1. Basfoliar Kelp (Afrikelp) in Starter Treatment in Silage Maize (2)
Objective: Evaluate the effect of AfriKelp® under commercial conditions in maize for silage.
Who: Compo France
Where: Vitivista, France
Study Design: Controlled field studies, 6 trials
Variety: Maize
When: Summer 2011
+5.1%
No.
Treatment
Yield (t/ha) 1
Control
15,7 2
Basfoliar Kelp
(3l/ha at 4-5 leaf stage)
16,5
Conclusion:
As a result of 6 trials, the addition of
3 l Basfoliar Kelp per hectare
increased yield of silage corn on average
by 5.1 % compared to the standard treatment.