Date

Location

Cultural System

Vitazyme/Fertilization

Results

1997

Rushville, New York

Variety:  Pioneer 2548 winter wheat

Previous crop:  native sod

Planting date:  October 6, 1996

Planting rate:  2.9 bu/acre

Previous crop:  native sod

Harvest date:  July 20, 1997

Vitazyme application:  The Vitazyme treated portion of the field received 13 oz/acre injected with the fertilizer directly on the seed at planting.

Wheat yield:

Control: 66.33 bu/acre
Vitazyme: 68.45 bu/acre (+6%)

Income increase:

+$24.00/acre

Fertilization:  The control received 5.4 gal/acre of Nature's 9-18-9 plus 2.6 gal/acre of 0-0-30 (liquid) in the fall at planting, applied directly to the seeds.  The Vitazyme treatment received only 2.7 gal/acre (50%) of 9-18-9 plus 1.3 gal/acre of 0-0-30 and 0.5 gal/acre of sugar at planting.  In the spring, both treatments received 60 lb N/acre as a 32% liquid plus 1 lb/acre Solubor.

Date

Location

Cultural System

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Results

2000

Twin Falls, Idaho

Variety:  Stevens soft white winter wheat

Planting date:  October 9, 1999

Harvest date:  August 29, 2000

Vitazyme application:  26 oz/acre on the leaves and soil along with 1 pint/acre of 0-30-0

Wheat yield:

Control: 80.47 bu/acre
Vitazyme: 120.71 bu/acre (+50%)

Income increase:

+$72.43/acre

Fertilization:  10 tons/acre manure, 31 lb/acre N, and 39 lb/acre P₂O₅, the fall of 1999; 46 lb/acre N the spring of 2000

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Location

Cultural System

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Results

2002

southwestern England (Wells, Somerset County)

Variety:  feed wheat

Planting date:  October, 2001

Soil type:  clayey; high Ca, low Mg, low trace minerals

Harvest date:  August, 2002

Vitazyme application:  13 oz/acre (1 liter/ha) at the early flag leaf stage, towards the end of May

Comments:

Although the Vitazyme was applied very late in the growth cycle, the responses on these four English farms were excellent.  Comments of the researcher were as follows:

• The treated wheat responded immediately to the Vitazyme, results being visible within four days of application.

• The treated plants were better looking, bigger, and had less grain shriveling.

• It is a very easy-to-use product

• All of the farmers are very happy and impressed with Vitazyme.

• In one 70-acre block, he expected 1.0 to 1.5 tonnes/acre but after treatment actually harvested over 3.0 tonnes/acre.

Fertilization:  Typical applications were 160 to 180 lb N/acre, and 200 to 300 lb/acre of a 0-24-24% N-P₂O₅-K₂O fertilizer.

Date

Location

Cultural System

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Results

2002

Fisher, Minnesota

Variety:  Knudson hard red spring wheat

Planting date:  May 14, 2002

Seeding rate:  90 lb/acre

Soil type:  clay loam

Harvest date:  August 21, 2002

Vitazyme application:  13 oz/acre on the leaves and soil on June 17 by airplane, with a herbicide, for Treatments 2 and 3

Grain yield:

Control: 49.5 bu/acre
Vitazyme: 55.2 bu/acre (+12%)

Vitazyme + special fertilizer: 54.4 bu/acre (+10%)
 

Grain protein:

Control: 13.5%
Vitazyme: 13.8% (+0.3%)

Vitazyme + special fertilizer: 13.8% (+0.3%)

Grain income:

Control: 274.23/acre
Vitazyme: $305.81/acre (+$31.58)

Vitazyme + special fertilizer: $301.38/acre (+$27.15)

Fertilization:  Unknown for Treatments 1 and 2, but Treatment 3 had a special blend of fertilizer applied based upon a soil test and the Albrecht system of soil balancing

Date

Location

Cultural System

Vitazyme/Fertilization

Results

2002

Gladewater, Texas

(Vital Earth Resources Research Greenhouse)

Variety:  winter wheat

Planting date:  February 22, 2002

Seeding rate:  about 80 seeds/pot (0.5 tsp)

Soil type:  Bowie very fine sandy loam

Pot type:  1 gallon

Harvest date:  April 30, 2002, 67 days after planting.

Vitazyme application:  After planting on February 2, 50 ml of a 0.002% Vitazyme solution was applied to the soil surface of each pot for Treatment 2.  This application was equal to the amount of Vitazyme contained in the Southeast Mix* of Treatment 4.  By mistake, an additional application of Vitazyme was made to Treatment 4 so that the actual amount of active ingredients was twice that of Treatment 2.  Field and greenhouse trials, however, have demonstrated that a doubled rate of Vitazyme will not give a plant response that exceeds that of the usual rate.

*A sucrate carboxylate containing a simple carbohydrate binder, together with various minerals (Fe, 18.7%; Mn, 7.8%; Zn, 7.3%; Cu, 3.1%; B, 3.1%), with granules able to quickly break down in water to supply nutrients to plants.  Producer: American Minerals, Dunedin, Florida.

Plant height*:

Control: 10.9 cm (c)
Vitazyme: 12.5 cm (b)

Southeast Mix: 13.3 cm (ab)

Vitazyme + Southeast Mix: 13.9 cm (a) (+28%)
*Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P=0.10, according to the Student-Newman-Keuls Test.  LSD_0.10=6.2.

Dry weight*:

Control: 4.81 grams (b)
Vitazyme: 5.26 grams (ab)

Southeast Mix: 5.42 grams (a)

Vitazyme + Southeast Mix: 5.76 grams (a) (+20%)
*Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P=0.10, according to the Student-Newman-Keuls Test.  LSD_0.10=0.52 grams.

Weight per plant*:

Control: 0.0662 grams (b)
Vitazyme: 0.0687 grams (b)

Southeast Mix: 0.0693 grams (b)

Vitazyme + Southeast Mix: 0.0751 (a) (+20%)
*Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P=0.10, according to the Student-Newman-Keuls Test.  LSD_0.10=0.0057.

Fertilization:  Each pot received 0.23 gram per pot of (NH₄)₂SO₄ to equal a 100 lb/acre application, or 21 lb/acre of N and 20 lb/acre of S for a "starter" effect.

Date

Location

Cultural System

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Results

2002

Coolidge, Arizona

Variety:  a pastry wheat variety

Planting date:  unknown

Previous crop:  unknown

Soil type:  unknown

Harvest date:  the end of May

Vitazyme application:  13 oz/acre to the foliage at the beginning of grain fill

Grain yield:

Control: 3.025 tons/acre
Vitazyme: 3.715 tons/acre (+23%)
 

Bushel weight:

Control: 63.3 lb/bu
Vitazyme: 63.7 lb/bu (+0.4 lb/bu)

Grain protein:

Control: 13.31 %
Vitazyme: 13.50% (+0.19 percentage point)

Crop income:

Control: $453.75/acre
Vitazyme: $557.25/acre (+$103.50/acre)

Fertilization:  400 lb/acre N plus other inputs over all areas.  At the beginning of grain filling the control area received a foliar application of 4 lb/acre of urea, 14 oz/acre of phosphorus, 36 oz/acre of ViGorator, 1.5 oz/acre of cobalt, 0.75 oz/acre of Xcite, and 0.8 oz/acre of silica.  The Vitazyme treated area received Vitazyme plus 4 lb/acre of urea, 14 oz/acre of phosphorus, 18 oz/acre of ViGorator, 8 oz/acre of sulfur, and 1.5 oz/acre of silica.

Date

Location

Cultural System

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Results

2003

Sharon Springs, Kansas

Variety:  Jagger

Planting date:  September 20, 2002

Planting rate:  120 lb/acre

Previous crop:  corn

Soil type:  Keith sandy clay loam

Harvest date:  July 20 to 25, 2003

Vitazyme application:  13 oz/acre applied with the 28% N solution on January 20, 2003

Grain yield:

Control: 83 bu/acre
Vitazyme: 116 bu/acre (+40%)

Income increase:

+$102.30/acre

Cost:Benefit ratio:

25.6:1

Fertilization:  18 lb/acre of N as a 28% ammonia solution on about January 20, 2003, when the wheat was all germinated.  Total available N: about 60 to 70 lb/acre due to residual N from a failed corn crop in 2002.