Positive response to Multi-K application, all other vegetative and productive parameters were markedly and significantly enhanced
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Crop/cultivar |
Rice / IR 64 (lowland cultivar) |
|---|---|
| Country / location | Philippines / Cotabato / Kabacan. Growing period: July-October |
| Objectives | Increase yield |
| Haifa product tested | Multi-K |
| Application method | Foliar nutrition |
| Tested treatment | 3 x foliar sprays @ 360 lit/ha (Knapsack sprayer); 30, 55 & 85 days after transplanting @ 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5%. |
| Control treatment results | Total yield: 4.58 MT/ha B Mean No. of productive tillers/hill: 24.9 B Mean plant height at 10 days before harvest: 93.4 cm B Percentage of unfilled spikelets/panicle at harvest: 17.5% A Grower’s revenue from yield: US$ 1,155 / ha |
| Best treatment results | Total yield: 6.22 MT/ha A Mean No. of productive tillers/hill: 29.1 A Mean plant height at 10 days before harvest: 98.7 cm A Percentage of unfilled spikelets/panicle at harvest: 7.3% B Grower’s revenue from yield: US$ 1,155 / ha |
| Characteristics of best treatment | Yield increase: 1.64 MT/ha (36% above control). All other vegetative and productive parameters were markedly and significantly enhanced. Cost of treatment (application + material) US$ 35 / ha |
| Net benefit of best treatment | US$ 1,120 / ha |
| Benefit/Cost ratio | 33.2 |
| Conclusions | These results are in good accordance with the previous item , detailing a similar experiment with the same cultivar in. It also resembles many experiments showing high contribution of foliar feeding to rice with Multi-K.MT |
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