By applying Multi-npK in side dressing, the fertilizer increased revenues per hectare
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Crop/cultivar |
Maize |
|---|---|
| Country / location | Mexico, Sonora State |
| Objectives | Increase yields |
| Haifa product tested | Multi-npK |
| Application method | Side dressing |
| Tested treatment | 2 x (100 + 100 kg/ha) + Foliar: 5 kg/ha at tasseling |
| Control treatment results | 5.5 MT/ha |
| Best treatment results | 8.5 MT/ha |
| Characteristics of best treatment | Yield increase: 3.0 MT/ha Yield price: 172 $US/MT Grower’s increased revenue from yield: 516 US$/ha Cost of treatment (application + material) 124 US$/ha |
| Net benefit of best treatment | 392 US$/ha |
| Benefit/Cost ratio | 392 / 124 = 3.16 |
| Conclusions | The benefit from combined application is clear. Foliar app. should be tried by itself, to find it’s specific contribution. |
| Reference | Veterinaria del Pacifico-Sonora, Mexico. Rottenberg |
