Compared to a local potassic fertilizer, Multi-K proved superiority by improving frost hardiness and marketability
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Crop/cultivar |
Cucumber / Xintaimici |
|---|---|
| Country / location | China / Shouguang /Shandong province |
| Objectives | Compare two potassic fertilizers: SOP vs. Multi-K |
| Haifa product tested | Multi-K |
| Application method | Base dressing & Fertigation |
| Tested treatment | 345 Kg/Ha K applied as SOP – base dressing 345 Kg/Ha K applied as Multi-K - fertigation |
| Control treatment results | Total yield in 0 K : 29.0 MT/Ha |
| Best treatment results |
Total yield in 345 Kg/Ha K applied as SOP : 32.9 MT/Ha Total yield in 345 Kg/Ha K applied as Multi-K: 40.0 MT/Ha |
| Characteristics of best treatment | Yield increase : 7.1 MT/Ha better than SOP, Frost hardiness was much improved, and so was marketability |
| Net benefit of best treatment | 4,701 US$/Ha |
| Benefit/Cost ratio | SOP – 10.8; Multi-K – 17.3 |
| Conclusions | Local: Multi-K was considerably superior to SOP. |
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