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Pioneering The Future
CoteN™ Mix to increase wheat yield by +20%

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CoteN™ Mix to increase wheat yield by +20%

The winter season of 2016-2017 was quite dry in Spain. A trial that that was conducted by Haifa Iberia compared different fertilization treatments in winter wheat. The comparison was between fertilization with:
 
1.        Conventional granular fertilizer
2.        Chicken manure
3.        Haifa CoteN™ CRF
 
 
Trial setup
 
·         The trial was carried out in Villanueva de la Torre (Guadalajara), Spain.
·         Irrigation: rain-fed (semi-dry year)
 
 
Treatments
Treatment
Fertilizer
Application rate (kg/ha)
timing
Cost of fertilizers (€/ha)
Haifa Control Release Fertilizer
CoteN™ Mix 22-7-6 (2m)( 50% coated N)
320
17th Nov 16
150
Conventional granular
12-24-12
Nitrosulfato 26
300
180
17th Nov 16
28th Feb 17
156
Chicken manure
Chicken manure
3,000
20th Aug 16
150
 
 
Yield results
+20% grain yield with Haifa's CoteN™ Mix
 

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusions
Soil fertilization of winter wheat with CoteN™ Mix controlled release fertilizer increases grain yield. With reduced application rates  and only single application per season, the cost of fertilization was similar to conventional methods. Thus, CoteN™ increased the grower's net income.
 
 
 
 
 
 
About Haifa CoteN™
CoteN™ is Haifa's polymer coated Urea, set for 2 or 4 months longevity (@21C). CoteN™ is perfect crops with special emphasis on N management in the soil, such arable crops. CoteN™ is part of Haifa's Multicote™ range of Controlled Release Fertilizer (CRF), developed by Haifa Group. An accurate fertilizer release over time, governed only by soil temperature, make CoteN™ a precise and reliable N source for the crops.