Kiwifruit
“The results were immediate. The vine, leaf, overall health was just phenomenal. What I also saw was just an increased health of the fruit.”
— Dave Babington, orchard manager, Katikati
AGRIZEST FOR KIWIFRUIT
An innovative spray for optimal plant health, fruit quality and sustainable yield.
An Elicitor of the Phenylpropanoid Pathway
Lift orchard gate returns by over $5,000 per hectare
If you’re running a serious orchard, you don’t need hype and false claims, you need results. Agrizest and Primazest are used by kiwifruit growers who want to get more from their vines without compromising long-term health.
You’ll see it in the fruit:
Higher yields of market-ready kiwifruit
Better storage and fewer rejects
Strong cane replacement
More resilient, productive vines season after season
Agrizest is not a foliar or seaweed fertiliser or a hormone. It’s a new generation of bio-stimulant that triggers the plant’s natural repair, growth and defence system, preparing it to fight off disease before symptoms even show.
By activating natural defence pathways, Agrizest helps your vines and trees stay healthier, stronger, and more productive, without the stress of ongoing chemical treatments.
You’ll optimise plant health, flowering, and fruit quality, giving you more control over your crop’s performance, naturally.
Check out trial results – or ask an Agrizest user!
Grower Testimonial:
Peter Hope
Orchardist
Katikati
Scroll down for more video reviews of Agrizest.
Zest Products For Kiwifruit
Agrizest and Primazest are included in the Zespri Allowed Other Compounds (AOC) list and can be added to your spray calendar.
Developed and manufactured in New Zealand, BioGro Certified for Organics.
Primazest
For Early Season Growth and New Grafts. Primazest is specifically formulated to reduce stress from copper application or adverse weather conditions and to support energy production during early growth stages.
Primazest supports:
Healthy growth
Reduced damage
Recovery from stress caused by variable spring
conditions such as high winds and frost.
Primazest encourages strong, healthy growth of new grafts and helps you quickly establish a full canopy to set you up for a productive first crop.
Agrizest
For all fruiting vines. Agrizest is an elicitor of the phenylpropanoid pathway for plant health, fruit quality and productivity.
Improve plant health
Reduce damage caused by pest, disease & environmental stress
Improve yield and fruit quality characteristics including:
Dry matter
Flavour
Colour
Reduced rejects
Increase orchard gate returns (OGR)
Used By Top Kiwifruit Growers for 15 Years
Agrizest Has A Strong Track Record Of Success And Extensive Data To Prove:
Agrizest Increases Quality And Yield.
The Bottom Line Is:
Agrizest Increases Orchard Gate Returns.
Directions
New Orchards and New Grafts in Established Orchards:
Primazest
Use Primazest in established orchards in early spring, in newly grafted kiwifruit orchards and on new grafts within established orchards to encourage strong growth and to help bring new kiwifruit varieties into production.
From the 2 leaf stage onwards:
Rate: Primazest at 5ml/L with a knapsack sprayer
Timing: every 3-7 days.
When growth has reached the stage where a sprayer with directed nozzles is necessary:
Rate: Primazest at 5ml/L,
Timing: every 7-14 days.
With an almost full canopy (and when more than 200L of water is needed to cover 1 hectare):
Rate: Primazest at 1L/ha with an air blast sprayer
Timing: every 14-21 days until full canopy is achieved.
Standard Spray Programme (Agrizest and Primazest)
Primazest
For early season growth. To protect, reduce stress and aid recovery from variable spring conditions such as frost and high winds.
Rate: 2 sprays of Primazest at 1L/ha.
Timing: 7 days apart starting at the 2 leaf stage (around 4cm) and until 2-3 weeks before flowering (before the 1st Agrizest spray is applied).
Agrizest
2 Sprays Pre Blossom:
Rate: 2 sprays of Agrizest at 1L/ha.
Timing: 1st spray 3 weeks before flowering. 2nd spray 3-7 days later.
2 Sprays Post-Blossom:
Rate: 2 sprays of Agrizest at 1L/ha.
Timing: 1st spray post flowering – immediately after the bees are removed. 2nd spray 7 days later.
User Guidance
No wetting agent required
Water rates: dependent on sprayer & canopy – ensure product application rate is 1litre per hectare with typical water rates of 500-1,000 per hectare
Compatibility: Primazest & Agrizest are compatible with most commonly used orchard sprays. Compatibility with additional products must be tested prior to application.
Do not mix with copper or hormones including Actiguard and CPPU.
Please read the product labels thoroughly before use.