ReTain® Plant Growth Regulator for California

PGRs and Protectants


Extend Bloom. Increase Nut & Fruit Set.

ReTain® PGR for CA increases nut & fruit set in almonds, walnuts & cherries to optimize crop load potential. ReTain works by reducing ethylene production in blooms—delaying flower and stigmatic senescence. This results in flowers being viable longer, which allows more time for pollination to occur.

PGRs and Protectants


ReTain® PGR for CA Enhances Nut Set in Walnuts

ReTain® Plant Growth Regulator for California consistently increases nut set in walnut orchards that suffer from low nut set due to Pistillate Flower Abscission (PFA).

PGRs and Protectants


Run Stone Fruit Harvest on Your Schedule.

ReTain® PGR for California gives more flexibility and control of orchards by extending the harvest window and improving stone fruit quality. ReTain is proven to reduce preharvest fruit drop so yield doesn't fall to the ground giving more time to pick higher-quality fruit.

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ReTain® Plant Growth Regulator for California increases nut and fruit set in almonds, walnuts and cherries to help ensure an optimum crop load potential. The naturally occurring active ingredient in ReTain works by reducing ethylene production in blooms thus delaying flower and stigmatic senescence. This effect results in flowers being viable longer, which allows more time for pollination to occur.

In addition, ReTain consistently increases nut set in walnut orchards that suffer from low nut set due to Pistillate Flower Abscission (PFA). 

  • Extends Pollination Period
  • Improves Crop Load Potential
  • Proven Technology for Fruit and Nut Set
  • For Walnuts, Increases Yield in PFA-sensitive Walnut Varieties
  • For Stone Fruit, Improved Fruit Quality and Harvest Management
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Problems/Uses*

  • Increases Nut/Fruit Set
* Each crop and use may not be registered in every state. Always read and follow label instructions.
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Key Crops*

  • Almond
  • Apple
  • Apricot
  • Aprium
  • Cherry
  • Sweet Cherry
  • Cucumber
  • Nectarine
  • Peach
  • Pear
  • Plum
  • Plumcot
  • Pluot
  • Prune
  • Walnut
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* Not all crops are registered in every state.

Sustainable Solutions Criteria – ReTain® Plant Growth Regulator for California

Valent U.S.A. has developed a classification system that defines and identifies sustainable practices and attributes applicable to our ag product portfolio across three pillars of sustainability – People, Planet, and Productivity. This system, called Sustainable Solutions Criteria, uses specific icons that highlight these key sustainable practices and attributes for our products. Products that achieve a high sustainable criterion ranking across all three sustainable pillars, such as ReTain® Plant Growth Regulator for California, are also denoted by the Sustainable Solutions Icon. Click on the icons below or the sustainable solutions icon to the right to learn how ReTain® Plant Growth Regulator for California can support sustainable practices in your operations.

Worker
Efficiency

Worker Efficiency


  • Protection of workers (including mixers, loaders and applicators) during product application
  • Protection of agricultural workers re-entering the site
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Reduces
Food
Loss

Reduces Food Loss


  • Contribution to directly minimizing food waste, in the field or post-harvest
  • Food waste reduced by impact on harvest efficiency, and/or preservation of crop nutrients and quality as measured by grade, packout or other industry-relevant metric
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Improves
Crop
Production
Efficiency

Improves Crop Production Efficiency


  • Increased yield, yield protection, and/or improved plant health, water and nutrient use that enhance efficiency of crop production.
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Enhances
Quality

Enhances Quality


  • Enhanced quality of crop commodity that improves overall profitability
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Sustainable Solutions


Valent Sustainable Solutions support the adoption and integration of sustainable practices for crop protection, productivity and yield enhancement products and technologies.

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The ReTain® Plant Growth Regulator for California Grower Rebate Program

The ReTain® Plant Growth Regulator for California (“ReTain”) Grower Rebate Program offers growers an opportunity to earn a reward up to $40 per ReTain pouch (11.7 oz) purchased while getting the advantage of optimizing the benefits of ReTain in multiple crops including almonds, walnuts, cherries, and stone fruit.

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Extend Bloom. Increase Almond Nut Set.

Learn how to extend almond bloom and increase almond nut set with ReTain® PGR for California.

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ReTain® PGR for CA Almonds Educational Ebook

Take a look at the data and science behind ReTain PGR for California to extend almond bloom and boost nut set.

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Use of ReTain® PGR for CA to Reduce PFA in Walnuts

Pat Clay, Valent U.S.A. Manager of Field Market Development for the West, discusses the use of ReTain® PGR for California to consistently increase nut set in walnut orchards that suffer from low nut set due to Pistillate Flower Abscission (PFA).

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Always read and follow label instructions.
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