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8.8%
yield increase
Agromaster with 60% coated nitrogen with eqo.x technology can increase total yields and NUE.
Marne, France
8.8%
yield increase
Key Conclusions
- Higher total yields and ROI up by 8.8%, extra 4.9 mt/ha vs Grower Practice with Agromaster 100% N rate, and extra 1.8 mt/ha with Agromaster 80% N rate.
Return on Investment increases with up to 343 €/ha (+7%). - Bigger caliber
+ 8% of caliber > 65mm and +12% of 30-55mm caliber - Higher NUE
Thanks to controlled release of nitrogen, Agromaster provides higher nitrogen use efficiency with 80% N rate (by 100% – extra 34 kg of potato for each kg of N applied) and full N rate (by 163% – extra 45 kg of potato for each kg of N applied)
Objective
To evaluate the performance of Agromaster with eqo.x® release technology (33.5-0-0, 2-3M, 60% coated N) in potato, in 2 different dose rates in comparison to grower practice
Trial Details
Treatments
Trial was performed by ANTEDIS SAS with a randomized block design with 4 repetitions.
| Treatment | Product | Dose rate, kg/ha | Total N, kg/ha |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grower practice - full N rate | CAN 27 | 650 | 176 |
| Agromaster® full N rate | Agromaster® 60% coated N | 525 | 176 |
| Agromaster® 80% N rate | Agromaster® 60% coated N | 418 | 140 |
Treatments
Trial was performed by ANTEDIS SAS with a randomized block design with 4 repetitions.
| Treatment | Product | Dose rate, kg/ha | Total N, kg/ha |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grower practice - full N rate | CAN 27 | 650 | 176 |
| Agromaster® full N rate | Agromaster® 60% coated N | 525 | 176 |
| Agromaster® 80% N rate | Agromaster® 60% coated N | 418 | 140 |
Results
Total yield and NUE
Yield per caliber
Economic evaluation
| Fertilizer cost €/ha | Turnover €/ha | Income €/ha | Increase % | ROI € | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grower Practice full N rate | 355 | 5479 | 5123 | - | - |
| Agromaster® full N rate | 505 | 5971 | 5466 | 7 | 343 |
| Agromaster® 80% N rate | 439 | 5672 | 5233 | 2 | 109 |
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