Onion Trial with Agromaster® in the Netherlands
10
Lelystad, the Netherlands
10
Key Conclusions
- Higher total yields – by 10%. Influenced by soil temperature, nitrogen is released according to plant needs and improves the yield by extra 8.2 mt/ha.
- Higher NUE – Agromaster® provides higher nitrogen use efficiency up to 51 kg of onion per each kg N applied in comparison to classic nitrogen fertilizer.
- ROI – Up to 2593 €/ha more profit using Agromaster®. Higher yield brings a consistent profit to farmers and makes Agromaster® a reliable solution for open field crop fertilization.
Objective
To evaluate the performance of Agromaster® 27-0-13.5, 2-3M, 50 % coated N with eqo.x® release technology vs CAN 27N in irrigated onion crop (Allium cepa).
Trial Details
Trial station
Lelystad, the Netherlands
Crop
Onion
Product
Agromaster®
Assessments
Yield per hectare measured in mt.
Treatments
The trial was performed with randomized block design with 4 repetitions.
Treatment | N products applied | Total NPK kg/ha | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Control | - | - | ||
CAN + irrigation | CAN 27 N | 160N | 10 P₂O₅ | 191 K₂O |
CRF + irrigation | Agromaster® 50% coated N | 160N |
Treatments
The trial was performed with randomized block design with 4 repetitions.
Treatment | N products applied | Total NPK kg/ha | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Control | - | - | ||
CAN + irrigation | CAN 27 N | 160N | 10 P₂O₅ | 191 K₂O |
CRF + irrigation | Agromaster® 50% coated N | 160N |
Results
Comparing to conventional CAN 27 N fertilizer, Agromaster® can provide for higher yield by 10% or 8.2 mt.
Yield
Products | Yield (mt) | Increase (mt) | Increase in % |
---|---|---|---|
CAN 27 N | 84.7 | - | - |
Agromaster® 27-0-13.5 | 92.9 | 8.2 | 10 % |
Economic evaluation
Treatment | Fertilizer cost €/ha | Gross income €/ha | Income minus fertilizer costs €/ha | ROI €/ha |
---|---|---|---|---|
Control No nitrogen | €0 | 12936 € | 12936 € | -14887 |
CAN 27 N | € 128 | 27951 € | 27823 € | 0 |
Agromaster® 27-0-13.5 | € 241 | 30657 € | 30416 € | +2593 |