Oilseed rape Bio-stimulant range boosts rape establishment T


rials suggest oilseed rape crops benefi t from improved root growth and greening follow- ing applications of natural amino-ac- id complex bio-stimulants.


Independent agronomist Helen


Baxter – who has used the bio-stimu- lant AminoA Flo on conventional oil- seed rape – says it improved root de- velopment, stem thickness and rapid early green leaf growth during estab- lishment. Ms Baxter says she applied AminoA Flo as part of her early spring manage- ment programme after a severe late winter frost damaged rape crops. “We have seen very fast recovery and excel- lent spring growth,” she said. Independent trials data supports the benefi ts of using bio-stimulants, says UK manufacturer AminoA. Rep- licated and on-going trials of the Class A fertiliser have returned further pos- itive results, it adds.


Andy Cheetham of Ceres Agri Ser- vices has several clients growing or- ganic oilseed rape this season. He plans to make amino acids a major part of in-


puts for the organic crops, and is using OF&G approved AminoA Gro. Mr Cheetham made two split appli-


cations of AminoA Gro totalling 2.5l/ha to a fi eld which was hammered with pigeons, stripping the leaves.”The crop recovered within a couple of weeks, with lots of new root growth,” he says. AminoA managing director Rich- ard Phillips says it is important to ap- ply AminoA Flo with a fungicide mix,


Trial sites included the oilseed rape plots at Cereals


particularly at petal fall. “We recommend keeping levels of Flo up to 2l/ha to extend the green leaf area for as long as possible – and get a good pod fi ll.” Yield improvements have been re-


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corded in replicated trials. Eurofi ns tri- al results from 2019 saw winter rape treated at the three-leaf stage return a yield increase of 0.38t/ha from a sin- gle autumn treatment.


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