Agromaster Increases Potato Yield by 13% in Germany

13%

yield increace

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Biblis, Böhl, Bockenheim, Dirmstein, Germany

13%

yield increace

Key Conclusions

  • Fertilization with Agromaster’s resulted in higher yield and bigger tuber size at all the trial locations, comparing to Grower practice.
  • Agromaster 7-6-28, 1-2M (100% coated N) provided for yield increase of up to 11% (5% average per 4 locations).
  • Agromaster 7-6-28, 1-2M (100% coated N, 50% coated P) showed even better results, especially in heavy soils, with yield increase of up to 18% (13% average per 4 locations).
  • All agromasters were topped with various different N-Fertilizers to get to the full amount of N (180 kg N/ha).

Objective

Evaluate the performance of Agromaster 7-6-28, 1-2M (100% coated N) and Agromaster 7-6-28, 1-2M (100% coated N, 50% coated P) in potato production (focus on early potatoes).

Trial Details

Trial Location

Biblis, Böhl, Bockenheim, Dirmstein, Germany

Crop

Potato

Assessments

• Yield • Tuber size

Treatments

Trial set-up

Stripes, repeated 4 times

TreatmentN applied,
kg/ha
P2O5 applied,
kg/ha
K2O applied,
kg/ha
Grower practice7060280
Agromaster 7-6-28, 1-2M
(100% coated N)
7060280
Agromaster 7-6-28, 1-2M
(100% coated N, 50%
coated P)
7060280

Treatments

Trial set-up

Stripes, repeated 4 times

TreatmentN applied,
kg/ha
P2O5 applied,
kg/ha
K2O applied,
kg/ha
Grower practice7060280
Agromaster 7-6-28, 1-2M
(100% coated N)
7060280
Agromaster 7-6-28, 1-2M
(100% coated N, 50%
coated P)
7060280

Results

Charts showing Agromaster increased average potato yield from 47.3 t/ha to 49.7 t/ha with coated nitrogen and 53.7 t/ha with coated nitrogen and phosphorus, while improving tuber size distribution.