How to optimize wheat yield

Grai

n

Yield Vegetative Growth # kernels per head

Emergence

# plants per unit area

Reproductive # and size of kernels

Impact of Stress on Wheat Yield

50

Genetic YieldPotential

Poor Standsand Seedling

Disease

WeedCompetition

NutrientDeficiency

Foliar Disease InsectPressure

Average Yield

Our focus for today…. Simple, cost-effective Wolf Trax strategies to

help your wheat crop manage stress

ENSURE RAPID, EARLY AND EVEN EMERGENCE

Strategy #1

Reality #1: Young seedlings are most vulnerable at planting and

through the winter

Young seedling stress

• Excessive moisture or drought = slow seedling growth and limited nutrient availability

• To preserve yield potential, seedlings have to overcome the disadvantages of early stresses

PROTINUS Seed Nutrition

• Patented, safe seed-applied fertilizer • Zinc, Manganese, Iron

• With PROTINUS, nutrients are available as soon

as the seed germinates

= Plants emerge more rapidly and evenly

Rapid, even emergence

PROTINUS-treated seed withstood tough growing

conditions better than the check in this wheat field.

Stronger seedlings, more developed roots

PROTINUS-treated wheat seed emerged more quickly and evenly compared to

the check in this wheat field. Franklin KY, 2012

REVISIT YOUR CROP’S NUTRIENT NEEDS CONSIDER HOW MICRONUTRIENTS CAN IMPROVE GROWTH & GRAIN FILL

Strategy #2

Reality #2: Many growers don’t soil test regularly – or understand importance of

micronutrient fertilizers

Quiz Time: Have you seen the following in your wheat fields?

Leaf and stem distortions?

Increased disease incidence?

Copper problems are common!

35 % of soils in Central Wheat Belt

and Atlantic Coastal Plain test marginal for Copper

Source: USA – Kubota survey of Cu levels in indicator plants

Role of Copper in plants

• Essential in photosynthesis and respiration

• Vital component of lignen, which forms in cell walls and is key to fighting pathogenic fungi

• One of least abundant micronutrients found in plant tissues

Other important Micros

• Zinc

– Zinc is an essential part of growth, development and reproduction in plants

– Deficiency symptoms may be stunted plants, chlorosis

• Manganese and iron are also important micronutrients

Zinc deficiency in barley. Zinc deficient leaf showing initial

symptoms of pale yellow linear chlorotic areas.

Source: www.extension.uidaho.edu/nutrient/crop_nutrient

WHEN do Plants Need a Micronutrient?

• Micronutrients are needed WEEKS before symptoms occur

• Plants are under stress before symptoms are even visible

• Attempting to correct deficiencies or “just-in-time” applications WILL rob yield

BUT…Soil applied micronutrients are not always

effective in treating micronutrient deficiencies

Here’s why…

1. Sparse distribution in the field

2. Immobile nutrients – in the soil AND plant

3. Tie-up with the soil (high pH is worse)

So what tools can wheat growers use to treat micronutrient deficiencies?

Wolf Trax® Innovative Nutrients

– PROTINUS Seed Nutrition

– Copper DDP (57.5%)

– Zinc DDP (62%)

– Magnesium DDP (20.0%)

– Manganese DDP (33%)

– Boron DDP (18.5%)

– Iron DDP (47%)

– Calcium DDP (27%)

Innovative EvenCoat™ Technology

• A more efficient application option

• Patented Coating Technology • Each and every fertilizer granule is coated

• Improves distribution in the field

• Use less nutrient to get better uptake

Fertilizer coated with DDP

Innovative PlantActiv™ Formulation

• Wolf Trax DDP Nutrients have been designed for optimum plant availability

• Chemical Formulation • Dual-Action™ formulation

• Resist Soil Tie-Up

• Physical Formulation • Ideal particle size for uptake

DDP = “Dry Dispersible Powder” Technology

DDP Nutrients deliver early nutrition

Highly Effective PlantActiv™ formulation

+

Better distribution with EvenCoat™

Technology

=

Earlier delivery of nutrients

153 granules of fertilizer throughout rooting

depth, all coated with DDP Micronutrients

mean better root interception (15x5x3 inch soil

profile)

2 granules of micronutrient

are sparsely distributed and

leave micronutrient

fertilization to chance

DDP Coating of 0.9 lb/ac on 150 lb/ac

34-17 dry blend

Typical granular

micronutrient at

5 lb/ac

VS

Field Results with Wolf Trax DDP

Early delivery of Wolf Trax Cu DDP applied at planting result in

several days differences in crop maturity and more rigorous stands

in this wheat field.

Field Tested.. Proven Results

RETHINK YOUR PHOSPHOROUS NEW TOOLS IN A NEW ERA

Food for thought…

Scientific research shows….

• EARLY uptake of phosphorus is critical to plant growth – By the time plants attain about 25% of

their total dry weight, they have accumulated as much as 75% of their phosphorus requirement (McKenzie, R. H. and Middleton, A. Agri-Facts)

This graph demonstrates how

the plant gobbles up massive

amounts of P in the first 3

weeks

Introducing….

• A new phosphorus based fertilizer from Wolf Trax

• Based on DDP technology platform

• Designed for better delivery of early-season nutrition

An Ideal Combination of Nutrients

• Nu-Trax P+ features the CropStart™ Nutrient Package

– Custom blend of phosphorus, zinc, manganese and nitrogen

– These nutrients are known to be needed by young seedlings, but are

difficult to access early in the season

This blend was scientifically

designed for optimal early-season

growth

Delivers early-season nutrition

PATENTED

FORMULATION ENHANCED

DISTRIBUTION

Early Delivery of Essential Nutrients

• PlantActiv Formulation

• CropStart Nutrient Package

• EvenCoat Technology

Field Results 2014

Wheat treated with Nu-Trax P+ shows longer, more

developed roots. Wetaskawin, AB June 2014

Field Results 2014

Nu-Trax P+ as a fertilizer coating has a positive impact on root

proliferation in wheat. Vauxhall AB 2013

Field Results 2014

• University of Maryland conducted a study in no-till/min till wheat

• Nu-Trax P+ applied at 2.1 lb/ac

• Harvested July 2014 85

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Control Nu-Trax P+Yi

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Impact of Nu-Trax P+ on Wheat Yield

+2.8 bu

• Just 2 lb/ac of Nu-Trax P+ fertilizer puts YOU in charge of delivering the nutrition your crops need for a strong start!

In Summary

1) Drive rapid, early and even plant emergence with PROTINUS Seed Nutrition

2) Consider improved delivery of essential nutrients to your crop with Wolf Trax DDP products

3) Rethink your Phos…