25% Higher Melon Production With Less Observed Miner Fly Damage
In Brazil during Spring 2020, Kyminasi® Plants Crop Booster™ technology was installed in a commercial melon field and compared with a control. The treated field produced 2,061 boxes of 13 kg each compared with 1,650 boxes in the control, while miner fly damage was described as minimal in the treated field and heavy in the control.
- Date
- Spring 2020
- Location
- Brazil
- Crop
- Melons
- Comparison
- KPCB-Treated Field vs. Control Field
- KPCB Yield
- 2,061 Boxes
- Control Yield
- 1,650 Boxes
- Box Weight
- 13 kg Each
- Technology
- Kyminasi® Plants Crop Booster™
2,061 boxes from the treated field compared with 1,650 boxes from the control.
The Crop Booster field produced 2,061 boxes of melons, while the control produced 1,650 boxes. At 13 kg per box, this corresponds to 26,793 kg from the treated field compared with 21,450 kg from the control. The difference is 5,343 kg, or approximately 24.9%, consistent with the source-reported 25% increase.
Higher Melon Production
The KPCB-treated field produced 2,061 boxes compared with 1,650 boxes from the control field.
Equal Box Weight
Both treated and control production totals were reported using boxes weighing 13 kg each.
Minimal Miner Fly Damage
The treated field was described as having minimal presence of damage associated with miner flies.
Heavy Control Infestation
The control field was described by the source as heavily infested relative to the treated field.
| Result Area | KPCB Field | Control Field | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Melon Production | 2,061 Boxes | 1,650 Boxes | +25% · Source Reported |
| Calculated Production Weight | 26,793 kg | 21,450 kg | +5,343 kg · ≈24.9% |
| Box Weight | 13 kg | 13 kg | Same Measurement Basis |
| Miner Fly Damage | Minimal Presence | Heavily Infested | Qualitative Field Observation |
Crop: Melons
KPCB Production: 2,061 Boxes
Control Production: 1,650 Boxes
Box Weight: 13 kg
Calculated KPCB Production Weight: 26,793 kg
Calculated Control Production Weight: 21,450 kg
Calculated Production Difference: +5,343 kg · Approximately +24.9%
Source-Reported Production Increase: +25%
KPCB Miner Fly Observation: Minimal Damage
Control Miner Fly Observation: Heavily Infested
Technology: Kyminasi® Plants Crop Booster™
The supplied production values allow the yield comparison to be independently checked. The treated field produced 2,061 boxes and the control produced 1,650 boxes, with both boxes reported at 13 kg each. This equals 26,793 kg versus 21,450 kg, a difference of 5,343 kg or approximately 24.9%, consistent with the source's rounded 25% result. Field acreage is not supplied, so no per-hectare yield comparison is calculated. The source describes miner fly damage as minimal in the treated field and the control as heavily infested, but no miner fly counts, percentage infestation, leaf-damage ratings, pesticide-use data, or statistical measurements are supplied. For that reason, the miner fly result is presented as a qualitative field observation rather than a quantified pest reduction. No Brix, fruit-size, water-use, fertilizer-use, production-cost, or revenue measurements were supplied.
Why this matters for melon growers: This Brazil field comparison provides a direct production result: 2,061 boxes from the Crop Booster field compared with 1,650 boxes from the control. Using the supplied 13 kg box weight, that represents approximately 25% higher production. The treated field was also described as having minimal miner fly damage compared with heavy infestation in the control.
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