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8
Yield increase
In an ICL onion trial, Agrocote increased marketable yield by 8%, providing a positive return of investment.
Spalding, UK 2023
8
Key Conclusions
In this trial Agrocote and Agrocote/AN outperformed the standard farm practice, the application of Agrocote and AN increased the yield by 320kg per Ha and the 100% Agrocote improved the yield 1.76 m/t over the Standard Farm Practice.
By using Agrocote Max, the nitrogen losses reduced significantly, increasing crop yield and marketable yield by over 8%.
Objective
The purpose of this trial was to evaluate vigor, yield and quality by comparing Controlled Release Fertilisers (CRF) (Agrocote Max Nitrogen) to ammonium nitrate (AN) on a UK onion crop.
Trial Details
Trial station
Spalding, UK
Crop
Onion
Product
Agrocote®
Assessments
Yield improvement and marketable yield
Treatments
The trial looked at 100% CRF and 66% CRF plus AN.
Treatments
The trial looked at 100% CRF and 66% CRF plus AN.
Results
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