Research finds foliar nutrients boost yields

摘要

Applying foliar nutrients to wheat and oilseed rape crops during a dry spring can help crops overcome limited root uptake of key nutrients, thereby boosting yields, according to trial results. Four years of trials with wheat and three years with oilseed rape across the country have shown average yield responses to foliar nutrients of 0.4t/ha for wheat and 0.2t/ha for oil seed rape, says Chris Bean, technical manager at Agrii. The foliar macro-element mix of P, K and magnesium was applied with the normal fungicide Tl spray in wheat and up to late green bud in rape.