Corn
The benefits of Acadian Plant Health™ (APH™) seaweed extract on corn are well documented. APH™ seaweed extract applications enhance corn plants’ ability to manage environmental stress and result in more efficient water and nutrient use thanks to improved root development. Plants that grow strong root systems, take up more key nutrients, and tolerate stress well will yield to their full potential.
BENEFITS FOR CORN INCLUDE:
- Improved root growth and plant establishment
- Increased nutrient levels
- Enhanced abiotic stress resistance
- More rows around
- Better pollination
SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN, FIELD-TESTED SOLUTIONS
IMPROVED ROOT DEVELOPMENT
CORN DEMONSTRATION TRIAL
MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES
Corn treated with APH™ seaweed extract had visibly longer roots, more lateral roots and more small, absorptive roots. This trial site was challenged with too much precipitation, which caused nitrogen to wash away. The treated plants were greener, because larger roots enabled them to effectively capture more nitrogen.
IMPROVED NUTRIENT LEVELS
CORN TRIALS ‘GREAT LAKES HYBRID’
NORTH CAROLINA AND WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES
Nitrogen reduction was 30% in trial site 1 and 50% in trial site 2.
These corn trials demonstrate how APH™ seaweed extract helps your crop make the best possible use of available nitrogen. The addition of APH™ seaweed extract to both the standard fertility and reduced-nitrogen programs resulted in yield increases, likely due to the treated plants’ ability to uptake and use nitrogen more efficiently.
IMPROVED ABIOTIC STRESS RESISTANCE
CORN DEMONSTRATION TRIAL
ARIZONA, UNITED STATES
This trial location was in an extremely hot area in Yuma, Arizona. Even though the plants were watered, due to the temperature they could not keep up with water uptake to compensate for evapotranspiration. Note the water-stressed, curled leaves of the control plants. The treated plants appear less stressed.
INCREASED NUMBER OF ROWS
CORN DEMONSTRATION TRIAL
ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES
This picture shows a typical result of the effect of APH™ seaweed extract on corn development. The ears from treated plants have more kernels around and their kernels are deeper (larger). These improvements lead to higher yield.
CORN TRIAL ‘P3456H’
RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL
In addition to having more kernels around, ears from corn plants treated with APH™ seaweed extract are longer and show better pollination.
INCREASED YIELD
CORN TRIALS
VARIOUS LOCATIONS
In numerous demonstration and replicated trials on corn, APH™ seaweed extract consistently increased yield compared to the standard program. The average increase was up to 8.2%.