About Agrizest
“My biggest problem this year is breaking branches and support posts from all the extra fruit!!!”
— Paul Christey, Apple Orchardist, Waikato
What is Agrizest?
An Elicitor of the Phenylpropanoid Pathway
Agrizest is a unique, proven New Zealand-made spray that helps your plants perform at their best. It’s been used in Kiwi orchards for over 15 years to lift fruit quality, reduce stress, and improve overall crop health, all leading to better returns at the orchard gate.
There’s no other product quite like it. Agrizest works by switching on the plant’s own natural repair, growth and defence systems, helping it handle stress from pest pressure, weather stress, and heavy cropping with less damage and better recovery.
Main Benefits Of Using Agrizest:
Improve plant health
Reduce damage caused by pest, disease & environmental stress
Improve fruit quality and yield
Increase Orchard Gate Returns
Why Would I Use Agrizest?
If you’re frustrated with fertiliser-heavy, one-size-fits-all approaches, you’re not alone. Agrizest gives you a smarter way to grow.
Healthier plants that bounce back faster
Better fruit quality: dry matter, flavour, colour
Fewer rejects, stronger yields, more reliable returns
Trusted by growers and backed by a minimum $5000/ha lift in OGR in green kiwifruit (from just four sprays)
Agrizest is proudly made in New Zealand, and it’s organic-certified. But more importantly, it works. It’s been field-tested, peer-reviewed, and verified by real growers. Not just in the lab.
It’s safe, clean, and residue-free. And it’s being used on everything from kiwifruit and grapes to apples, berries and avocados.
How Does Agrizest Work?
Agrizest helps your plants do what they already know how to do. But better.
When sprayed on, it activates natural compounds (called phenylpropanoids) that improve fruit quality and help plants repair themselves faster. You’ll see stronger cell walls, better colour, more flavour, and fewer knock-backs from damage caused by pests or tough growing conditions.
It’s not a hormone, seaweed, or fertiliser and does not leave and residues. And it’s not hype. It’s a smart bit of Kiwi science that quietly does the job, season after season.
Agrizest Reviews
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Paul Christey, Waikato
“My biggest problem this year is breaking branches and support posts from all the extra fruit!!! Nathan the crop this year is much cleaner from mites , woolly apple aphid, leaf curling midge, I have not seen any codling moth or leaf roller damage , insect damage is insignificant throughout the whole orchard.”
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Guy Cumming, Gisborne
Guy Cumming says Agrizest does everything claimed about it. Old grapefruit trees that once produced juicing fruit now have supermarket quality fruit. His fruit grow with more vigor, the skins are cleaner, they taste better and they have improved colour. “The transformation has been quite remarkable. I’m scared not to use it now”.
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Mike Lane, Clive River Vineyard, Hawke's Bay
The leaves are shinier and bigger, and the grape yields and ripeness are improved. "We're talking about 3 to 4 per cent riper, which is significant, because a 0.1 per cent increase in brix [sugar content] can be worth $5 a tonne"
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Persimon Growers, Auckland.
“I have to say our persimmons look the best I’ve seen them look in 37 years. The leaves are beautiful dark green and glossy. We have got the least rejects we’ve had in all our years of exporting which is extremely pleasing. Fruit quality is excellent.”
Kiwifruit Video Testimonials
MPI
Agrizest is authorised by MPI (under the ACVM Act) as exempt from registration and can be used on all crops with nil withholding and nil waiting period.
ZESPRI
Agrizest is included in the Zespri ‘Other Allowed Compounds' (AOC)’ list and can be added to your spray calendar.
WINE
Agrizest is approved for use on Sustainable Winegrowing NZ-certified vineyards.
ORGANIC
Agrizest is certified by BioGro for use in organic production (5943).