Agromaster Increases Corn Yield by 6% in Sandy Soil

6%

yield increace
No matter how challenging your growing conditions, you can count on Agromaster for top performance. It combines our advanced coating technology with specially selected conventional granules to give you optimum ease of use and outstanding results.

Landes, France
2024

6%

yield increace

Key Conclusions

  • Agromaster with 30% lower nitrogen rate, allowed to reach the same yield level as Grower practice.
  • In 100% N supply conditions, application of Agromaster resulted in 6% yield increase over Grower practice.

Objective

To evaluate the efficacy of Agromaster 22-23-0, 1-2M (100% coated N) as starter fertilizer application comparing to Grower practic).

Trial Details

Trial Location

Landes, France

Crop

Maize

Product

Agromaster®
Assessments

Yield

Treatments

Trial set-up

Randomized block design, 6 repetitions. Plot size 32 m2.

TreatmentFertilizersApplication methodKg/ha
Grower practiceKCLBroadcast before seeding120
DAPLocalized at seeding200
UreaBroadcast BBCH 16-18360
Agromaster
22-23-0, 1-2M
(100% coated N),
70% N		KCLBroadcast before seeding120
AgromasterLocalized at seeding400
UreaBroadcast BBCH 16-18130
Agromaster
22-23-0, 1-2M
(100% coated N),
100% N		KCLBroadcast before seeding120
AgromasterLocalized at seeding400
UreaBroadcast BBCH 16-18260

Treatments

Trial set-up

Randomized block design, 6 repetitions. Plot size 32 m2.

TreatmentFertilizersApplication methodKg/ha
Grower practiceKCLBroadcast before seeding120
DAPLocalized at seeding200
UreaBroadcast BBCH 16-18360
Agromaster
22-23-0, 1-2M
(100% coated N),
70% N		KCLBroadcast before seeding120
AgromasterLocalized at seeding400
UreaBroadcast BBCH 16-18130
Agromaster
22-23-0, 1-2M
(100% coated N),
100% N		KCLBroadcast before seeding120
AgromasterLocalized at seeding400
UreaBroadcast BBCH 16-18260

Results

Bar chart showing corn yields of 14.0 t/ha with grower practice, 14.6 t/ha with Agromaster 22-23-0 at 70% nitrogen, and 14.8 t/ha at 100% nitrogen—a 6% yield increase.

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