# Calcium Trial on Capsicums in Ayr Comparing Different Calcium Treatments for Fruit Yield

- Link: https://rd2.co.nz/trial/calcium-trial-on-capsicums-in-ayr-comparing-different-calcium-treatments-for-fruit-yield/
- Published: 2019-09-08T09:38:05+00:00
- Author: rsf_admin

There are a myriad of different formulations of Calcium available to growers with
Calcium Chloride being among the least expensive and most commonly used. Biomin™
Calcium is a true chelate produced by J.H Biotech, Inc. which was specifically designed
for use on plant crops.

However, the methods of delivery of this element are not conventional, like the 
delivery methods of products such as Calcium Nitrate and Calcium Chloride. The latter
products can marginally reduce a Calcium deficiency, but the speed by which the 
Calcium released from these products and transported into the growing points (such
as fruit) is very slow compared to the transportation of the associated ions such
as the nitrate or chloride components of these products which have negative effects
on fruit quality. Biomin™ Calcium is the only product on the market that can effectively
and economically deliver Calcium to the growing points of the crop without the risk
of phytotoxicity.

Biomin™ Calcium is a Glycine chelated product. This means that every Calcium ion
is bonded with two Glycine molecules creating a fully chelated Calcium product. 
The plant recognizes this molecule as a proteinaceous molecule allowing it to travel
in the phloem instead of forcing it to use the xylem where Calcium is normally transported.
This allows the Calcium to be a mobile element in the Glycine chelated form. This
is the edge Biomin™ Calcium has over all other products existing in the marketplace.
Further to the above, as capsicum plants mature and bear fruit, the demand on calcium
increases dramatically and fruit quality is compromised if supplementation of calcium
is not provided.

Biomin Calcium™ has a role to play in capsicum production by providing adequate 
levels of calcium to the plants to support fruit production as well as yields and
post-harvest shelf-life of fruit.

Biomin Calcium™ is a justifiable product in capsicum production due to the economic
importance of better fruit size, increased yields and longer shelf life.

[Read full trial here.](https://rd2.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Biomin-Calcium-trial-on-caps-2004.pdf)