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TULARE, CALIF. — (Feb. 8, 2005) — Farmers, university
researchers, and agricultural consultants from the Midwest
to the West Coast are reporting significant yield and quality
increases in crops treated with Stoller Crop Health Therapy
products.
- Recent studies conducted in California showed tomato
plants drip irrigated with Stoller Crop Health Therapy
products produced 30 percent to 60 percent more marketable
yield,
while maintaining the Brix level, than plants in control
plots. The treated tomato plants also showed an increase
in plant and root vigor with twice the root mass and double
the stem diameter than the control plants. The Woodland,
Calif. study, conducted by the independent research firm
Beem Consulting, included plots treated weekly with Stoller
Crop Health Therapy product Root Feed™ and the nutritional
product Harvest More™ Urea Mate. Beem studied root
development, plant growth, yields, and crop quality.
- In a trial
conducted at the University of Idaho in 2004, potato
crops drip-irrigated with Root Feed bi-weekly
produced
72 percent more tubers per hill than untreated
crops. In a separate trial, plants treated with Root Feed
also
produced
67 percent more No. 1-grade tubers per hill than
plants in the control plot.
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In trials conducted in October 2004 at a Texas A&M
University experiment station near Weslaco, Texas, melon
crops drip-irrigated
weekly with five gallons per acre of Root Feed produced
130 percent more crates of fruit than untreated plants.
The treated
crops also yielded 308 percent more marketable fruit weight
in the size categories of 9 to15. Further, the Root Feed-treated
plants produced sweeter fruits, as the Brix percentage
was almost 28 percent higher in the treated crop than the
untreated.
- The exploratory research conducted on four test
plots near Lubbock, Texas, cotton crops drip-irrigated
with one pint
of Sugar Mover once a week for six weeks beginning at
first bloom increased overall lint yield by an average
of 107 pounds
per acre compared with untreated crops. The treated crops
also yielded a return on investment $80 per acre higher
than untreated crops.
“Trial after trial, our research demonstrates that
Crop Healthy Therapy, when applied to crops as diverse as
tomatoes, potatoes,
melons, and cotton, results in significant increases in both
the quality and quantity of the yield,” explained Dr.
Albert Liptay, research director of StollerUSA.
“By supplying supporting nutrients and other hormone co-factors during
the appropriate plant growth stages, Crop Health Therapy helps crops maintain
appropriate hormone balance inside the plant during the different stages of growth.
This allows the roots to thrive, resulting in healthier plants better able to
withstand stress and reach their full genetic potential,” said Liptay.
StollerUSA manufactures and markets Crop Health Therapy
products designed for a plant’s specific needs throughout the four stages of plant growth: germination,
vegetative growth, flowering, and maturity. # # #
In agribusiness for more than 30 years, Stoller USA markets
13 Crop Health Therapy products to help growers increase
crop yield and quality. StollerUSA,
headquartered
in Houston, is actively researching and developing Crop Health Therapy products
in more than 50 countries. For more information about StollerUSA, visit www.StollerUSA.com. |
