| Vitazyme Field Trial Results: 1995-Present Soybeans |
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Results |
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1996 |
Wakefield, Nebraska |
Variety: Rolling Meadows 9529 Seeding date: June 6, 1996 Seeding rate: 160,000 seeds/acre Harvest date: October 18, 1996 |
Vitazyme application: Vitazyme at 13 oz/acre, sprayed on the soil with Roundup herbicide (no-till) on June 1, 5 days before planting; one treatment received a second application on the leaves and soil at the second trifoliate stage, on June 26 |
Soybean Yield, Early Application Only:
Control: 43.53 bu/acre
Soybean Yield, Two Applications:
Control: 43.53 bu/acre 
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Fertilization: none |
Non-Replicated Study
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1997 |
Olivia, Minnesota |
Variety: Field 2, Great Lakes 1315; Field 3, Great Lakes 1315; Field 6, Agripro 1880 Seeding date: Field 2, April 28; Field 3, May 1; Field 6, May 5 Seeding rate: 57 lb/acre Row width: 30 inches Harvest date: Field 2, September 27 and 28; Field 3, September 29 and 30; Field 6, October 1 to 3 |
Vitazyme application: Vitazyme at 13 oz/acre, applied to the seeds at planting |
Field 2 Soybean Yield:
Control: 42.1 lb/acre
Income Increase: +$35.70/acre
Field 3 Soybean Yield:
Control: 42.5 lb/acre
Income Increase: +$36.40/acre
Field 6 Soybean Yield:
Control: 43.4 lb/acre
Income Increase: +$34.30/acre
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Fertilization: The control areas received no materials. The Vitazyme areas received 1 pint/acre H2O2, and 3.5 gal/acre of liquid fish. These soybeans were all organically grown. |
Replicated Study
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1997 |
Bagley, Iowa |
Variety: Pioneer RR soybeans Seeding date: June 4, 1997 (adequate moisture) Seeding rate: 80,000 plants/acre Row width: 30 inches Planting depth: 1.5 inches deep Harvest date: October 20, 1997 |
Vitazyme application: Vitazyme at 13 oz/acre, applied to the seed row, to the leaves and soil at early bloom (July 21) at 13 oz/acre to appropriate plots. |
Soybean Yield:
Control: 42.8 lb/acre Vitazyme, planting: 49.8* (+16%) Vitazyme, bloom: 48.9* (+14%) *Significantly greater than the control at P=0.05
Pods per Plant:
Control: 38 pods Vitazyme, planting: 50 pods (+32%) Vitazyme, bloom: 81 pods (+113%)
Soybean Increased Income: Vitazyme twice: $14.00/acre Vitazyme, planting: $49.00/acre (+$49.00/acre) Vitazyme, bloom: $42.70/acre (+$42.70/acre)
Organic Matter (after harvest):
Control: 2.5% Vitazyme, planting: 3.2%* (+0.7 percentage points) Vitazyme, bloom: 2.8% *Significantly greater than the control at P=0.05
pH (after harvest):
Control: 7.6 Vitazyme, planting: 7.4 Vitazyme, bloom: 7.5
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Fertilization: Soils were sampled before planting and after harvest for analysis of basic soil parameters. No fertilizers were applied. The field was chisel plowed in the fall and disked in the spring. |
Non-Replicated Study
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1997 |
Shortsville, New York |
Variety: Terra 200 Seeding date: May 20, 1997 Seeding rate: 57 lb/acre Row width: 7 inches Harvest date: October 8, 1997 Soil: Ontario loam, 3 to 10% slope Tillage: conservation (tillage plow) Previous crop: corn |
Vitazyme application: Vitazyme at 13 oz/acre along with the fertilizer at planting |
Soybean Yield: Control: 55.16 bu/acre Vitazyme: 60.52 bu/acre (+10%)
Income Increase: +$37.52/acre
Chlorophyll Increase: +2.1 SPAD units
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Fertilization: All of the field received 5.4 gal/acre 9-18-9 plus 2.6 gal/acre 0-0-30 on the seeds at planting. |
Replicated Study
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1997 |
Danville, Iowa |
Variety: Pioneer 9281 Seeding date: May 30, 1997 Seeding rate: 150,000 seeds/acre Row width: 30 inches Harvest date: October 1, 1997 Tillage: conventional
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Vitazyme application: Vitazyme at 13 oz/acre at planting (directly on the seeds), at early bloom, or at both times. |
Soybean Yield:
Control: 43.56 bu/acre Vitazyme, early bloom: 46.28 bu/acre* (+6%) Vitazyme, planting and early bloom: 46.83 bu/acre* (+8%) *Significantly greater than the control at P=0.05
Income Increase (two applications): +$22.89/acre
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| Fertilization: none |
Non-Replicated Study
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1997 |
Wellman, Iowa |
Variety: Pioneer 9306 Seeding date: May 1, 1997 Seeding rate: 230,000 seeds/acre Previous crop: corn Row width: 7.5 inches Tillage method: no-till Harvest date: October 2, 1997 |
Vitazyme application: Vitazyme was applied to the foliage and soil at 13 oz/acre along with a herbicide spray when the soybeans were about one foot high. |
Soybean Yield: Control: 66.33 bu/acre Vitazyme: 68.45 bu/acre (+4%)
Income Increase: +$14.84/acre
Moisture decrease: -0.7 percentage points
Chlorophyll Increase: +1.7 SPAD units
Pod Number Increase: +51%
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Fertilization: unknown |
Replicated Study
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Results |
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1997 |
Gladewater, Texas |
Variety: Pioneer 9592 Planting date: February 12, 1997, 1998 Seeding rate: 10 seeds/pot, thinned to 3 plants/pot Soil type: sandy loam (from Arkansas) Pot type: one gallon Harvest date: April 8, 1997 |
Vitazyme application: 0.1% solution of Vitazyme, 100 ml applied to each pot after planting and thorough watering. RenewPlus was administered at the same rate to the appropriate pots. |
Dry Weight: Control: 21.52 grams c
RenewPlus: 23.35 grams b *Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P=0.05.
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Fertilization: none |
Replicated Study
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1998 |
Ames, Iowa (Iowa State University) |
Variety: Prairie Brand B246 Seeding date: May 13, 1998 Seeding rate: 140,000 seeds/acre Row spacing: 30 inches Planting depth: 1.5 inches deep Harvest date: September 29, 1998 Replications: six |
Vitazyme application: Vitazyme was applied to the seed row at planting at 15 oz/acre, and on the leaves and soil at early bloom at 15 oz/acre, to appropriate plots. |
Soybean Yield:
Control: 53.00 bu/acre Vitazyme, planting: 56.02 bu/acre (+6%) Vitazyme, twice: 57.50 bu/acre (+8%) Overall yield increase: 9%
Seed Application Effect on Yield:
Control: 53.89 bu/acre
Foliar Application Effect on Yield: Control: 54.51 bu/acre Vitazyme, bloom: 56.14 bu/acre (+3%)
Income Increase for Vitazyme Twice: +$27.00/acre
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Fertilization: Phosphorus and potassium levels were maintained above medium soil test levels. |
Replicated Study
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1998 |
Malden, Missouri (Aycock Agriculture Services) |
Variety: Asgrow 5601 Roundup Ready Planting date: June 27, 1998 Planting rate: 40 lbs/acre Row spacing: 38 inches Harvest date: October 30, 1998 |
Vitazyme application: (1) Vitazyme at 13 oz/acre in a 19-inch band over the seed row at planting with pre-emergent chemicals; (2) Vitazyme at 13 oz/acre over the leaves and soil at early bloom. |
Soybean Yield:
Control: 34.8 bu/acre
Leaf Chlorophyll Increase: +9%
Income increase: +$9.30/acre
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Fertilization: All areas received 50 lb/acre K2O |
Non-Replicated Study
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1999 |
Humboldt County, Iowa |
Variety: Pioneer 92B91 Planting date: May 25, 1999 Seeding rate: 175,000 seeds/acre Previous crop: soybeans Row width: 30 inches Tillage: conventional Harvest date: October 7, 1999 |
Vitazyme application: Vitazyme at 13 oz/acre preplant incorporated to 2 inches with Treflan herbicide |
Soybean Yield:
Control: 43.12 bu/acre
Income increase: +$9.41/acre
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Fertilization: none; chicken manure at three tons/acre in 1997 |
Non-Replicated Study
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1999 |
Leicester, New York |
Variety: APK 190 (Roundup Ready) Planting date: May 17, 1999 Seeding rate: 190,000 seeds/acre Soil type: gravelly loam Row width: 30 inches Tillage: conventional Harvest date: November 5, 1999 |
Vitazyme application: Vitazyme at 13 oz/acre sprayed on the leaves and soil at early bloom |
Soybean Yield:
Control: 44.7 bu/acre
Income increase: +$30.80/acre |
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Fertilization: 225 lb/acre 7-20-28% N-P2O5-K2O, 0.35 lb/acre Mn, and 0.35 lb/acre Zn applied preplant |
Replicated Study
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1999 |
Wellman, Iowa |
Tillage method: all tests no-till Row width: 7 inches for all tests Test 1: Planting date: May 4 Planting rate: 240,000 seeds/acre Test 2: Planting date: May 5 Planting rate: 230,000 seeds/acre Test 3: Planting date: April 26 Planting rate: 230,000 seeds/acre |
Vitazyme application: Test 1: Vitazyme at 3 oz/acre on seeds, and again at 13 oz/acre at early bloom Test 2: Vitazyme at 5 oz/acre on seeds, and again at 13 oz/acre at early bloom Test 3: Vitazyme at 5 oz/acre on seeds, and again at 13 oz/acre at early bloom |
Average Soybean Yield: +5%
Average Income Increase: +$15.40/acre *Based on a 2.8 bu/acre increase, and $5.50/bushel
Test 1 Soybean Yield:
Control: 45.8 bu/acre
Test 2 Soybean Yield:
Control: 57.9 bu/acre
Test 3 Soybean Yield:
Control: 60.5 bu/acre
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Fertilization: none for all tests |
Non-Replicated Study - Organic
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2000 |
Olivia, Minnesota |
Variety: Vinton (edible) Planting date: June 10, 2000 Seeding rate: Clarion-Nicollet-Webster silty clay loam Row spacing: 30 inches Irrigation: none Harvest date: October 8, 2000 |
Vitazyme application: A first planting was destroyed which had received 2 gal/acre fish emulsion, 0.5 gal/acre molasses, and 13 oz/acre Vitazyme on the seeds at planting. The second planting did not receive the materials again. Because of tillage between plantings the materials were incorporated throughout the seedbed. A second application of Vitazyme at 13 oz/acre plus 0.5 gal/acre of molasses and 0.5 gal/acre of liquid fish was sprayed on the leaves and soil of both treatments at early bloom. |
Soybean yield:
Control: 22.3 lb/acre
Income increase: +$13.60/acre
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Fertilization: fish emulsion and molasses on the soil before planting and again at early bloom |
Testimonial
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Results |
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2000 |
Waterloo, New York |
Varieties: Apk 25b Roundup Ready; Apk 198 Roundup Ready Soil type: variable Row width: 30 inches |
Vitazyme application: Vitazyme at 13 oz/acre with Roundup (glyphosate) herbicide, just before canopy row closure |
Comments: According to the researcher, "Although the beans suffered white mold disease, the Vitazyme helped save the bean crop." This benefit was achieved because Vitazyme gave the beans a very vigorous start, enabling them to better resist the mold early-on. The very cool and wet growing season gave ample opportunity for fungal diseases to attack the crop in 2000.
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Fertilization: 250 lb/acre of 6-24-24% N-P2O5-K2O, applied pre-plant |
Replicated Study
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2000 |
Arkport, New York |
Variety: Golden Harvest 2170 Roundup Ready Planting date: June 1, 2000 Seeding rate: 196,000 seeds/acre Row spacing: 30 inches Soil type: silt loam Harvest date: November 3, 2000 |
Vitazyme application: The seed treatment (Treatment 2) received Vitazyme at 13 oz/acre concentrated on the seed row, and the foliar treatment (Treatment 3) was sprayed over the leaves and soil at a plant height of 15 inches. |
Soybean yield:
Control: 51.1 bu/acre Vitazyme foliar: 54.6 bu/acre (+7%)
Income increase (on seeds): +$18.50/acre
Income increase (on leaves/soil): +$17.50/acre
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Fertilization: unknown |
Replicated Study
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2000 |
Cedar Falls, Iowa (Agricultural Custom Research and Educational Services; ACRES) |
Variety: Kruger K 242 Roundup Ready Soil type: Maxfield silt loam, surface soil Tray size and type: 10 x 21 inches, slotted tray inside a solid tray, and a paper liner below Replications: four Trial conditions: Each tray had 6,000 grams of soil in a 2-inch layer. In two grooves in the soil were planted 20 seeds. Watering was measured to obtain net water usage. Trial duration: 13 days |
Vitazyme application: The equivalent of 13 oz/acre Vitazyme was applied to the soil surface at planting. |
Dry plant weight:
Control: 2.8 g/tray
Plants emerged (7 days after planting):
Control: 14. 3
Plants emerged (11 days after planting):
Control: 15.5
Plants emerged (13 days after planting):
Control: 16.0 Vitazyme caused faster seedling emergence.
There was somewhat greater soil and plant water retention with Vitazyme as well, showing greater water use efficiency with the product. |
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Fertilization: none |
Replicated Study (Additive Synergism)
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2000 |
Ames, Iowa (Berkey Research Farm) |
Variety: Latham 64 Planting date: May 5, 2000 Seeding rate: unknown Soil type: Clarion clay loam Previous crop: corn Row spacing: 30 inches Replications: ten Harvest date: unknown |
Vitazyme and MC-Liquid applications: (1) seed-row application at 13 oz/acre at planting; (2) soil/foliar application at 13 oz/acre on July 8. MC-Liquid is a distillate of fruit tree cuttings, which provides various growth regulating compounds. |
Soybean yield:
Control 1: 21.2 bu/acre
Control 2: 23.6 bu/acre
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Fertilization: Phosphorus and potassium levels were maintained above medium soil test levels. |
Testimonial
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2000 |
Interlaken, New York |
Variety: Asgrow Roundup Ready Planting date: May 5, 2000 Seeding rate: unknown Soil type: unknown Row width: 30 inches Harvest date: November 3 and 4, 2000 |
Vitazyme application: Vitazme at 13 oz/acre with fertilizer, banded beneath the seeds |
Comments: Yellow streaks developed early on in the plants across the field due to some sort of fungal attack during the cold, wet season. Later, the farmer noticed that the streaks in the field were gone where Vitazyme had been applied. Vitazyme apparently produced a positive nutritional response with these soybean that translated into disease resistance for whatever fungal organism was attacking these soybeans.
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Fertilization: unknown |
Non-Replicated Study
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2001 |
Wakefield, Nebraska |
Variety: Rolling Meadows 279 Planting date: May 15, 2001 Seeding rate: 150,000 seeds/acre Row spacing: 30 inches Previous crop: corn Irrigation: none Harvest date: October 5, 2001 |
Vitazyme application: Vitazyme at 20 oz/acre sprayed over the leaves and soil along with Roundup Ultra herbicide on June 12, 28 days after planting |
Soybean yield:
Control: 47.5 bu/acre
Soybean moisture: Control: 11.6 bu/acre Vitazyme: 11.2 (-0.4%)
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Fertilization: none |
Non-Replicated Study
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2002 |
Fisher, Minnesota |
Variety: GCS 320 5 RR Planting date: May 22, 2002 Seeding rate: 67 lb/acre Soil type: clay loam Harvest date: October 15 and 16, 2002 |
Vitazyme application: 13 oz/acre over all areas, applied by airplane, on June 27, 2002 |
Soybean yield:
Control: 41.96 bu/acre
Gross soybean income: Control: $241.69/acre Vitazyme: $258.97/acre (+$17.26/acre)
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Fertilization: Both treatments received a fertilizer blend, Treatment 1 a conventional blend and Treatment 2 a special blend based on a soil test and the Albrecht method. |
Replicated Study
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2003 |
Gladewater, Texas (Vital Earth Resources Research Greenhouse) |
Variety: unknown Planting date: March 13, 2003 Planting rate: 10 seeds/pot thinned to 3 plants/pot Soil type: Bowie very fine sandy loam Pot size: 1 gallon Harvest date: April 23, 2003, 41 days after planting |
Vitazyme application: Vitazyme was applied to the soil surface only of Treatment 2 on March 27 when the first true leaves were fully expanded. It was also applied (a spray of a 1% solution) to the leaves of the plants of Treatment 3 on March 27; most of the spray beaded on the cotyledons and in the midrib of the undersides of the leaves. Care was taken to avoid applying any product to the soil surface. |
Plant height:
Control: 36.8 cm Vitazyme on leaves: 39.4 cm* (+7%) *Significantly greater than the control at P=0.10 according to the Tukey-Kramer Test. LSD0.10=1.8 cm
Plant dry weight:
Control: 6.90 grams Vitazyme on leaves: 8.22 grams* (+19%) *Significantly greater than the control at P=0.10 according to the Tukey-Kramer Test. LSD0.10=0.69 grams
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Fertilization: All plants were given 0.5 g/pot at planting of a pelleted 21-7-12% N-P2O5-K2O, slow release fertilizer. This fertilizer gave an effective rate of 46 lb/acre of N, applied to the soil surface as a starter. |
Replicated Study
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Results |
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2003 |
Gladewater, Texas (Vital Earth Resources Research Greenhouse) |
Variety: unknown Planting date: December 30, 2002 Planting rate: 10 seeds/pot thinned to 3 plants/pot Soil type: Bowie very fine sandy loam Pot size: 1 gallon Replicates: five Harvest date: February 19, 2003, 52 days after planting |
Vitazyme application: Treatments 2, 4, and 6 received a soil application of 100 ml of a 0.01% Vitazyme solution after planting to the soil of the pot surfaces. This was equivalent to 2 liters/hectare, or about 25 oz/acre. |
Plant height*:
100% N: 53.2 cm (a)
(+54%) 50% N + Vitazyme: 48.7 cm (bc) (+41%) 50% N: 45.2 cm (c) (+31%) Vitazyme: 36.1 cm (d) (+4%) Control: 34.6 cm (d) *Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P=0.10, according to the Tukey-Kramer Test. LSD0.10 = 2.4 cm.
Pod number*: 100% N + Vitazyme: 25.2 (a) (+6,200%)
100% N: 18.6 (b)
(+4,550%) 50% N: 11.2 (c) (+2,700%) Vitazyme: 5.2 (d) (+1,200%) Control: 0.4 (e) *Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P=0.10, according to the Tukey-Kramer Test. LSD0.10 = 3.6.
Vitazyme effects on pod number*: Vitazyme added: 14.1 (a) (+40%) No Vitazyme: 10.2 (b) *Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P=0.10, according to the Tukey-Kramer Test. LSD0.10 = 3.7.
Plant dry weight*:
100% N: 10.80 grams (a)
(+113%) 50% N: 9.01 grams (a) (+78%) 50% N + Vitazyme: 8.92 grams (a) (+76%) Vitazyme: 5.58 grams (b) (+10%) Control: 5.06 grams (b) *Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P=0.10, according to the Tukey-Kramer Test. LSD0.10 = 1.17 grams.
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Fertilization: The 100% rate was 1.17 gram/pot of a 13-13-13% N-P2O5-K2O granular fertilizer, which also contained other elements (0.65% MG, 6.0% S, 0.02% B, 0.0006% Co, 0.06% Cu, 1.40% Fe, 0.06% Mn, 0.0006% Mo, and 0.06% Zn). This rate was equivalent to 50 lb/acre of actual N and was incorporated into the soil surface. The 50% rate of fertilizer was 0.58 grams/pot, giving 25 lb/acre of N, a common rate of starter for soybeans. |
Testimonial
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2004 |
Cecelia, Kentucky |
Variety: NK 39Q4 Planting date: May 5, 2003 Row spacing: drilled in 7.5 inch rows with a no-till planter Soil type: Crider silty clay loam |
Vitazyme application: 6 oz/acre of straight undiluted Vitazyme on the seeds in the planter box together with dry rhizobium inoculant; this gave very good seed contact for both the Vitazyme and the inoculant |
Comments: The treated seeds had emerged by May 9, four days after planting, despite cold soil temperatures, which was several days before the untreated beans. Vitazyme applied straight to seeds at planting stimulated soybean germination by a great degree over the untreated soybeans, despite cold soil temperatures, and resulted in higher bean yields despite a very dry growing season. The crop yielded 56.8 bu/acre in a dry year, higher than surrounding fields.
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Fertilization: unknown |
Replicated Study
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2004 |
Cedar Falls, Iowa (Agricultural Custom Research and Education Services) |
Variety: Pioneer 92M72 non-GMO Planting date: May 4, 2004 Seeding rate: 157,000 seeds/acre Soil type: Floyd loam Row spacing: 30 inches Previous crop: corn Tillage: conventional Harvest date: October 6, 2004 |
Vitazyme application: 13 oz/acre applied at planting on the seeds, and again on June 15 when the plants were 7 to 9 inches tall (3.5 trifoliates) |
Soybean yield:
Control: 48.2 bu/acre* *Average of three control treatments. *Significantly greater than the control according to the Student-Newman-Keuls Test.
Income increase: +$31.80/acre
Note: Other treatments included experimental products, alone and with Vitazyme. One product showed good synergism with Vitazyme.
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Fertilization: none |