| Vitazyme Field Trial Results: 1995-Present Field Beans |
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Date |
Location |
Cultural System |
Vitazyme/Fertilization |
Results |
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2000 |
Twin Falls, Idaho |
Variety: small red beans Planting date: June 19, 2000 Soil type: good quality, with 25% low-productivity "white" soils; Portneuf silt loam Harvest date: unknown |
Vitazyme application: The seeds were treated with a 5% Vitazyme solution before planting, plus 13 oz/acre sprayed on the soil after planting, and another 13 oz/acre sprayed on the leaves and soil at early bloom. |
Bean yield:
Control: 2,002 bu/acre
Income increase: +$36.90/acre 
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Fertilization: unknown |
Non-Replicated Study (Organic)
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Date |
Location |
Cultural System |
Vitazyme/Fertilization |
Results |
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2000 |
Twin Falls, Idaho |
Variety: Great Northern beans Planting date: June 15, 2000 Soil type and conditions: light to white in color, and a moderate slope; 40% are white, which are areas of poor yield; Portneuf silt loam Previous crop: field beans Irrigation: furrow irrigation of limited quantity Harvest date: September 25, 2000 |
Vitazyme application: 5% Vitazyme solution on the seeds before planting; 12 oz/acre sprayed on the plants and soil pre-bloom |
Bean yield increase: +304.5 lb/acre
Income increase: +$106.58/acre
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Fertilization: beef manure compost with crop residues |
Non-Replicated Study (Organic)
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Date |
Location |
Cultural System |
Vitazyme/Fertilization |
Results |
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2000 |
Olivia, Minnesota |
Variety: Schooner Planting date: June 25, 2000 Soil type: Clarion-Nicollet-Webster silty clay loam Row spacing: 30 inches Harvest date: September 21, 2000 |
Vitazyme application: At planting, Vitazyme (13 oz/acre) plus molasses (0.5 gal/acre) and liquid fish (2 gal/acre) were applied. At early bloom (late July) Vitazyme was applied again at 13 oz/acre, along with 0.5 gal/acre liquid fish, on the leaves and soil. This late application was made to both the control and Vitazyme treatments. |
Bean Yield:
Control: 1,721 lb/acre
Income Increase: +$123.30/acre
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Fertilization: fish emulsion and molasses on the seeds at planting, and again on the leaves and soil at early bloom |
Replicated Study
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Date |
Location |
Cultural System |
Vitazyme/Fertilization |
Results |
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2001 |
Gladewater, Texas (Vital Earth Resources Research Greenhouse) |
Variety: Pinto beans Planting date: February 22, 2001 Planting date: seven seeds/pot, thinned to three Pot size: one gallon Soil type: Bowie fine sandy loam Replicates: five |
T-22 and Vitazyme application: T-22 was applied as a 1% Plant Shield suspension (1 oz/gallon of water), at 100 ml/pot at planting (soil), or as a spray on all leaf surfaces at 3 weeks after planting along with 2 tbsp/gal of Sunspray crop oil. Vitazyme was applied with a 0.1% solution (1 ml/liter) at 100 ml/pot at planting (soil), or as a 1% solution at 3 weeks after planting along with 2 tbsp/gal of Sunspray. |
Radish fresh weight:
Control: 3.12 grams T-22 + Vitazyme, soil: 3.80 grams (+22%) Vitazyme, leaves: 3.73 grams (+20%) T-22, leaves: 3.65 grams (+17%) Vitazyme, soil: 3.29 grams (+13%) T-22 + Vitazyme, leaves: 3.29 grams (+5%)
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Fertilization: none |
Non-Replicated Study
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Date |
Location |
Cultural System |
Vitazyme/Fertilization |
Results |
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2002 |
Fisher, Minnesota |
Variety: Navigator Planting date: May 25, 2002 Soil type: clay loam Seeding rate: 47 lb/acre Harvest date: September 21, 2002 |
Vitazyme application: Treatment 2: 13 oz/acre along with a herbicide and starter fertilizer, preplant incorporated on May 23; Treatment 3: (1) 13 oz/acre along with a herbicide and special starter fertilizer blend, preplant incorporated on May 23, and (2) 16 oz/acre plus 2.5 lb/acre MgSO4 and a fungicide sprayed by airplane on July 11. |
Bean Yield:
Control: 2,188 lb/acre [A very heavy rain and cold conditions reduced the effectiveness of the first application.] Vitazyme twice: 2,760 lb/acre (+26%)
Percent of split beans:
Control: 6.0% Vitazyme twice: 2.8%
Total income:
Control: $307.56/acre (-$15.36/acre) [Note the comments above.] Vitazyme twice: $376.20/acre (+$68.64/acre)
Cost:Benefit Ratio for Vitazyme use: 8.6:1
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Fertilization: A starter fertilizer was preplant incorporated for Treatment 2, and a special blend of starter fertilizer based on a soil test and the Albrecht system was preplant incorporated for Treatment 3. |
Non-Replicated Study
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Date |
Location |
Cultural System |
Vitazyme/Fertilization |
Results |
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2002 |
Fisher, Minnesota |
Variety: Navigator Planting date: May 26, 2002 Soil type: clay loam Seeding rate: 47 lb/acre Harvest date: September 21, 2002 |
Vitazyme application: 13 oz/acre on June 23, flown on by airplane, along with 2 lb/acre MgSO4 and a fungicide |
Bean Yield:
Control: 2,342 lb/acre
Percent of split beans:
Control: 4.9% (-0.5 percentage points)
Total income:
Control: $326.04/acre
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Fertilization: unknown |