Fruit matured significantly earlier in plants sprayed with MKP or Nutri-Vant-PeaK. Marketable yield was significantly higher in the Nutri-Vant-PeaK treatment group than in the other two groups. Fruit quality of plants spray with Nutri-Vant-PeaK was superior: there was a higher percentage of firm fruit and a lower percentage of blotchiness and rotten fruits than in the control plants