CoteN™ Mix to increase wheat yield by +20%

The winter season of 2016-2017 was quite dry in Spain. A trial that that was conducted by Haifa Iberia compared different fertilization treatments in winter wheat. The comparison was between fertilization with:

1. Conventional granular fertilizer

2. Chicken manure

3. Haifa CoteN™ CRF

Trial setup

The trial was carried out in Villanueva de la Torre (Guadalajara), Spain.
Irrigation: rain-fed (semi-dry year)

Treatments

Treatment	Fertilizer	Application rate (kg/ha)	timing	Cost of fertilizers (€/ha)
Haifa Control Release Fertilizer	CoteN™ Mix 22-7-6 (2m)( 50% coated N)	320	17^th Nov 16	150
Conventional granular	12-24-12 Nitrosulfato 26	300 180	17^th Nov 16 28^th Feb 17	156
Chicken manure	Chicken manure	3,000	20^th Aug 16	150

Yield results

+20% grain yield with Haifa's CoteN™ Mix

Conclusions

Soil fertilization of winter wheat with CoteN™ Mix controlled release fertilizer increases grain yield. With reduced application rates and only single application per season, the cost of fertilization was similar to conventional methods. Thus, CoteN™ increased the grower's net income.

About Haifa CoteN™

CoteN™ is Haifa's polymer coated Urea, set for 2 or 4 months longevity (@21C). CoteN™ is perfect crops with special emphasis on N management in the soil, such arable crops. CoteN™ is part of Haifa's Multicote™ range of Controlled Release Fertilizer (CRF), developed by Haifa Group. An accurate fertilizer release over time, governed only by soil temperature, make CoteN™ a precise and reliable N source for the crops.