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NEW DATA SETS UMOSTART APARTUmostart Super Zn - 11 - 48 - 0 + 1% Zinc

Applyingawellformulatedmicrogranularfertiliseratdrillinghasbeenshowntogiveimportantbenefitsatestablishmentandthroughoutthelifeofthecrop.• Umostartisamicrogranule-5gmscontains25000granulescomparedto200granulesinDAP,MAP,Maximaizeetc

• ThephosphateinUmostartisderivedfromMAPwhichconfersexcellentplantsafety,allowingtheproducttobeplacednexttotheseed.Thisencouragestheearlyrootgrowthandestablishmentthatareessentialforgoodmaizecrops.

• Themicrogranulesallowphosphatetobeabsorbedingreateramountsbytheplantinthefirst60dayswhichisthecriticalperiodforgoodestablishment.Acomparisonwithotherformsoffertiliserisshownbelow.

• Umostarthasanacidifyingeffectonthesoil;onhighpHsoilsthisreducesPlock-upandkeepsZnandothernutrientsavailabletotheplant.

Umostart = faster root growth and establishment and allows for quicker drilling

Evenatareducedapplicationrateof20kg/hacomparedtoDAPat125kg/ha,Umostarthelpspromotestrongerrootandshootgrowthduringthecrucial60-90dayestablishmentphase.Thisisduetoacombinationofthemicrogranularformulationincreasingphosphateavailability,theacidifyingeffectsandthezincpromotingstrongearlygrowthofrootsandleaves.

RecommendedapplicationratesApplyUmostartinabandwiththeseedatdrilling:

• LowPsoilsapply20-30kg/ha• HighPsoilsapply20kg/ha

%P ABSORPTION

P2O absorbed from (in kg/ha):TSP: 150SSP: 150UMO S Zinc 30

TRIPLE SPSIMPLE SPUMO.S Zn

10

8.9

10.510.1

8

8.5

9

9.5

10

10.5

11

Nil DAP125kg/ha

Umostart Maximaize

t/ha

MaizeDryYieldt/haMGA/NIAB/GRAINSEED replicated trialGaytonsite

62.5 kg/ha20 kg/ha

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