Case Study

Ag Input Testing

Replenish Nutrients wanted to analyze the effects of an ag input product, Rebuilder (0-17-0-12), and the effects on the soil microbiome of barley fields on a farm in Strathmore, Alberta, Canada. The ag input product is a regenerative fertilizer that contains a variety of nutrients sourced from rock phosphate, elemental sulfur, and compost.

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Results by the numbers

91%

INCREASE  IN THE PLANTS ABILITY TO TRANSPORT MANGANESE

 
500%

MORE PRODUCTION OF ABSCISIC ACID (ABA) COMPARED TO MAP

The Solution

Replenish Nutrients completed BeCrop® Trials to analyze the product's benefits on barley fields in Southern Alberta. The barley fields were divided into 4 sampling times: 3 treatment and 1 control (T0, T1, T2, T3) with 3 samples for each treatment.

Soil samples were taken before application and three times after application. The three treatments included a low (200 lbs/acre) and high (400 lbs/acre) of Rebuilder along with Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP) (100 lbs/acre). The remaining nutrients were provided by a typical fertilizer program for the crop and soil conditions. Water was applied using sprinkler irrigation.

BeCrop® Trials provided insight into functionality, hormone production, and stress adaption.

Results

Replenish Nutrients product, Rebuilder, had improved phytohormone production and stress adaption.

In both applications of Rebuilder, the product helped support the production potential of Gibberellin and Abscisic acid. In the low rate of Rebuilder, the product showed a potential increase for the plant to transport manganese and increased fungicidal agents. While the high rate of Rebuilder provided the potential to produce Cytokinin along with various insecticide agents.

Replenish Nutrients was able to demonstrate product performance, refine product application rate recommendations, and measure the effects of ag inputs on the soil microbiome of barley fields.

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