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GROWER IN FOCUS
The Magical Touch
To be ahead of the pack in the flower industry,
growers constantly aim at improving quality
and yield.
Mr. Chakravarthi Kuppusamy the General
Manager of Panda Flowers, in Naivasha,
expalains his experiences with Hicure®.
Tell us about your farm and the varieties that you
grow.
I work for Panda Flowers which is situated
within The Flower Business Park, a few
kilometers from the heart of Naivasha town.
Our predominant crop is the rose flower;
we also propagate flowers for internal use
and farms within our premises. We supply
more than 17 commercial rose varieties
in a 40 hectare size farm. Our focus being
Intermediate and T-hybrid varieties destined
for our worldwide customers.
How did you get to know about Hicure® and what
motivated you to use it?
I received a trial sample from the Syngenta
marketing team. We went ahead to test the
performance of the product in our farm. We
noticed significant changes in crop growth
within the first trial.
We were encouraged by the result and
therefore decided to spread use of Hicure® to
the rest of the crops. My spray team members
got so excited and demanded more and more
of this product.
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How long have been using Hicure®
Close to a year now.
What are your experiences and observations after
using Hicure® in your crop programs.
Kenya’s weather is highly erratic in nature,
managing crops and retaining consistent
production and quality is a very big challenge
for any Agronomist, the biggest hurdle being
retaining the present competitive market.
Crops are exposed to different kinds of stress
throughout their growing season. We therefore
use biostimulant products on the crops for
them to adapt to these kinds of stress.