«Pre-sowing seed treatment with special fertilizers is one of the most effective ways of using them»: it is hard to argue with this statement, because even, fast and healthy seedlings are one of the key steps toward a high yield. That is why today we want to tell you about a unique liquid fertilizer, the root growth stimulator GROS Rootgrowth!
Thanks to the combined effect of its effective components, this fertilizer gives a number of advantages compared with untreated seed:
- faster growth of the root system and, as a result, faster and stronger formation of aboveground mass;
- increased resistance to disease agents;
- higher content of dry matter, in particular sugars;
- as a result, a higher yield level.
The recommended rate for seed treatment is 1.0–1.5 l/t. The best result is achieved by combining GROS Rootgrowth and ECOLINE Phosphite (K).
For several years ECOORGANIC has been carrying out field trials with GROS Rootgrowth and ECOLINE Phosphite (K) for seed treatment, which you can see at https://ecoorganic.ua/downloads
In these trials, plant sampling before winter and interim assessments showed that plants from the variant treated with ECOORGANIC fertilizers differed significantly in biometric indicators and in the development of the root system and aboveground part (variant 2 in the photo). The positive effect of pre-sowing seed treatment persisted throughout the whole growing season.
In 2020 production trials in different soil and climate conditions, pre-sowing seed treatment alone on winter wheat gave the following results:
- in the central region (Kirovohrad region) – a yield gain of 3.4 c/ha, which, net of fertilizer costs, amounted to UAH 1,840/ha of net profit;
- in the north of Volyn region an extra 4.0 c/ha (UAH 2,220/ha) was obtained;
- in the south of Rivne region (on carbonate soils) – plus 5.3 c/ha (UAH 2,979/ha).
In the photo, interim assessments from the trial at Piatydni LLC, Volyn region:
K – control plot;
1 – seed treatment with other companies' fertilizers;
2 – GROS Rootgrowth 1.0 l/t + ECOLINE Phosphite (K) 0.5 l/t).
Assessment dates: 20.03.2020, 18.05.2020.
