BASF and COFCO are pleased to announce that from summer 2019, a new range of granular urea products will be available to UK farmers. These products will be treated with BASF’s innovative urease inhibitor, Limus.
In the UK, losses of ammonia from granular urea fertiliser applications can be high. In a 3-year project run by ADAS (NT26), ammonia emissions from granular urea averaged 22%, based on 13 trials. In addition to the economic cost of lost nitrogen, there is also an environmental one as ammonia is an air pollutant and a key component of smog. Ammonia emissions for agriculture are currently being targeted by the UK government Clean Air Strategy. Limus protects granular urea from such losses, significantly reducing ammonia volatilisation, improving Nitrogen use efficiency and benefitting the environment.
Limus is a urease inhibitor. It temporarily inhibits urease enzymes in the soil from converting urea into ammonia – which causes the pH to raise and volatilisation to occur – until sufficient rain has fallen to buffer the pH spike. However, a broad range of organisms in the soil produce slightly different urease enzymes. Limus is the only urease inhibitor available with two active ingredients (NBPT & NPPT), enabling it to inhibit a wider range of urease enzymes and more effectively reduce ammonia losses than other urease inhibitors available. Limus also contains BASF patented polymer technology, enhancing its performance and ensuring a.i. stability on the urea granules for more than 12 months.
Limus brings a wide range of benefits to growers • Reduces ammonia emissions by up to 98% • Increases application timing flexibility • Improves yield by 5% vs urea*
• Delivers the same yield as ammonium nitrate • Outperforms all other urease inhibitors**
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r.davison@cofcointernational.com
*When compared at equivalent total active ingredient concentration **Based on performance vs unprotected urea/UAN (N=107 trials, range of crops - Source: BASF) and based on performance vs unprotected urea (N=6 trials, winter wheat, 260kg/ha N applied in 3 commercial timing splits, UK – Source: ADAS/BASF)
When it can be down here.
If you want to stop profi ts escaping, you start by choosing Limus® New to the UK market, Limus®
. protects urea-based
fertilisers, minimising nitrogen losses from volatilisation and ensuring optimal nitrogen is available for your crop.
• Outperforms all other urease inhibitors* • Reduces ammonia emissions by up to 98% • Improves yield by 5% compared to urea/UAN** • Delivers the same yield as ammonium nitrate • Increases application timing fl exibility
For an optimised supply of nitrogen to your crops, look out for Limus®
products this summer. To fi nd out more visit
agricentre.basf.co.uk/limus Limus®
Why is your nitrogen up here?
*When compared at equivalent total active ingredient concentration **Based on performance vs unprotected urea/UAN (N=107 trials, range of crops - Source: BASF) and based on performance vs unprotected urea (N=6 trials, winter wheat, 260kg/ha N applied in 3 commercial timing splits, UK – Source: ADAS/BASF) Limus is a Trade Mark of BASF.
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