/hectare) (10 data): 26.7 29.7 + 3.0 T/ha

Cantaloupe: 8 trials over 8 years (France, USA):

+ 11%BM START increases Cantaloupe yield & quality through better fruit set, size and brix.

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Pumpkin: 5 trials over 3 years (USA):

Number of fruits/m2 (6 data): 0.80 0.89 + 11%Fruit caliber (cm) (7 data): 42.9 42,7 --

Marketable Yield (Ton/hectare) (8 data): 55.8 61.6 + 5.8 T/ha

BM START increases Pumpkin yield through better fruit set.

+ 10%

3.2. Technical summary: Cucurbits

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3.2. Technical summary: Cucurbits

Marketable Yield (Ton/hectare): 9.5 10.8 + 1.3 T/ha

Zucchini: 1 trial (Spain):

Control BM STARTMarketable Yield

(Ton/hectare): 63.7 71.5 + 7.8 T/ha

Cucumber: 2 trials (USA):

Marketable Yield (Ton/hectare): 27.8 30.8 + 3.0 T/ha

Watermelon: 1 trial (Venezuela):

+ 12%

+ 13%

+ 11%

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3.2. Technical summary : Leafy Vegetables

Spinach+ 16 %(8 trials)

Letuce+ 8 %(8 trials)

Average marketable yield increase:

Celery+ 12 %(5 trials)

Cauliflower+ 9 %(1 trial)

Leek+ 7 %(1 trial)

Broccoli+ 5 %(8 trials)

3. Physio Activator Technology - Effect on Leafy Vegetables

3.2. Technical summary: Lettuce & Spinach

Control BM STARTHead weight (grams) (6 data): 475 505 + 6%

Marketable Yield(Ton/hectare) (7 data): 25.6 27.7 + 2.0 T/ha

Lettuce : 8 trials over 7 years (France, USA):

Control BM STARTMarketable Yield

(Ton/hectare): 20.1 23.3 +3.2 T/ha

Spinach: 8 trials over 4 years (France):

+ 8%

+ 16%

BM START increases yield through increased head weight.

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3.2. Technical summary: Roots & Bulbs

3. Physio Activator Technology - Effect on Roots & Bulbs

Carrot+ 9 %

(47 trials)

Potato+ 11 %

(172 trials)

Average marketable yield increase:

Garlic+ 9 %(1 trial)

Onion+ 9 %(8 trials)

Shallot+ 8 %(7 trials)

Average marketable yield (Ton/hectare):

Control11,9 + 0.9

BM START increases Potatomarketable yield through bettertuber development.

Number of tubers / plant (average 111 data):

3.2. Technical summary: Potato3. Physio Activator Technology - Effect on Roots & Bulbs

BM START12,8

Control BM STARTFrance (134 data): 41.9 46.0 + 4.1 T/haPoland (45 data): 48.0 54.9 + 6.8 T/ha

USA (20 data): 43.0 46.6 + 3.6 T/haCanada (16 data): 20.0 21.4 + 1.4 T/ha

New-Zealand (1 data): 56.1 59.3 + 3.2 T/ha

Total (216 data): 39.8 44.0 + 4.2 T/ha

172 trials over 26 years (Canada, Poland, France, New-Zealand, USA):

+ 11%

3.2. Technical summary: Carrot3. Physio Activator Technology - Effect on Roots & Bulbs

ControlBM START

28-35 mm< 28 mm > 35 mm

Caliber distribution (23 trials):

Control BM STARTWeight (grams) / carrot (18 data): 90.6 99.3 + 10%

Marketable yield (Ton/hectare) (49 data): 59.8 65.1 + 5.2 T/ha

BM START increases Carrot marketable yield through better size and weight.

47 trials over 16 years (France):

+ 9%

3.2. Technical summary: Bulbs3. Physio Activator Technology - Effect on Roots & Bulbs

BM START increases marketable yield through better bulb weight.

Control BM STARTWeight (grams) / bulb (11 data): 81.1 84.8 + 5 %

Marketable yield (T/ha) (14 data): 47.8 52.1 + 4.3 T/ha

Weight (grams) / bulb (3 data): 47.7 52.0 + 9 %Marketable yield (T/ha) (7 data): 37.4 40.5 + 3.1 T/ha

Weight (grams) / head (1 data): 92.0 94.7 + 3 %Marketable yield (T/ha) (1 data): 12.3 13.4 + 1.1 T/ha

16 trials over 26 years (Poland, France, USA):

+ 9%

+ 8%

+ 9%

3.3. Key Benefits

Increases Fruit Size, Quality and Uniformity

Promotes High Yielding Marketable Vegetables

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Improves Fruit Set

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BM START:Your vegees won’t staysmall for long!

3.4. Additional Benefits

BM START easy-to-use. Can be tank mixed and applied with most commonly usedinsecticides, fungicides and foliar nutritionals

BM START, a unique product. Safe for growers, consumers and environment

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3. Physio Activator Technology - Effect on Vegetable Crops