Rice cultivation: increased profitability with CoteN™

 

When comparing planting row using CoteN™ with Urea broadcasting, the CoteN™ treatment delivers a better benefit/cost ratio

   Description

Crop/Cultivar & Growing method

Rice/Taim cultivated under flooded irrigation

Area

144m2

Objectives

Evaluate CoteN™ (4) in rice cultivation

Haifa product + formula

CoteN™ (4) 42-00-00

Accomplish objectives

Yes

 

Report date  

July 2014

Haifa Staff in charge

Leonardo Lopes da Costa, Haifa South America

Methods and Materials

Experimental plan

Randomized blocks

Repetitions

8

Tratments

Treatment

Description

Application Timming

Application Method

Dosage

T0

No urea

-

-

-

T1

Urea

Before flooding

Broadcast

150Kg/ha

T2

CoteN™

Sowing

Planting row

90Kg/ha

 

Application methods

Planting row vs broadcast

Sowing/Transplanting date

14/11/2013

Harvest date

06/03/2014

Soil characteristics

-

Grower's current fertilization practice

Urea broadcast at 150Kg/ha before irrigation (flooding)

Irrigation method

Flooding

Climate conditions

-

 

Statistical analysis method

-

General results

Kg/ha → CoteN™ (8,100) > Urea (7,397) > T0 (7,309)

pl/m2 → T0 (284a) > CoteN (236b) > Urea (228b)

panicle/pl → CoteN™ (3a) > Urea (2ab) > T0 (2b)

g/1,000 grains →  all 24g


 –  The grain weight was the same for all treatments and the result came from the better tillering, a consequence of the higher amount of panicle per m2.

Worst treatment results and costs

T0 – zero (no cover-dressing) → Urea USD550/MT x 0.15MT + USD15 (coverdressing) = USD98/ha

Best treatment results and costs

CoteN™ → USD1700/MT x 0.09MT = USD155/ha

Net benefit of the best treatment ($/Ha)

CoteN™ → (8100Kg-7397Kg) x USD0.26/Kg = USD183 – (155-98) = USD55/ha

Conclusions

Summary

When comparing the final yield, the CoteN™ proved to be economically beneficial

Crop potential (Ha)

200,000 ha

 

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