Trial Type
Plant Health (Growth Regulators, Biologicals, etc.), High Yield
General Stats
Soil Stats
Methodology
DKC48-68RIB, a 98-day hybrid, was planted in 30-inch rows at 33,000 seeds/ac in Kingsbury Co. on May 4, 2023. During planting, Nutriquire was applied in-furrow at 32 oz/ac. The active ingredients were Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas putida, both at 1,000,000 cfu/mL. It also contained humic acids (derived from Leonardite) at 0.03%. The product is marketed to improve P and K uptake. Treatments were applied to 5 different strips that were each 40 ft. wide. Corn was harvested on October 8 & 9, 2023.
Results
Corn treated with Nutriquire in-furrow yielded 0.2 bu/ac higher than corn not treated with the product. This difference was less than 2.2 bu/ac, and therefore, not considered different at a 90% confidence level (Figure 1 & Table 1). Further testing of this product would be of interest, especially on soils with lower P and K levels.
