| Vitazyme Field Trial Results: 1995-Present Sweet Corn |
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Cultural System |
Vitazyme/Fertilization |
Results |
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1999 |
Crossville, Tennessee (The University of Tennessee) |
Variety: Silver King Planting date: May 25, 1999 Soil preparation: conventional tillage Row spacing: 30 inches Harvest date: August 16, 1999 Replications: four |
Vitazyme application: Seeds for Vitazyme plots were soaked in a 5% Vitazyme solution for one hour, and air dried before planting. Vitazyme was foliar sprayed twice at 13 oz/acre, on July 6 and July 19. |
Marketable ears (comparisons at the same N level): 40 lb N: 3.6 tons/acre 80 lb N: 3.8 tons/acre 160 lb N: 3.7 tons/acre 40 lb N + Vitazyme: 4.0 tons/acre (+11%) 80 lb N+ Vitazyme: 4.9 tons/acre (+29%)
160 lb N + Vitazyme: 3.4 tons/acre Marketable ear weight: 40 lb N: 9.1 oz/ear 80 lb N: 9.2 oz/ear 160 lb N: 9.0 oz/ear 40 lb N + Vitazyme: 9.3 oz/ear 80 lb N + Vitazyme: 9.0 oz/ear 160 lb N + Vitazyme: 9.0 oz/ear
Plant height: 40 lb N: 66.8 in 80 lb N: 71.8 in* 160 lb N: 70.2 in 40 lb N + Vitazyme: 68.8 in 80 lb N + Vitazyme: 73.0 in* 160 lb N + Vitazyme: 68.8 in *Significantly greater than the control at P=0.05.
Cull ears: 40 lb N: 1.1 tons/acre 80 lb N: 0.9 tons/acre 160 lb N: 1.5 tons/acre 40 lb N + Vitazyme: 1.5 tons/acre 80 lb N + Vitazyme: 1.0 tons/acre 160 lb N + Vitazyme: 1.2 tons/acre
Stalk diameter: 40 lb N: 0.72 in 80 lb N: 0.80 in 160 lb N: 0.81 in 40 lb N + Vitazyme: 0.80 in 80 lb N + Vitazyme: 0.80 in 160 lb N + Vitazyme: 0.82 in
Plants per plot (40 ft): 40 lb N: 50 80 lb N: 59 160 lb N: 57 40 lb N + Vitazyme: 59 80 lb N + Vitazyme: 60 160 lb N + Vitazyme: 58 
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Fertilization: 100 lb/acre of P2O5 and K2O broadcast over all plots before final disking; 40, 80, and 160 lb of N/acre broadcast on appropriate plots before disking |
Non-Replicated Study - Organic
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Date |
Location |
Cultural System |
Vitazyme/Fertilization |
Results |
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1999 |
Penn Yan, New York |
Variety: Ice Queen (SH2) Planting date: June 2, 1999 Seeding rate: 20,000 seeds/acre Row spacing: 1.6 meters Soil type: Honeoye fine sandy loam Harvest date: August 27, 1999 |
Vitazyme and fish applications: Vitazyme at 13 oz/acre was foliar applied to Treatments 4 and 5 on July 7, about 35 days after planting. Liquified fish at 2 qt/acre was applied to Treatments 2, 4, and 5 at the same time and with Vitazyme in the foliar spray, while a homeopathic treatment at 2 oz/acre was added to the fish and Vitazyme of Treatment 5 on the same date. |
Sweet corn yield:
Control: 9,905 lb/acre Income increase: +$487.87/acre
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Fertilization: A 1,000 lb/acre application of chicken manure (quite salty), with a 1-4-3% N-P2O5-K2O analysis, was made on the alfalfa field in August of 1998. The field was treated with 350 lb/acre of a custom blended Fertrell product having 4-4-4% N-P2O5-K2O, comprised of one-third gypsum and two-thirds compost and various minerals, especially zinc and boron. The alfalfa regrowth and fertilizers were then plowed down on May 3, 1999. |
Non-Replicated Study
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Location |
Cultural System |
Vitazyme/Fertilization |
Results |
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2001 |
Albion, New York |
Variety: Bonus Planting date: June 28, 2001 Seeding rate: 18,000 seeds/acre Row spacing: 30 inches Soil type: unknown Previous crop: field corn Harvest date: October 14, 2001 |
Vitazyme application: 13 oz/acre preplant incorporated with the Vitazyme and the herbicide |
Sweet corn yield:
Control: 6.5 tons/acre Income increase: +$20.00/acre
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Fertilization: 200 lb/acre of 11-22-22% N-P2O5-K2O + Zn + B at planting; 125 lb/acre N (as a 32% N solution) preplant incorporated with the Vitazyme and the herbicide |
Replicated Study
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Date |
Location |
Cultural System |
Vitazyme/Fertilization |
Results |
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2001 |
Batavia, New York (New York Crop Research Facility, Cornell University) |
Variety: Bonus Planting date: June 4, 2001 Row spacing: 30 inches In-row spacing: 9 inches Harvest date: August 31, 2001 Replications: four |
Vitazyme application: (1) 13 oz/acre sprayed over the soil after emergence on July 6, and (2) again before tasseling on July 30; other products were added according to supplier recommendations. |
Plant population: Vitazyme: 22,059 plants/acre (+7%) Harpin protein seed treatment: 20,753 plants/acre Messenger: 20,317 plants/acre ACA: 20,535 plants/acre Asset RS: 21,769 plants/acre Auxigrow: 21,115 plants/acre K-Mag: 21,333 plants/acre
Control: 20,535 plants/acre Sweet corn yield: Vitazyme: 4.55 tons/acre (+5%) Harpin protein seed treatment: 3.75 tons/acre Messenger: 3.80 tons/acre ACA: 3.43 tons/acre Asset RS: 3.77 tons/acre Auxigrow: 3.65 tons/acre K-Mag: 4.06 tons/acre Control: 4.35 tons/acre
Ears per acre: Vitazyme: 13,854 (+0.5%) Harpin protein seed treatment: 12,190 Messenger: 12,118 ACA: 12,190 Asset RS: 12,263 Auxigrow: 12,263 K-Mag: 12,698 Control: 13,787
Cob weight, 35 ears: Vitazyme: 22.96 lb (+4%) Harpin protein seed treatment: 21.53 lb Messenger: 21.92 lb ACA: 19.70 lb Asset RS: 21.51 lb Auxigrow: 20.83 lb K-Mag: 22.35 lb Control: 22.08 lb
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Fertilization: All areas received 250 lb/acre of a 15-15-15% N-P2O5-K2O dry formulation banded along the seed row at planting. On July 10, 100 lb/acre of N was applied. |
Replicated Study
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Date |
Location |
Cultural System |
Vitazyme/Fertilization |
Results |
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2001 |
Mississippi State, Mississippi (Mississippi State University) |
Variety: unknown Planting date: April 10, 2001 Replications: four |
Vitazyme/Trichoderma application: (2) Seeds were soaked with Vitazyme (10%) for five minutes, and then dried: (3) for Tricoderma harzianum, strain T-22 (1 oz/gallon of soluble powder), seeds were also soaked for 5 minutes and dried; (4) Treatment 4 received Vitazyme that had been autoclaved at 15 lb/in2 for 15 minutes at 121 C. |
Emerged plants (14 days after planting): 1. Control: 81.0 (a) 2. Vitazyme: 74.0 (a) 3. T-22: 80.2 (a) 4. Vitazyme (autoclaved) + T-22: 82.8 (a) (+2%) *Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P=0.05, according to the Student-Newman-Keuls Test. LSD0.05=14.8. Results of this study showed considerable plot-to-plot variation and no significant differences among treatments means for unknown reasons.
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Fertilization: none |
Non-Replicated Study
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Cultural System |
Vitazyme/Fertilization |
Results |
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2001 |
Norfolk, Nebraska |
Variety: proprietary Planting date: unknown Soil type: sandy loam Irrigation: center pivot |
Vitazyme application: 13 oz/acre with the herbicide at planting time (on the soil surface); 13 oz/acre later after emergence |
Leaf chlorophyll: Control: 52.1 SPAD units Vitazyme: 53.8 SPAD units (+1.7 SPAD units) Yield results could not be collected., but there was considerably better root growth, larger ears, and less root and stalk rot with the Vitazyme treatment.
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Fertilization: 5-20-20% N-P2O5-K2O + minerals (S, Mg, B, Zn, Mn, Cu) dry, preplant banded on either side of the rows; liquid starter; N applied periodically through the sprinkler system |
Replicated Study
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Location |
Cultural System |
Vitazyme/Fertilization |
Results |
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2003 |
Batavia, New York (A.C.D.S. Research, New York Crop Research Facility) |
Variety: Sure Gold Super Sweet Planting date: June 24, 2003 Soil type: Cazenovia silt loam Tillage: conventional Seeding rate: 19,900 seeds/acre (drilled) Planting depth: 1.5 inches Harvest date: September 20, 2003, 92 days after planting Replications: four |
Vitazyme application: A starter treatment of 13 oz/acre was applied on the seeds at planting |
Husked ear yield, lb/plot*: 1. Control: 3.50 (a) 2. Water only in-furrow: 19.65 (a) Average of Treatments 1, 2, and 3 3. Water only 2x2: 4. Vitazyme: 20.54 (a) (+5%) 5. Vitazyme + 6-24-6: 19.49 (a) 6. 6-24-6: 19.19 (a) 7. Stimulate: 18.13 (a) 8. Stimulate + 9-18-3: 18.38 (a) 9. 9-18-3: 18.41 (a) 10. Fertiactyl GZ: 19.70 (a) 11. 10-34-0: 18.34 (a) 12. 7-17-3: 19.69 (a) *Forty feet of the two inside rows were shucked by hand and weighed. Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P=0.05 according to Bartlett's Test. Despite no added nutrients, Vitazyme alone outyielded (though not significantly) all but one fertility treatment by making soil nutrients more available.
Increase in unhusked ear yield with Vitazyme alone: +6%
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Fertilization: All starter fertilizers and biostimulant products were applied at the rates prescribed by the manufacturer, and either on the seeds or in a 2 x 2 placement (inches beside and below the seeds). |
Non-Replicated Study
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Cultural System |
Vitazyme/Fertilization |
Results |
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2003 |
Byron, New York (A.C.D.S. Research, New York Crop Research Facility) |
Variety: Sure Gold Super Sweet Planting date: June 28, 2003 Soil type: Galen very fine sandy loam Tillage: conventional Planting depth: 1.5 inches Row spacing: 30 inches Seeding rate: 19,900 seeds/acre (drilled) Harvest date: September 29, 2003 Replications: four |
Vitazyme application: 13 oz/acre on the seeds at planting |
Plant height at 28 days*: Control: 7.63 in Vitazyme: 7.98 in (+5%) *15 plants from each plot, measured and averaged.
Ear yield*: Control: 4.87 tons/acre Vitazyme: 5.54 tons/acre (+14%) *Yields are adjusted to 72% moisture.
Ears per 40 feet of row: Control: 68.0 Vitazyme: 69.0 (+2%)
Ear weight per 40 feet of row: Control: 51.90 lb Vitazyme: 55.60 lb (+7%)
Bare ear weight per 40 feet of row: Control: 36.05 lb Vitazyme: 38.05 lb (+7%)
Husk weight per ear: Control: 0.23 lb Vitazyme: 0.25 lb (+9%)
Ear weight: Control: 0.53 lb Vitazyme: 0.56 lb (+6%)
Ear length: Control: 7.36 in Vitazyme: 7.51 in (+2%)
Filled ear length: Control: 6.95 in Vitazyme: 7.28 in (+5%)
Unfilled ear length*: Control: 0.41 in Vitazyme: 0.23 in (-44%) *The blank space of unfilled kernels of 4 above, determined by subtracting 5 from 4. Vitazyme treated corn produced a higher yield of bigger, heavier ears that had many fewer unfilled kernels.
Income increase: +$33.38/acre
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Fertilization: Both areas received 300 lb/acre of 15-15-15% N-P2O5-K2O, side-dressed on July 21. |