Date

Location

Cultural System

Vitazyme/Fertilization

Results

1998

Ebini region, Guyana,

Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute

Variety:  Minica 4

Planting date:  unknown

Soil type:  Bowie very fine sandy loam

Seeding rate:  unknown

Harvest date:  unknown

Vitazyme application:  Vitazyme once:  Vitazyme applied at 13 oz/acre only at early bloom

Vitazyme twice:  Vitazyme applied at 13 oz/acre to the soil after planting, and at the same rate at early bloom

Dry weight/10 plants:

Control: 433.2 grams
Vitazyme once: 457.7 grams* (+6%)

Vitazyme twice: 451.5 grams (+4%)
*Significantly greater than the control at P=0.05.  LSD_0.05=18.65 grams
 

Pod number/10 plants:

Control: 22.5
Vitazyme once: 29.8* (+32%)

Vitazyme twice: 28.2* (+25%)
*Significantly greater than the control at P=0.05.  LSD_0.05=5.05

Seed weight/10 plants:

Control: 34.2 grams
Vitazyme once: 53.5 grams** (+56%)

Vitazyme twice: 48.3 grams* (+41%)
*Significantly greater than the control at P=0.06; **significantly greater than the control at P=0.03.  LSD_0.05=15.1 grams

Plot yield:

Control: 2.18 kg
Vitazyme once: 3.12 kg** (+43%)

Vitazyme twice: 3.42 kg* (+57%)
*Significantly greater than the control at P=0.07; **significantly greater than the control at P=0.05.  LSD_0.05=1.23.

Pod weight/10 plants:

Control: 128.2 grams
Vitazyme once: 133.9 grams (+4%)

Vitazyme twice: 137.2 grams (+7%)

Fertilization:  unknown

Date

Location

Cultural System

Vitazyme/Fertilization

Results

1998

Ebini region, Guyana,

Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute

Variety:  California No. 5

Seeding date:  unknown

Row spacing:  unknown

Seeding rate:  unknown

Harvest date:  unknown

Vitazyme application:  Vitazyme once:  Vitazyme applied at 13 oz/acre only at early bloom

Vitazyme twice:  Vitazyme applied at 13 oz/acre to the soil after planting but before emergence, and at the same rate at early bloom

Pod number:

Control: 82.2 pods/plant
Vitazyme once: 97.0 pods/plant* (+18%)

Vitazyme twice: 87.7 pods/plant (+7%)
*Significantly greater than the control at P=0.10.  LSD_0.10=13.02.
 

Seed weight:

Control: 65.5 grams
Vitazyme once: 84.8 grams* (+29%)

Vitazyme twice: 68.7 (+5%)
*Significantly greater than the control at P=0.03.  LSD_0.05=25.51.

Fresh weight:

Control: 493.7 grams
Vitazyme once: 589.7 grams* (+20%)

Vitazyme twice: 522.8 grams (+6%)
*Significantly greater than the control at P=0.10.  LSD_0.10=98.11.

Weight per pod:

Control: 83.5 grams
Vitazyme once: 110.8 grams* (+33%)

Vitazyme twice: 95.5 grams (+14%)
*Significantly greater than the control at P=0.03.  LSD_0.05=25.51.
 

Dry weight/5 plants:

Control: 215.3 grams
Vitazyme once: 260.0 grams* (+21%)

Vitazyme twice: 242.0 (+12%)
*Significantly greater than the control at P=0.15.  LSD_0.10=58.45.

Plot yield:

Control: 2.72 kg
Vitazyme once: 2.93 kg (+8%)

Vitazyme twice: 3.05 kg (+12%)

Fertilization:  unknown