Arable crops

8:1 ROI from Micronutrients on Oilseed

Once oilseed gets to stem extension it is time to think about micronutrients, this is to ensure there are fewer limiting factors to your crops’ growth this spring. Some micronutrients will have been lost from the soil due to winter rainfall, as well as fertility still recovering from last season’s excess rainfall. Therefore, a foliar application is the best way to ensure the crop has a sufficient supply of key micronutrients.

A simple way to apply all of oilseed’s key micronutrients is to use a multi-nutrient, crop-specific foliar product such as YaraVita BRASSITREL PRO. This mix contains Mg, Mn, Ca, B and Mo – vital micronutrients for this crop, particularly for the period of rapid growth in the coming weeks.

Yara conducts independently run trials each year and over a 6-year trial set the data has shown an average yield response of 0.3t/ha from a 3l/ha application of BRASSITREL PRO, in the spring. At current pricing, that’s an 8.6:1 return on investment.

An added benefit from making sure the crop has all the nutrients it requires is that a healthier plant is better able to cope with disease pressure, some of these nutrients have also been shown to decrease the incidence of disease. Think of it as a healthy animal not being as susceptible to illnesses compared to one that doesn’t have a sufficient diet, it is similar for plants.

Apply 3.0l/ha at stem extension to ensure your crop has all those key micronutrients, when added to your full nutrition strategy, to enable maximum nutrient use efficiency this spring.