DCM STARTEC®: Starter fertiliser for maize, rich in phosphorus with organic nutrients

Soils are often still cold when sowing maize in spring. Under these circumstances the maize, which is a subtropical plant by nature, is often unable to properly absorb the phosphorus available in the soil. DCM STARTEC® is a starter fertiliser with a high content of easily uptakeable phosphorus (22% P2O5) showing a low risk of fixation. This way the maize plants get the best chances for a good initial growth and root development right from the start.

In addition to phosphorus, nitrogen (N) is also important for a good initial growth. DCM STARTEC® is composed of ammoniacal nitrogen and N-rich raw materials of vegetal origin. Applied to soils poor in organic matter, ammoniacal nitrogen is less susceptible to leaching than nitric nitrogen. The vegetal raw materials ensure a prolonged action.

DCM STARTEC® contains 1,5 % zinc Zn: partly fast-working and partly chelated for an extended release without risk of fixation. This will provide a sufficient amount of easily uptakeable zinc in the seed row, right from the start until leaf stage 0-8 in order to avoid yellowing of the leaves.

DCM STARTEC® also contains organic potassium, sulphur, iron and manganese for optimal growth and maize plants with a higher resistance to external stress factors like drought and deficiency symptoms.

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The nutrients of the vegetable raw materials are decomposed by the soil life. As a consequence the soil near the MINIGRAN^® granules has a lower pH-value, even in lime-rich soils. Consequently also other nutrients, especially phosphorus and trace elements, are and remain better uptakeable by the maize roots, resulting in a better root development, a uniform emergence and a good initial growth.

In comparison with applications in the open air or foliar applications, the application of DCM STARTEC® by means of a microgranule spreader enables you to combine sowing and fertilizing in 1 single operation.

Thanks to the application of DCM STARTEC® with a microgranule spreader, a lower fertiliser dosage per ha is required, which is a benefit for the environment as well as for your annual nutrient balance and phosphate count*.

Experiments have shown that DCM STARTEC®, compared to other starter phosphates, provides longer roots with more fine root hair. This difference is already visible a few weeks after sowing and is a continual advantage for the rest of the cultivation. A better uptake of water and other nutrients ensures a higher yield and good ripening.

DCM STARTEC®: Practical trial, Belgium

MINIGRAN^® TECHNOLOGY

DCM STARTEC® is a fertiliser in MINIGRAN^® TECHNOLOGY, a unique microgranulation process. The small MINIGRAN^® granules have a homogeneous composition and can be spread evenly and accurately in the seed row by means of a microgranule spreader, as a result of which they are immediately at the disposal of the young roots. This is very important to ensure uniform emergence, especially for the less mobile element phosphorus.