Foliar nutrition enhanced rice productivity in eastern China

Two foliar sprays of Multi-K increased yield by 1.5 MT per hectare

Crop/cultivar	Rice/ 91-17
Country / location	China / Shanghai area, eastern China
Objectives	Find the best conditions of spraying the crop with Multi-K
Haifa product tested	Multi-K
Application method	Foliar nutrition
Tested treatment	2 x Foliar spray Multi-K x 3% & 750 lit./Ha First - at Panicle initiation Second – after heading/flowering
Control treatment results	Yield = 12,930 Kg/Ha
Best treatment results	Yield = 14,340 Kg/Ha
Characteristics of best treatment	Yield increase: 1,410 Kg/Ha Grower’s revenue from yield: 157 US$/MT Cost of treatment (application + material) 23 US$/Ha
Net benefit of best treatment	198 US$/Ha
Benefit/Cost ratio	8.6
Conclusions	Local: significant yield increase with high B/C ratio
Reference	S. Peng & S&F Institute Shanghai AAS