Broccoli Trial with Agrocote Max

8

Yield increase
Broccoli trial with Agrocote® Max shows a yield increase of 8% in comparison to the grower’s practice.

Lincolnshire in UK
2023

Trail

8

Yield increase

Key Conclusions

  • Higher yields – up by 8%
    Steered by soil temperature, nitrogen is released according to plant needs and improves marketable yield – extra 1 mt/ha
  • Fewer applications – lower costs
    A single base fertilization with Agrocote Max eliminates the need for multiple fertilizer applications thus saving costs of labor and fuel
  • Higher NUE – up by 30%
    Compared to conventional N-fertilizers, Agrocote Max reduces losses caused by leaching, volatilization and denitrification. Therefore, it increases nitrogen use efficiency. In this experiment NUE increased by 30%, producing an extra 4 kg of broccoli for each kg of N applied
  • Positive ROI – extra £2,104/ha
    Yield increase brings extra profit to growers and makes Controlled Release Fertilizers (CRF) a reliable solution to fertilize open field soil grown crops

Objective

To evaluate the impact of a single application of fully coated nitrogen, like Agrocote Max, on Nitrogen Use Efficiency and the yield of broccoli. This is compared to split applications of conventional nitrogen products which are frequently used as standard farm practice.

Trial Details

Trial station

Lincolnshire in UK

Crop

Broccoli

Product

Agrocote®

Assessments

Total yield, marketable yield, and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE).

Treatments

TreatmentProductN rate,Timing
kg/ha
Zero NZero nitrogen
Conventional NAmmonium nitrate
34.5-0-0
150
75
Before planting
4-5 weeks after
Agrocote MaxAgrocote Max
44-0-0, 1-2M,
100% coated N
225Before planting

Treatments

TreatmentProductN rate,Timing
kg/ha
Zero NZero nitrogen
Conventional NAmmonium nitrate
34.5-0-0
150
75
Before planting
4-5 weeks after
Agrocote MaxAgrocote Max
44-0-0, 1-2M,
100% coated N
225Before planting

Results

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