Trials and case studies
Have a look through all the trials we have conducted around New Zealand with real farmers.
Turn thatch into an asset
Browntop thatch covers top soil choking out ryegrass and clover. Use ThatchBusta to convert thatch into humus and promote clover growth.
Digester Maize Grain Trial
In a two year Bay of Plenty maize trial, Digester increased grain yield by 12% in the first year and 8% in
the second year compared to the control.
Ambrosia Apple trial 2020
Trial Mycorrcin
Mycorrcin increased both tree height, trunk cross-sectional area and developed more feathered branches on a Johnny Appleseed Orchard in Havelock North.
Avocados
Technical sheet Mycorrcin
A Mycorrcin program was used on a newly established avocado orchard in Maungatapere, Northland. Trees were examined and analysed over a 12 month period.
Carrots
Trial Mycorrcin
A trial located on a 10 ha paddock in Ohakune, shows that Mycorrcin used on a commercial carrot crop can improve carrot yield, reduce rejects and increase profits.
Kumara
Trial Mycorrcin Organic Mycorrcin
Northland trials showed that Mycorrcin-treated kumara crops had a higher plant survival rate, higher kumara tuber weights and improved marketable kumara yield.
Vegetable seedlings
Trial Mycorrcin Organic Mycorrcin
Trials on broccoli, lettuce and cauliflower seedlings treated with Mycorrcin showed greater root development and bigger, sturdier and more uniform seedling size.
Kale
Trial Mycorrcin Biostart N
The trial focussed on the application of Mycorrcin and Biostart N on two kale crops sown on two commercial dairy farms in the Ashburton region, Canterbury.
Increase milk solids
Trial LactoPlus
In an independent trial conducted in Southland, 2004/2005 season across two farms it was found LactoPlus increased milk solids by 3–5%.
Vegetables, cover crops and general crop trash
BioStart Digester is a soil microbial stimulator that activates those beneficial, naturally occurring…