Cereals and sugarcane

Corn (Paraná, Brazil)

Paraná, Brazil (2014-2016): Several field trials of U.S. Borax fertilizer products on corn

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Corn (East South Central, USA)

East South Central, USA: Three trials of borate fertilizer on corn in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky

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Sugarcane (India, Granubor)

Sugarcane (India, Granubor)

Lucknow, India (2023-2024): Treatment with Granubor resulted in the highest average cane yield of 84.6 tons per hectare outperforming both colemanite and the control treatments

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Corn (Wisconsin, USA)

Corn (Wisconsin, USA)

Wisconsin, USA (2022): The first corn study comparing Granubor and Solubor Flow +K

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Barley (Paraná, Brazil, Granubor)

Barley (Paraná, Brazil, Granubor)

Paraná, Brazil (2020-2021): Application of 3 kg Granubor gave the highest barley grain yield compared to the control and acidulated ulexite.

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Corn (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Granubor)

Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2019-2020): One year study of Granubor

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Sugarcane (Brazil, Granubor and Solubor)

São Paulo, Brazil (2013-2015): Superior results in sugarcane yield

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Rice (Vietnam, Granubor)

Rice (Vietnam, Granubor)

Mekong Delta, Vietnam (2018-2019): Average yield increase of 10%

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Corn (Indonesia, Fertibor)

Java, Indonesia (2011-2012): Yield increase of 7.57%

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Rice (Indonesia, Fertibor)

West Java, Indonesia (2011): Yield increase of 8-20%

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Sugarcane (Indonesia, Fertibor)

Central Java, Indonesia (2012-2013)

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