Easy to use pesticide/fungicide delivery system
Azteroid is a fungicide and, using the Allosperse delivery system, the company claims it can increase yields.
“Corn yields in 2015 and 2016 saw an average increase of almost six bu/acre. About 80 percent of the 24 fields in the program had a yield bump with in-furrow AZteroid FC application,” says Dr. Darren Anderson, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Communications Officer, Vive Crop Protection.
“The Allosperse delivery system in AZteroid FC is the key; it allows the fungicide to be compatible with salty liquid fertilizers. Most in-furrow pesticides are not compatible with starter fertilizers and often plug the application equipment. Allosperse has solved this problem,” says Anderson.
One farmer was quoted discussing the ease of use stating, “We found it very easy to use. There weren’t any clogging or residue issues in our nozzles and it’s easy to use in the tanks. It has been a positive experience,” says Ken Koehler, an Iowa corn grower.
According to Anderson both products mix uniformly with liquid fertilizers to be applied at planting, helping to get seedlings off to a healthy start. Both are approved for key crops in the U.S. Midwest, including corn, soybeans and potatoes. AZteroid FC is also approved for use on sugar beet, cotton and peanut crops.
The field results have been positive in other crops using AZteroid FC to start their season. “In a sugar beet trial, conducted at North Dakota State University, when AZteroid FC was applied with starter fertilizer, crops out- yielded fungicide seed treatment by 1.5 tons/acre. AZteroid FC in-furrow, on top of seed treatment with an early-season banded application, out-yielded seed treatment alone by 4.5 tons/acre,” says Anderson. AZteroid FC in seven potato trials saw increases of 24 cwt/acre on average.
source: farmforum.net
