Broccoli Trial with Agrocote® Max

8

Yield increase
Agrocote Max and Broccoli

Lincolnshire
2022

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 fertilisation with Agrocote Max eliminates the need for multiple fertiliser applications thus saving costs of labour and fuel.

Higher NUE – up by 30%

Compared to conventional N-fertilisers, Agrocote Max reduces losses caused by leaching, volatilisation and denitrification. Therefore, it increases nitrogen use efficiency. In this experiment by 30% – extra 4 kg of broccoli for each kg of N applied

Positive ROI – extra £2104 / ha

Yield increase brings extra profit to growers and makes Controlled Release Fertilisers (CRF) a reliable solution to fertilise open field soil grown crops

Objective

To evaluate the impact of a single application of fully coated nitrogen, 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

Crop

Broccoli

Product

Max 44-0-0

Assessments

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

Treatments

TreatmentProductN rate, kg/haTiming
Zero NZero nitrogen--
Conventional NAmmonium nitrate 34.5-0-0150
75
Before planting
4-5 weeks after
Agrocote MaxAgrocote Max 44-0-0, 1-2M, 100% coated N225Before planting
Based on soil analysis, all treatments received the same level of P and K before planting

Treatments

TreatmentProductN rate, kg/haTiming
Zero NZero nitrogen--
Conventional NAmmonium nitrate 34.5-0-0150
75
Before planting
4-5 weeks after
Agrocote MaxAgrocote Max 44-0-0, 1-2M, 100% coated N225Before planting
Based on soil analysis, all treatments received the same level of P and K before planting

Results

 

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