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Agrology Success Stories: Yield Increase in Maize

Yield Increase in Maize

Through the Agrology Success Stories in Greece and abroad, Agrology proves that the superior quality and integrated innovative technologies of the Agrology Specialized Nutrition products make the difference in crops from the very first applications!

Our ultimate goal is to demonstrate that the Agrology Specialized Nutrition Programs constitute a profitable investment for producers, as the financial benefits more than cover the cost of the additional applications!

One such Success Story was carried out in Maize (SS 2021_198_GR) in 2021, in collaboration with the agricultural store of Nikolaos Kotrotsios, in the region of Karditsa. Throughout the process, the farmer benefited from the continuous guidance and support offered by Agrology’s Technical Department and the collaborating agricultural store.

The field was divided into two equal plots, one was used as the Control, while Agrology’s Program was applied to the other plot. In both plots, the farmer used the same plant protection and plant nutrition-fertilization program, apart from the additional applications with Agrology’s Functional Crop Nutrition® products.

Identity of the Success Story

Farmer: Markinos Athanasios

Cultivation: Maize

Success Story area: 5 ha

Plant protection: Common to the entire area

Success Story Goals

The Objectives of this Success Story for maize were as follows:

  1. Total Yield Increase in Maize

The goal of this Success Story was to increase corn production.

Plant Nutrition Program

Supplementary Applications with Innovative Agrology Products:

Picture 1. Plant Nutrition Program

Products:

Highly concentrated liquid Boron and Zinc in suspension concentrate form and reinforced with Molybdenum (Mo: 1% w/v, B: 15% w/v, Zn: 30% w/v):

  • Flowering Enhancement (Zn, B)
  • Promotion of plant Vegetative Growth (Zn, Mo)
  • Improved Corn Development (B)

Application timing

Stem elongation

Recommended Dosage

Foliar application (Drone Application) – 1 L/ha, Spray Volume: 400-500 L/ha

Success Story Results

Measurements on both plots revealed impressive results in the Agrology treatment. Specifically, the results were as follows:

Total Yield Increase in Corn Production by 700 kg/ha (+6.1%)

  • Agrology: 12.2 t/ha
  • Control: 11.5 t/ha
Picture 2. Total Yield (t/ha) in Control and Agrology Program

Investment – Farmer’s Financial Benefit

The increase of yield by 700 kg/ha, contributed to the increase of the farmer’s income

Picture 3. Investment – Farmer’s Benefit (price 2021)
Picture 4. Investment – Farmer’s Benefit (lower common price)

Obtain detailed information on the Specialized Nutrition Programs by the specialized staff of Agrology.

“This experiment was conducted under specific field conditions and should not be applied as a standard without the guidance of an Agronomist or the Agrology Technical Department. In any case, Agrology products and programs must be applied according to the label or the instructions of the technician-agronomists.”