Agromaster Trial in Rice
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Catalunya, Spain 2015
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Key Conclusions
These trials demonstrated that a single basal application of Agromaster increased rice yield by 19-22%, compared to 3 split applications of traditional fertilizer. This yield increase contributed to an increase in the farmer’s gross income of 22-27% by using Agromaster.
Objective
To prove that using Agromaster as 100% base fertilizer results in better yields compared to the grower’s practice which consists of 3 split fertilizations.
Trial Details
Trial station
Catalunya, Spain
Crop
Rice
Product
Agromaster®
Assessments
Panicles and total yield
Treatments
The trial was carried out at 2 locations
- Trial 1: IRTA, Amposta, Catalunya, Spain
- Trial 2: Illa de Riu, St. Jaume, Catalunya, Spain
Treatment | Formula | Fertilizer units | Stage | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | P2O5 | K2O | |||
kg/ha | kg/ha | kg/ha | |||
ICL | Agromaster 30-8-11 4-5M (70% coated N) | 160 | 42 | 58 | Before sowing |
Total fertilizer units | 160 | 42 | 58 | ||
Grower practice | Urea + Superphosphate + potassium sulphate | 53 | 42 | 58 | Before sowing |
Ammonium sulphate | 53 | Early tillering | |||
Ammonium sulphate | 53 | Panicle initiation | |||
Total fertilizer units | 160 | 42 | 58 |
Treatments
The trial was carried out at 2 locations
- Trial 1: IRTA, Amposta, Catalunya, Spain
- Trial 2: Illa de Riu, St. Jaume, Catalunya, Spain
Treatment | Formula | Fertilizer units | Stage | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | P2O5 | K2O | |||
kg/ha | kg/ha | kg/ha | |||
ICL | Agromaster 30-8-11 4-5M (70% coated N) | 160 | 42 | 58 | Before sowing |
Total fertilizer units | 160 | 42 | 58 | ||
Grower practice | Urea + Superphosphate + potassium sulphate | 53 | 42 | 58 | Before sowing |
Ammonium sulphate | 53 | Early tillering | |||
Ammonium sulphate | 53 | Panicle initiation | |||
Total fertilizer units | 160 | 42 | 58 |
Results
- By using Agromaster the panicles/m2 and subsequent yield increased significantly in both soil types.
- One basal application of Agromaster has better results than 3 split applications of traditional fertilizers, increasing the yield by 19-22%.
- The farmer gross income increased by 22-27% when using Agromaster.