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CROP IMPROVER Precision Agriculture with Microgranular Fertilizers Contents Pages 1 8 What is a Microgranular Fertilizer? Pages 9 13 Benefits of a Microgranular Fertilizer Pages 14 17 Field
Precision Agriculture with
Pages 1 – 8 What is a Microgranular Fertilizer? Pages 9 – 13 Benefits of a Microgranular Fertilizer Pages 14 – 17 Field Results Pages 18 – 19 Composition Pages 20 – 29 Application Methods
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CONVENTIONAL FERTILIZER MICROGRANULAR FERTILIZER Diameter: 2.5-4.5 mm Diameter: 0.5-1.2 mm
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87% between 500 – 1000 microns
(0.5 – 1.0 mm)
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 250 400 500 590 710 850 1000 1180 1500
Microns
Crop Improver - Typical particle size distribution
Why use microgranules?
Why use microgranular fertilizers?
How do they work? Micro granular fertilizers are applied at sowing time. The small granule size and the placement of the fertilizer into the seed bed increases its efficiency, crop yield and quality.
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Why use Crop Improver?
Why Crop Improver?
Formulated granules
different batches of granules
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Agronomic Foundations
Factors influencing the crop vegetative development:
The success of the crop depends on:
LOCATION – the plant needs fertilizer near the root. ROOTING – ideal development of the root.
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Efficiency of Conventional Fertilizer
100m (1 ha)/0.12m = 833 rows 833 x 0.04m x 100m = 3.332m2 3.332 m2/10m x 100 = 33.32%
In 1 ha we only take advantage of 33% of the fertilized surface.
How this works…
If we apply 250 kg/h, efficiency is 250 x 0.33 = 82.5 kg/ha
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Accurate Placement of Microgranules Conventional Broadcasted
Microgranules positioned next to the developing plant roots. 6
Most nutrients can only move a few mm in the soil Crop establishment benefits from fertilizer close to the seed.
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Availability of nutrients to the root:
Microgranule Placement
Importance of Phosphorus Mobility
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esablishment
crop gets the Phosphorus it requires – AT THE RIGHT TIME.
Importance of Physical Characteristics
Due to the manufacturing process of Crop Improver using pharmaceutical technology:
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Microgranules: Increase the contact surface with the roots. Resulting in higher reactivity to the root acids. Leading to higher yields.
Microgranules Conventional fertilizer
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ECONOMIC
Benefits of accurate placement Increased efficacy of the applied fertilizer. Lower losses – less waste. Lower application rates – lower fertilizer costs overall. Lower operating costs (1 pass for seed and fertilizer).
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Benefits of accurate placement
Ease of application. Fertilizer available to the plant from germination. Strong emergence, vigour and improvement of root development. Compatible with direct drilling and no-till operations.
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ENVIRONMENTAL
Benefits of accurate placement Less fertilizer overall applied per hectare. More of what is applied is used by the crop. Lower losses to the environment. Less potential for leaching. Less fuel used – reduced carbon emissions. Less packaging waste.
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Crop Improver 25-40 kg/ha NITROGEN
Crop Improver is applied at drilling to aid crop establishment.
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20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 DAP 18% N + 46% P @ 70 kg/ha Crop Improver Universal 20 kg/Ha + 33.5% N 27.2 kg/ha
ROOT WEIGHT (g) 66 days after planting
Spring Barley Trial 2013 - UK
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 DAP 18% N + 46% P @ 70 kg/ha Crop Improver Universal 20 kg/Ha + 33.5% N 27.2 kg/ha
TOP WEIGHT (g) 66 days after planting
Winter Wheat Trial 2008/9 - UK
8 8.2 8.4 8.6 8.8 9 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.8 10 Crop Improver Super 20kg/ha ON:24P:24K 250 kg/ha
T/Ha
The lower rate of 20 kg/ha Crop Improver Super produced the same results as an alternate product at 250 kg/ha.
T/Ha WINTER WHEAT YIELD 2008/09
175 180 185 190 195 200 205 Crop Improver Super 20kg/ha ON:24P:24K 250 kg/ha
Plants/m2
The lower rate of 20 kg/ha Crop Improver Super produced very similar results as an alternate product at 250 kg/ha.
WINTER WHEAT PLANTS/m2 34 days post drilling
Maize Trial 1999 - UK
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Fresh yield (t/Ha) Dry matter yield (t/ha) Average % dry matter Cob index (% total dry matter present in cobs) Cob dry matter (%) Stem and Leaf Dry Matter (%)
Crop Improver Super Maize Trial 1999 (very wet when cut)
MAP @ 125 Kg/Ha Crop Improver Super @ 12 Kg/Ha
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0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 Trial 1 50 cm Rows 10 Kg/Ha Trial 2 50 cm Rows 10 Kg/Ha Trial 3 12 cm Rows 25 Kg/Ha
(g)
Average root weight (g) of plants in 25 samples
Untreated Treated with Crop Improver Universal
Oilseed Rape Trial 2013 - UK
10 20 30 40 50 60 Untreated Crop Improver Universal 30kg/ha Farm std 30 kg/ha
Yield (T/Ha)
Independent Trials 2013 Onions CV Red Baron - Yield T/Ha
ROOT DEVELOPMENT
17 With Crop Improver - Super Without Crop Improver - Super
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N P K +TE
Crop Improver - Bio 7 5 0.25% Zn + 0.5% Fe + 26% Organic C Crop Improver - Super 11 50 2% Zn Crop Improver - Universal 11 48 1% Zn + 0.6% Fe + 0.1% Mn Crop Improver - P 44 1% Zn + 0.6% Fe + 0.1% Mn +3.6% Ca Crop Improver - Gold 11 49 1% Zn + 0.6% Fe + 0.1% Mn
Ingredients Product Name
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APPLICATION
Microgranules are applied by special equipment attached to the seed drill.
Easy to fit and maintain.
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Standard Seed Hopper Crop Improver Hopper
Crop Improver Hopper
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Standard Seed Hopper Crop Improver Hopper
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Crop Improver Hopper
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Crop Improver Hopper
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Crop Improver Hopper
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Crop Improver Hopper
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Crop Improver Hopper
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Crop Improver Hopper
Pepper Plant Seedlings Drip Irrigation Line
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