FIELD TRIAL RESULTS
Statistically designed field trials showed significant crop responses at 1/5 to 1/10 of recommended dosages and significant increases in yields on application of SmartMicronutrients. Some results are reproduced here.
Crop | Fertilizer | Micronutrient Fertilizer Dosage | Yield Increase | % Yield Increase Over Control |
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Rice | Smart Zinc Zinc Sulfate | 0.5 kg/ha Zn 5 kg/ha Zn | 768 kg/ha 233 kg/ha | 19.40% 5.90% |
Rice | Smart Zinc Zinc Sulfate | 0.5 kg/ha Zn 5 kg/ha Zn | 1288 kg/ha Nil | 23% Nil |
Peanut | Smart Zinc Zinc Sulfate | 0.6 kg/ha Zn 5 kg/ha Zn | 860 kg/ha 124 kg/ha | 36.20% 5.20% |
Green Gram | Smart zinc Zinc sulfate | 0.5 kg/ha Zn 5 kg/ha Zn | 126 kg/ha 61 kg/ha | 12% 5.80% |
Potato | Smart zinc-iron-manganese Zinc-iron-manganese sulfates | Zn-Fe-Mn (0.75-0.375-0.187 kg/ha) Zn-Fe-Mn (2-1-0.5 kg/ha) | 1365 kg/ha 190 kg/ha | 24% 3.30% |
Cabbage | Smart zinc-iron-manganese Zinc-iron-manganese sulfates | Zn-Fe-Mn (0.75-0.375-0.187 kg/ha) Zn-Fe-Mn-Cu-B (4-2-1-1-0.5kg/ha) | 5075 kg/ha 300 | 9.3% 0.55% |
Red Cabbage | Smart zinc-iron-manganese-copper Zinc-iron-manganese-copper sulfates | Zn-Fe-Mn-Cu (0.75 - 0.375-0.19- 0.09) Zn-Fe-Mn-Cu (0.75 - 0.375-0.19- 0.09) | 6475 kg/ha 428 kg/ha | 14.30% 1% |
Red Lentil | Smart zinc-iron-manganese-molybdenum Zinc-iron-manganese-sulfates Ammonium molybdate | Zn-Fe-Mn-Mo (0.5-1-0.5-0.04 kg/ha) Zn-Fe-Mn-Mo (0.5-1-0.5-0.04 kg/ha) | 244 kg/ha Nil | 17% Nil |
Wheat | Smart -manganese Manganese sulfate | 0.5 kg/ha Mn 5 kg/ha Mn | 544 Nil | 9.2% Nil |
Black Gram | Smart iron-manganese Iron-manganese sulfate | Fe-Mn (1-0.5 kg/ha) Fe-Mn (4-2 kg/ha) 147 kg/ha | 422 kg/ha 147 kg/ha | 28.20% 9.80% |
Cabbage | Smart zinc-iron-manganese-copper-boron Zinc-iron-manganese-copper sulfates-borax | Zn-Fe-Mn-Cu-B (0.75-0.38-0.19-0.19-0.09 kg/ha) Zn-Fe-Mn-Cu-B (4-2-1-1-0.5kg/ha) | 6150 kg/ha 255 kg/ha | 12% 0.50% |