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Trial result: cultivation of early organic cauliflower with DCM ECOR® 3

Location: Proefstation voor de Groenteteelt (Research Station for Vegetable Production), Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium

Variety: Cauliflower Aerospace

Planting date: 1/03/2016 (wet conditions)

Harvest: 30/05/2016 - 13/06/2016

Initial N level: 20 kg N-min/ha

Basic fertilisation: 35 tonnes/ha cattle slurry

Objects: nitrogen-rich fertilisers without phosphorus, suitable for organic farming. Application rate: 100 kg N/ha. A total of 6 objects were constructed.

Results:

Fertilisation with DCM ECOR® 3

  • Good and uniform nitrogen release in the soil

  • Leaf mass and leaf colour comparable to other objects

  • Fertilisation with DCM ECOR® 3 resulted in the highest percentage of Flandria-quality cauliflowers

More information: contact your DCM representative