The productivity potential of a variety is revealed only when plants' needs for the necessary resources are fully met. That is why, already now, when preparing for autumn sowing, it is important to decide how to create optimal conditions for plant growth from emergence to entering winter. At this stage it is necessary to ensure powerful growth of the plant root system and above-ground mass and the accumulation of sugars in the tillering node of the 2024 crop of winter cereals.
Pre-sowing seed treatment with special fertilizers during seed dressing is one of the most effective methods and helps solve possible problems in young plants.
Over many years the best composition tested in production conditions has been GROS Rootgrowth 1.0 l/t + ECOLINE Phosphite (K) 0.5 l/t of seed. A well-chosen composition and forms of active ingredients enhance the growth energy of the seedling and the young plant (amino acids and phosphorus in phosphite form), and the ratio of auxins and cytokinins intensifies cell division in meristematic tissues.
On farms from 2017 to 2023 this composition showed a significant grain yield gain of 3.2 to 5.4 c/ha.
Seed treatment before sowing with GROS Rootgrowth ensures:
- even emergence of plants;
- fast growth of the root system;
- stronger formation of above-ground mass, which is important for crops after poorer preceding crops;
- increased resistance to disease pathogens;
- a higher dry matter content, in particular sugars;
- plants better withstand unfavorable weather conditions during overwintering;
- active growth after vegetation resumes in early spring.
