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Yield increase
Rice trial with Agrocote® Max shows a yield increase of 30% in comparison to the grower’s practice.
Vercelli, Italy 2015
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Key Conclusions
ICL’s Agrocote Max increased rice panicles/m2 and significantly increased the rice crop yield by 30% compared to grower’s practice.
Objective
To prove that using Agrocote Max with urea as a single base fertilizer for rice produces better yields compared to the grower’s which practice consists of 3 fertilizer applications.
Trial Details
Trial station
Vercelli, Italy
Product
Agrocote
Assessments
Panicle density and total yield
Treatments
| Treatment | Formula | Basal | Early tillering | Panicle initiation | Total per cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grower Practice | Urea | 40 kg N/ha | 40 kg N/ha | 40 kg N/ha | 120 kg N/ha |
| Triple superphosphate | 60 kg P2O5/ha | - | - | 60 kg P2O5/ha | |
| Potassium chloride | 60 kg K2O/ha | - | - | 60 kg K2O/ha | |
| ICL fertilizer plan | Agrocote Max 43-0-0 3-4 M | 84 kg N/ha | - | - | 120 kg N/ha |
| Urea | 36 kg N/ha | - | - | ||
| Triple superphosphate | 60 kg P2O5/ha | - | - | 60 kg P2O5/ha | |
| Potassium chloride | 60 kg K2O/ha | - | - | 60 kg K2O/ha |
Treatments
| Treatment | Formula | Basal | Early tillering | Panicle initiation | Total per cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grower Practice | Urea | 40 kg N/ha | 40 kg N/ha | 40 kg N/ha | 120 kg N/ha |
| Triple superphosphate | 60 kg P2O5/ha | - | - | 60 kg P2O5/ha | |
| Potassium chloride | 60 kg K2O/ha | - | - | 60 kg K2O/ha | |
| ICL fertilizer plan | Agrocote Max 43-0-0 3-4 M | 84 kg N/ha | - | - | 120 kg N/ha |
| Urea | 36 kg N/ha | - | - | ||
| Triple superphosphate | 60 kg P2O5/ha | - | - | 60 kg P2O5/ha | |
| Potassium chloride | 60 kg K2O/ha | - | - | 60 kg K2O/ha |
Results
- Using ICL’s Agrocote Max, the panicles/m2 and subsequent yield increased significantly compared to grower’s practice.
- A single basal application of ICL’s Agrocote Max had better results than 3 split applications of traditional fertilizers.
- The total yield increased by 30% using Agrocote Max instead of the grower’s practice.
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