RANDOLPH, IOWA (RFD News) — A new approach to nitrogen management is showing measurable results for some farmers, delivering nitrogen directly into the plant through foliar application. Tidal Grow® alignN® is designed to simplify nitrogen management by placing nutrients on and into the leaf.
Reported results include stronger in-season nitrogen response, average yield gains of more than seven bushels per acre and more than $18 per acre in net return.
Iowa agronomist Tate Denbeste and grower Isaac Fichter say they have seen those differences firsthand while using the approach in their fields.
“In my region, we saw a big difference in our post pass,” Denbeste said. “About a week after, we could see a line in the field where we treated. It was a darker green plant, and you could find stalks that were thicker.”
Denbeste said the increased greenness points to photosynthesis improving, which plays a key role in plant development. He added that thicker stalks can help crops better withstand wind events.
Fichter said he also noticed changes below ground.
“It looked like the root mass of the plant itself was larger,” Fighter explained. “We get a lot of wind out here, so if roots don’t go down deep, stuff will fall over and it’s harder to harvest. Having that bigger root mass is really important.”
More information is available at the Tidal Grow® alignN® website.
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