Cotton (Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil)

Study details

  • Research institution: Fundação Chapadao
  • Researcher: Fabio Bender and Klaudinei Kappes
  • Date: December 2018 – July 2019
  • Location: Chapadao do Sul, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
  • Soil: Oxisol (Latossolo Vermelho Distrofico), pH 5
  • Fertilizers: Granubor ®
  • Crop variety: FM 983 GLT
  • Trial design: Randomized complete block design with 5 reps. Treatments applied at planting in the seed bed.


Results

In the first year of the study, the application of Granubor numerically increased seed cotton yield starting at 1 kg B/ha compared to the control. At 1 kg/ha, Granubor increased the yield in 379 kg/ha.


Seed cotton yield graph
 

Resources


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