Soy (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

Study details

  • Research institution: Physioatac Consultoria Agrícola
  • Researcher: Gabriel Schaich
  • Date: November 2019 – March 2020
  • Location: Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  • Soil: pH 5.6, red latosol soil type (38% clay)
  • Fertilizers: Granubor ®
  • Crop variety: BMX Zeus IPRO
  • Trial design: Randomized complete block design with 4 reps. Treatments were soil applied in November 2019.

Results

All treatments with Granubor resulted in the highest grain yield compared to the control. At a boron rate of 1; 1.3; 2; 3 and 4 kg/ha, Granubor resulted in the highest grain yield, with advantage of 219; 322; 339; 616 and 786 kg/ha, respectively, over the control.

Results from soy field trial
 

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