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NEW DATA SETS UMOSTART APARTUmostart Super Zn - 11 - 48 - 0 + 1% Zinc
Applyingawellformulatedmicrogranularfertiliseratdrillinghasbeenshowntogiveimportantbenefitsatestablishmentandthroughoutthelifeofthecrop.• Umostartisamicrogranule-5gmscontains25000granulescomparedto200granulesinDAP,MAP,Maximaizeetc
• ThephosphateinUmostartisderivedfromMAPwhichconfersexcellentplantsafety,allowingtheproducttobeplacednexttotheseed.Thisencouragestheearlyrootgrowthandestablishmentthatareessentialforgoodmaizecrops.
• Themicrogranulesallowphosphatetobeabsorbedingreateramountsbytheplantinthefirst60dayswhichisthecriticalperiodforgoodestablishment.Acomparisonwithotherformsoffertiliserisshownbelow.
• Umostarthasanacidifyingeffectonthesoil;onhighpHsoilsthisreducesPlock-upandkeepsZnandothernutrientsavailabletotheplant.
Umostart = faster root growth and establishment and allows for quicker drilling
Evenatareducedapplicationrateof20kg/hacomparedtoDAPat125kg/ha,Umostarthelpspromotestrongerrootandshootgrowthduringthecrucial60-90dayestablishmentphase.Thisisduetoacombinationofthemicrogranularformulationincreasingphosphateavailability,theacidifyingeffectsandthezincpromotingstrongearlygrowthofrootsandleaves.
RecommendedapplicationratesApplyUmostartinabandwiththeseedatdrilling:
• LowPsoilsapply20-30kg/ha• HighPsoilsapply20kg/ha
%P ABSORPTION
P2O absorbed from (in kg/ha):TSP: 150SSP: 150UMO S Zinc 30
TRIPLE SPSIMPLE SPUMO.S Zn
10
8.9
10.510.1
8
8.5
9
9.5
10
10.5
11
Nil DAP125kg/ha
Umostart Maximaize
t/ha
MaizeDryYieldt/haMGA/NIAB/GRAINSEED replicated trialGaytonsite
62.5 kg/ha20 kg/ha
