Pre planting application of Multicote Agri significantly reduced the nutrients application rates without any reduction in crop yield and its quality
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Crop/cultivar |
Sugar Cane |
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| Country / location / date | El Grullo, Jal. Mexico. 5-October-09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Objectives |
Maintain or increase yield & quality with reduced application rates of N & K2O |
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| Haifa product tested | Multicote Agri (8) 21-9-20 (30-3-29, coated percentage) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Application method | Base Dressing, pre planting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tested treatment | Haifa- Multicote Agri – pre planting
Granular fertilizers – Pre planting
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Control treatment results |
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| Characteristic of best treatment | Although the application rates of N & K2O were reduced by 30% , the total yield was kept at the control level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conclusions | This experiment clearly showed that the high efficiency use of Multicote Agri (applied as pre planting) allows to reduce significantly the nutrients application rates without any reduction in crop yield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reference | Ingenio Azucarero “Melchor Ocampo”. |
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