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33
Yield increase
Polysulphate is an excellent source of sulphur and other nutrients for legumes.
PGRO Research Centre, UK 2017
33
Key Conclusions
Polysulphate increased the yield in all three doses with the application rate of 150 kg/ha giving the greatest results: a 33% yield increase over the control.
Objective
To investigate the effect of different rates of Polysulphate on vining peas on a sandy clay loam soil.
Trial Details
Trial station
PGRO Research Centre, UK
Crop
Peas
Product
Polysulphate®
Assessments
Yield and application rates
Treatments
This was a randomised trial of four replicates with three different application rates of Polysulphate: 100, 150 and 200 kg/ha.
Plot size was 1.5m x 10m.
Treatments
This was a randomised trial of four replicates with three different application rates of Polysulphate: 100, 150 and 200 kg/ha.
Plot size was 1.5m x 10m.
Results
- Polysulphate increased the yield in all three doses with the application rate of 150 kg/ha giving the greatest results: a 33% yield increase over the control.
- At 100 kg/ha and 200 kg/ha the yield increased by 19% and 30% respectively.
- Using a market price of £450/tonne for vining peas, the return on investment for the farmer is £684/ha (€773/ha) applying 150 kg/ha of Polysulphate.
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