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2021 Soybean Culture Results in the Atlantic Pyrenees with SWT Products
Comparative tests on soybean cultivation
Results and testimony collected from Alain, Farmer in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)Introduction
Alain, a farmer in Cardesse (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) using SWT products for managing his vineyard and for his various crops, shares his experience with his soybean crop in 2021, on a former meadow covering an area of 5 ha. This plot has not received any fertilizer, manure or liming since 2009.
Products used:
SW Soil and SW Plants + SW Proteo
Mineral salts (dehydrated and partially de-sodiumed sea water), Boron, Potassium Sulfate, Molybdenum and Manganese.
Protocol:
- May 8: sowing on an old meadow plowed on the surface,
- Stage 3 leaves: Weeding, but without SW Soil which was forgotten,
- June 19: treatment with SW Sol , SW Plantes , SW Protéo , 1 liter of boron and potassium sulfate,
- July 16: second treatment with SW Plants , Mineral Salts, Molybdenum and Potassium Sulfate.
- Harvest: October 10, 2021.
July 16, 2021
The growth is not uniform and some plants are stunted. A treatment is carried out the same day with 1 liter of SW Sol, 100 g of SW Plants, 500 ml of SW Protéo, and 1 liter of boron in order to limit the growth of bindweed. Indeed, the presence of bindweed is a sign of a boron deficiency.
June 19, 2021
The effect of the first treatment is positive but Alain notices yellow leaves in some places and also brown spots on some. He thinks it is a lack of molybdenum and potassium. He regrets having only put 0.5 liters of SW Protéo. He then proceeds to the second treatment with per ha, 100 g of SW Plants, 100 g of Mineral Salts, 100 g of manganese, 1 liter of potassium and 1 liter of molybdenum/boron.
Monday July 19, 2021
That is, 3 days after the second treatment.
The effect of the second treatment on photosynthesis and protein synthesis was spectacular, despite the drought.
Growth is vigorous and uniform across the entire plot.
Testimony of Alain
"With a yield of 31 quintals, I estimate that for a management with only products authorized in organic farming (except weedkiller) and without any fertilizer, the result is very correct, especially since there was no nitrogen fertilization, no irrigation and we had a long period of drought. For 3 years, I have been using SWT products on all my crops and I find that the results obtained confirm the effectiveness of this system which for me is a path to pursue because it is very profitable and ecological. I think that forgetting SW Sol when weeding and underdosing SW Protéoplantes in the first treatment explain the uneven growth obtained at the start of cultivation. The molybdenum added in the second treatment was beneficial because it helped to fix nitrogen better. I was pleasantly surprised by the effects of the second treatment which allowed in just 3 days to obtain a homogeneity of the plot and a respectable yield without any disease".OUR PRODUCTS USED IN THIS REPORT
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