Crop Booster produced 990 additional kilograms of raspberries per hectare while average waste declined.

Total yield reached 13,330 kg/ha in the Crop Booster treatment compared with 12,340 kg/ha in the control. The 990 kg/ha difference represents a calculated increase of approximately 8.0%. Average waste was 9.3% in the treated group versus 9.8% in the control.

The supplied trial provides total raspberry yield values of 13,330 kg/ha for the Crop Booster treatment and 12,340 kg/ha for the control. The difference is 990 kg/ha, which calculates to approximately 8.02% relative to the control and is consistent with the source-reported 8% increase. Average waste was 9.3% in the treated group and 9.8% in the control. This is an absolute reduction of 0.5 percentage points and a relative reduction of approximately 5.1%. The source describes this as a 5% reduction in waste, which is consistent when expressed as a relative reduction. Treated plants were also visually described as having darker leaf color. No SPAD, chlorophyll concentration, NDVI, photosynthesis, leaf-area, or other instrument measurement was supplied, so no physiological mechanism is inferred from the color observation. No Brix, individual fruit weight, fruit-size distribution, fertilizer-use comparison, pesticide-use comparison, irrigation data, production costs, sales price, or economic-return data were supplied.

Why this matters for raspberry growers: This Saada trial combines higher production with reduced waste. Crop Booster raspberries produced 13,330 kg/ha compared with 12,340 kg/ha in the control, while average waste declined from 9.8% to 9.3%, increasing the amount of usable fruit produced per hectare.