Soy (Maracaju and Naviraí, Brazil)

Study details

  • Research institution: Fundação MS
  • Researcher: Douglas Gitti
  • Date: October 2017 – February 2018, October 2018 – February 2019, October 2019 – February 2020
  • Location: Maracaju, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
  • Soil: pH 5.4, Dystropheric Red Latosol with clay texture (57.1% clay)
  • Soil B content: 0.1 mg/dm3
  • Fertilizer: Granubor ®
  • Crop variety: M 6410 IPRO
  • Trial design: Randomized complete block design with 5 reps. The treatments were applied to the soil in October of each agricultural year.

Results

Granubor resulted in the highest grain yield, with an advantage of 6.4 and 9.7 bags/ha, in the year 2017/18 and 2019/2020, respectively, over control, at a boron rate of 1.0 kg B/ha. In 2018/19, there was a severe drought compromising productivity in all treatments.

Results graph from Maracaju soy trial

 

Study details

  • Research institution: Fundação MS
  • Researcher: Douglas Gitti
  • Date: October 2017 – February 2018, October 2018 – February 2019, October 2019 – February 2020
  • Location: Naviraí, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
  • Soil: pH 5.7, Dystropheric Red Latosol with sandy texture
  • Soil B content: 0.1 mg/dm3
  • Fertilizer: Granubor
  • Crop variety: M 6410 IPRO
  • Trial design: Randomized complete block design with 5 reps. The treatments were applied to the soil in October of each agricultural year.

Results

Granubor resulted in the highest grain yield, with an advantage of 4.4 and 3.7 bags/ha, in the year 2017/18 and 2019/2020, respectively, over control, at a boron rate of 1.0 kg B/ha. In 2018/19, there was a severe drought compromising productivity in all treatments.

Results graph from Naviraí soy trial

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