Thiourea 99% for lychee – A guide to even flowering

Lychee – hard to flower evenly without good treatment

Lychee trees (vải thiều, vải u hồng…) often have problems with:

Uneven flowering

Low fruit set, easy flower and young fruit drop

Difficult off-season treatment to increase crop value

Traditional methods (water withholding, pruning) are labour-intensive with inconsistent results.

Thiourea 99% is a modern option that helps:

✅ Wake dormant buds and promote flower-bud differentiation

✅ Improve even flowering and fruit set

✅ Save time and labour

Effects of Thiourea 99% on lychee

  • Breaks dormancy: brings the tree out of the physiological rest period
  • Stimulates flower-bud differentiation: even flowering, long and strong flower clusters
  • Supports fruit set: limits flower and young fruit drop, improves yield

How to use Thiourea 99% on lychee

ItemDetails
Rate1,0 – 1,5% (10–15g Thiourea 99%/1 litre of water)
Timing3–4 weeks after harvest, once the tree has recovered well
How to spraySpray evenly over the canopy, dormant buds and shoots to be treated
Number of treatments1–2 times, 10–12 days apart if needed
AdjuvantAdd Viet-up 90 for better adhesion and rainy-season results

Technical notes

✅ Treat only healthy trees without severe pest or disease problems

✅ Do not spray when it is raining or rain is coming

✅ Avoid spraying when the tree is producing strong new flushes

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