RainGrow Fulvic/Humic Wheat Trials - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Title: RainGrow Fulvic/Humic Wheat Trials


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RainGrow Fulvic/Humic Wheat Trials

• at
• Moree
• NSW Australia

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The trial area measured 19 x 7 meters on fully
tillered wheat (see pics next slide). The wheat
was of a uniform quality and well established
roots into 1 meter of moisture. One meter row
control areas immediately east and west of the
trial area were harvested for comparison.
East

                       
Trial 4                        
                       
Trial 3                        
                       
Trial 2                        
                       
Trial 1                        

West
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Marking out 4 different trial areas
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Applying the Raingrow CellxCell growth stimulant
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The 4 different applications

• Trial 1 received the recommended 3 liters/ha Of
  CellxCell and recommended 6 liters/ha of
  Mircrohumate
• Trial 2 received the recommended rate of
  Microhumate only
• Trial 3 received half the recommended rate of
  Cellxcell and half the recommended rate of
  Microhumate
• Trial 4 received half the recommended
  Microhumate only
• All areas received a second application of
  CellxCell (only) _at_ 3l/ha at 5/9/07

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9/10/07
Trial mark
Approx 8 10 days before harvest the wheat
trials and controls were sampled. There was
little or no VISIBLE difference between the
trials seen here on the left and the control
areas seen here on the right. One meter rows
were cut at ground level to so the total plant
material could be compared and weighed.
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The first comparison was between 2 heads taken at
random from Trial 1 and the West control
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The Raingrow stimulated grains were not as ripe,
larger in size and there were double the number
of grains despite the similar looking heads (52
vs 26) (not all the grains are shown here)
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Root mass sample comparison between treated
(Trial area 1 left) and West control area
(right)
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The 4 trials and 2 controls were harvested at
ground level and then bagged. It was not until
this point that the WEIGHT differences could be
felt.
Light weight uniform bags were used to minimize
weighing errors
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The best result was from Trial 3 (half rates of
CellxCell and Microhumate)
West control weight 149 grams
Trial 1 246 grams
Trial 2 233 grams Trial
3 265 grams Trial 4
237 grams East control weight 177 grams
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After the heads were weighed the best trial and
the best control were dried (to 14), threshed
and weighed again.
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The samples both looked similar apart from
quantity
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So despite very little visible difference in the
early stages the final samples showed a 56 yield
by weight improvement between the best trial and
the best control.
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• Finally Trial 3 and the East
  control were tested for protein.
• Trial 3 was 16.5 and East
  control was higher at 17.8.
• (These results may be a function of delayed
  ripening in the trials.)
• Raingrow invites enquiries from any commercial
  entity. Please email Joseph Rundle at
  josephrundle_at_gmail.com

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