Two foliar sprays of Multi-K increased yield by 1.5 MT per hectare
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Crop/cultivar |
Rice/ 91-17 |
|---|---|
| Country / location | China / Shanghai area, eastern China |
| Objectives | Find the best conditions of spraying the crop with Multi-K |
| Haifa product tested | Multi-K |
| Application method | Foliar nutrition |
| Tested treatment | 2 x Foliar spray Multi-K x 3% & 750 lit./Ha First - at Panicle initiation Second – after heading/flowering |
| Control treatment results | Yield = 12,930 Kg/Ha |
| Best treatment results | Yield = 14,340 Kg/Ha |
| Characteristics of best treatment | Yield increase: 1,410 Kg/Ha Grower’s revenue from yield: 157 US$/MT Cost of treatment (application + material) 23 US$/Ha |
| Net benefit of best treatment | 198 US$/Ha |
| Benefit/Cost ratio | 8.6 |
| Conclusions | Local: significant yield increase with high B/C ratio |
| Reference | S. Peng & S&F Institute Shanghai AAS |
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