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Croplife Trial Program Croplife trials compare: • Health • Disease threshold • Production between: • Crops using conventional methods and chemicals • Crops using nutrient foliar spray (Invigorator 2000) but no Croplife • Crops using nutrient foliar spray (Invigorator 2000) + Croplife • Crops using nutrient foliar spray (Invigorator 2000) + Croplife + Calcium
Results: Croplife assists plants to increase nutrient uptake with a corresponding improvement in plant health, increased protein levels in produce, increased production, reduction in disease pressure and chemical use.
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Nitrogen 10.00% Phosphorus 8.50% Potassium 8.20% Calcium 200 ppm Magnesium 200 ppm Sodium 650 ppm Sulfur 3500 ppm Iron 850 ppm Manganese 370 ppm Zinc 140 ppm Copper 350 ppm Boron 150 ppm Cobalt 5 ppm Molybdenum 10 ppm
Typical analysis of Invigorator foliar spray used in trials
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CROPLIFE NUTRIENT SYNERGISTCROPLIFE NUTRIENT SYNERGIST VEGETABLE FARM
TIFFIN, OHIO
Comparison Between Three Vegetable Plots
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Trial Purpose
• To determine the compatibility of combining Croplife with a food grade foliar nutrient (Invigorator 2000)
• Monitor the effects of the combination on: –Plant Vigor –Plant Health –Pest & Disease Pressure –Crop yields
• Compare economics of use with conventional methods
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FARM LAYOUT VEGETABLE FARM OHIO
ALL TOMATO VARIETIES AND PLANTING DATES THE SAME ON ALL 3 PLOTS
GARDEN PLOT
TOMATOES, PEPPERS, MELONS
4 Acres mixed, tomatoes, peppers and melons. Treated with limestone, Croplife
and Invigorator 2000 only.
GARDEN PLOT
PEPPER FIELD 5 Acres of Peppers treated with
Croplife and Invigorator 2000 only.
House & sheds
CONVENTIONAL PLOT
Staked Tomato field (30+ acres) Full use of conventional
fertilisers, insecticides, fungicides.
This section of farm rented from by large commercial grower
Semi - Conventional Plot
JOHN’S FIELD Staked tomato field (10 acres)
Treated with Croplife & Invigorator 2000. Spray applied four (4) times with limited amount
of commercial fertilizer.
4 – 5 fewer fungicide sprays than adjoining Conventional Plot just
15 feet away.
FIELDS SEPARATED BY 3 METRE LANE
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TOMATOES – GARDEN PLOT
Healthy Crop
Note lack of disease pressure at
base.
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Peppers – Garden Plot
Healthy Fully Laden Plants
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HARVEST - GARDEN PLOT
Note size and quality of Peppers AFTER First
grade crop had been removed.
Fully laden Protein rich
Tomatoes and Cucumbers
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POST HARVEST - GARDEN PLOT
This unexpected yield increase necessitated a final picking even when plant was finished. The size and quality of tomatoes was even more astonishing considering this plot received no water for final 3 weeks of maturing in hot conditions.
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00.5
11.5
22.5
33.5
N Ca Mg P K
TISSUE ANALYSIS
Conventional John's Garden
10.37%
14.50%
20.50%
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
Protein
PROTEIN LEVELS
Conventional John's Garden
TISSUE & PROTEIN ANALYSIS
See table next page
Random Samples Taken, Dried and
Tested
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Conventional Plot
Johns Plot Invigorator 2000,
Croplife, Traditional insect, weed & Fungal
control
% Over
Conventional Plot
Garden Plot Invigorator 2000,
Croplife
% Over
Conventional Plot
PROTEIN 10.37% 14.5% +40% 20.50% +98%
* NITROGEN 1.66% 2.32% +40% 3.28% +98%
MAGNESIUM 0.15% 0.14% -7% 0.27% +80%
* PHOSPHORUS 0.58% 0.48% -17% 0.72% +24%
* POTASSIUM 2.66% 2.37% -11% 2.93% +10%
IRON 80ppm 76ppm -5% 97ppm +21%
MANGANESE 18ppm 18ppm 0% 22ppm +22%
COPPER 9ppm 10ppm +11% 11ppm +22%
ZINC 31ppm 33ppm +6% 42ppm +35%
BORON 12ppm 17ppm +42% 18ppm +50%
SULFUR 0.14% 0.11% -21% 0.19% +36%
TISSUE ANALYSIS
Garden Plot - Maturity 5 days earlier * Major nutrient contributors to plant health
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SUMMARY
• Improved plant health and vigor • Reduced Pest & Disease pressure • Reduction in chemical usage • Reduction in chemical costs • More profit
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Other Crops
Pears Strawberries
Wheat Soybean
Hay Flowers Grapes
Golf course grass
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PEARS
Fully laden pear trees sprayed with Croplife and Invigorator 2000—Manjimup Western Australia
9 tonne better yield per hectare than any other crop since records were first kept 25 years ago
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PEARS
Record pear crop Manjimup Western Australia
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STRAWBERRIES
Healthy strawberries Unlike many large strawberries those shown on
left are full texture and full flavor
Results This farmers yield increased by 25%. Chemical usage reduced to only spraying for two spotted mite. Two and a half weeks earlier to market than section of crop not treated with Croplife and Invigorator 2000.
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Croplife Winter Wheat Trial
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Effects of adding Croplife & Invigorator 2000 to a typical wheat
crop (USA)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Yield
Invigorator 2000 - 28 litres per ha
Invigorator 2000 - 28 litres/ha plus145mls Croplife/ha
+ 24% - 33.75 more bushel per hectare Croplife outlay A$37.00 per hectare Gross return @ A$6.25/bushel - A$211.00 per hectare Net return A$174 per hectare
Bushels/ Acre
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SOYBEANS
404244464850
Check Plot 1 Plot 2 Plot 3
YIELD
Bushels/ Acre
Check: 9.5 litres/ hectare Invigorator 2000 applied 3 times in June, July, and August Plot 1: Check plus 145mls/ hectare Croplife in June spray only Plot 2: Check plus 145mls/ hectare Croplife June and August spray Plot 3: Check plus 145mls/ hectare Croplife August spray only
Conclusion One treatment of Croplife early in the season increased production by 11% (12.5 bushels/ha). Croplife outlay A$37.00 per hectare Gross return @ A$9.50/bushel - A$119.00 per hectare Net return A$82 per hectare
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145mls Croplife/ hectare added to typical (7. 5 litres) forage spray of Invigorator 2000
Hay Demonstration
Third cutting alfalfa/ grass hay
* Yield increase noted but not measured
Crude Protein
Digestible protein
ADF Acid Detergent
Fibre
TDN Total Digestible
Nutrients
Phosphorus Potassium/ Calcium
Invigorator 2000 20.7 13.5 33.1 63.0 0.29 1.71 / 1.38 Invigorator 2000/Croplife *
23.0 14.9 31.1 65.0 0.32 1.86 / 1.36
Percentage Change +11% +11% -6% +3% +10% +9% / -1%
No significant percentage difference between samples in Calcium, Magnesium and moisture
ADF Acid Detergent Fibre: The lower figure the more beneficial the feed is for animals
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FLOWERS
Invigorator 2000 only Croplife/Invigorator 2000
Invigorator 2000 and Croplife
Invigorator 2000 only
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Grapes Croplife/Invigorator 2000 reduces the susceptibility of grapes to fungus and
insect attack
See Michigan State University Botrytis trial data next page
Downey mildew infected grapes Powdery mildew infected grapes
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Michigan State University Trial - Botrytis Bunch Rot on Grapes
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GRAPE (Vins interspecific hybrid ‘Vignoles’) A.M.C. Schilder, J.M. Gillett, and R.W. Sysak Botrytis bunch rot; Botrytis cincrea Department of Botany and Plant Pathology Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 EVALUATION OF FUNGICIDES FOR BOTRYTIS BUNCH ROT CONTROL IN GRAPES, 2000: The experiment was conducted in a mature vineyard of Vitis Interspecific hybrid ’Vignoles’ in Leland MI. Vines were spaced at 6 x 10 ft and were cordon trained on a 2-wire trellis and hand-pruned. Treatments were applied to 3-vine plots and were replicated 4 times in a randomized complete block design. Sprays were applied with a Model T CO2 backpack sprayer equipped with a single XR TeeJet 8002VS nozzle, at a volume of 50 gpa and pressure of 40 psi. Sprays were applied at 3– to 4-week intervals. Spray dates and approximate phenological stages were as follows: 24 Jul (pre-bunch closing), 16 Aug (pre-veralson), 13 Sep (post-veralson), 3 Oct (pre-harvest). Disease was assessed on the center vine of each plot on 11 Oct, the day of harvest. The grapes were harvested at 18.7o Brix. Disease incidence (% clusters with at least one infected berry) and severity (% cluster area infected on diseased clusters only) were visually estimated by selecting 20 randomly selected clusters per plot. Rainfall for May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, and Oct was 2.94, 1.97, 1.24, 1.84, 7.19 and 1,25 in., respectively. Disease pressure was moderate. During bloom and early fruit development, mostly cool and dry conditions prevailed. All treatments reduced disease incidence, expect Rovral which was not significantly different from the untreated control. This may indicate the presence of iprodione-resistent strains of Botrytis cinerea at this site. While most treatments provided statistically similar control, the highest numerical reduction was obtained with the Vangard/Flint/Vangard/Flint program. Control achieved by 2 sprays of Vangard was not statistically different from the Flint/Vangard/Flint/Vangard program with similarly timed Vangard sprays, suggesting that Flint provides no additional control of the disease in this case. Disease severity on infected clusters was low to moderate and was not significantly affected by treatment.
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Botrytis on cluster Treatment, rate/A Spray timing Incidence(%) Severity (%) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Untreated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.5 a1 15.3 as2 Rovral 50WP, 1.5 lb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2, 3, 4 37.5 ab 12.3 Vangard WG, 10 oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 4 26.3 bc 10.0 Milsana, 1% v/v . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2, 3, 4 25.0 bcd 8.0 QRD 132, 8 lb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2, 3, 4 25.0 bcd 10.5 Flint 50WG, 2 oz 1, Vangard 75 WG, 10 oz 2, Flint 50 WG, 2 oz 3, Vangard 75 WG, 10 oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 22.5 bcd 3.3 Switch 62.5WG, 10 oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 4 21.3 bcd 10.3 Scala 400SC, 27 fl oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2, 3, 4 15.0 cd 14.3 Elevate 50WG, 1 lb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2, 3, 4 13.8 cd 7.0 Croplife, 4 oz - Plant Food, 2 gal . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2, 3, 4 11.3 cd 7.0 Vangard 75WG, 10 oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Flint 50WG, 2 oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Vangard 75WG, 10 oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Flint 50WG, 2 oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5.0 d 6.5 __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Spray dates and approximate phenological stages for designated spray applications: 1 - 24 Jul (pre-bunch closing), 2 - 16 Aug (pre-veralson), 3 - 15 Sep (post-veralson), 1 - 3 Oct (pre-harvest). 2 Coleman means followed by the same letter are not significantly different according to Fisher’s L5D test (P6 0.05); as - no significant differences between treatment
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GNS = Invigorator 2000
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GNS = Invigorator 2000
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