Nutrient Use Efficiency
3rd Party Trials conducted from 2018 – 2022. Data summary does not include internal trial data.
Testing Sites: 20/20 Seed Labs Inc., Winnipeg, MB, New Era Ag Research, Swan River, MB, SGS labs, Sherwood Park, AB.
Methods: Germination mats. Tests at New Era Ag conducted with both germination mats and in-soil. In-soil tests were conducted to determine emergence rates.
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Liquid Seed Dressing Data Summary
Germination Summary
Seed Lots Tested: Field Peas, Hard Spring Wheat, Barley, Oats, Corn.
Germination Effect: 86% of tests improved germination percentage by 1% - 14% depending on original seed quality. Hard Spring Wheat, Oats and Corn showed strongest responses.
Cold Vigour Summary (Germination below 10° C)
Germination Summary
Seeds Lots Tested: Field Peas, Hard Spring Wheat, Barley, Oats, Corn.
Germination Effect: 75% of tests improved cold vigour percentage by 6% - 9% depending on original seed quality. All crops showed a strong response.
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Dry Seed Dressing Data Summary
Germination Summary
Seed Lots Tested: Hard Spring Wheat, Flax, Soybeans, Oats, Field Peas, Canola, Corn, Hemp, Mix Forage Seed.
Germination Effect: 87% of tests improved germination percentage by 1% - 5% depending on original seed quality. Flax, Soybeans and Hemp showed strongest responses.
Cold Vigour Summary (Germination below 10° C)
Germination Summary
Seeds Lots Tested: Hard Spring Wheat, Flax, Soybeans, Oats, Canola, Field Peas, Corn, Mixed Forage Seed.
Germination Effect: 67% of tests improved cold vigour percentage by 1% - 12% depending on original seed quality. Flax, Hard Spring Wheat, and Mixed Forage Seed showed strongest responses.
Applied Nutrient Use Efficiency
EcoTea™Research Data Summary (2019-2022)
EcoTea™ has conducted 4 years of 3rd party replicated plot trials and a variety of on-farm field scale trials to determine the effects of broad-spectrum biology on crop nutrient efficiency, yields and quality. Granular fertilizer was used for all plots trials, and both granular and liquid fertilizers were used in the field/farm sites. A summary of trial sites is at the end of this document.
Standard rates of EcoTea™Liquid and Dry Seed Dressings, EcoTea™ MycoPak, In-Furrow HDI and Residue Digester products were compared against conventional grower’s standard for each site. Conventional treated seed or bare seed were used depending on seed availability or most common conventional practice for that crop.
The following is a summary of the observations and deductions for each crop type. Specific trial results and protocols are available through EcoTea™d ealers upon request. Supplemental on farm trial results are available as well upon request.