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Field Brassicas
Intensive field brassica crops can be at risk of clubroot. Dormant spores may rest for up to two decades before striking at valuable crops immediately after planting, causing uneven maturity, reduced yield and low quality.
These detrimental effects of clubroot can be managed by active husbandry to modify the environmental factors that favours the pathogen, principally soil acidity, calcium deficiency and poor drainage.
Nutrients
A unique advantage of LimeX70, and an important one regarding overall farm costs, is the value of the nutrients integral in the product.
The information below shows the minimum levels for three important nutrients and their value to your enterprise using RB209 7th Edition (2000) as a guide.
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LimeX70 (kg/tonne) |
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| Total P2O5 |
10 |
| Total MgO |
7 |
| Total SO3 |
9 |
At a minimum application rate of 10 tonne/ hectare (4t/acre) of LimeX70 the combined value of these integral nutrients is over £190 per hectare (inclusive of the savings in applying individual nutrients). |
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Click here to view the LimeX70 technical leaflet for combating Clubroot
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'Field studies on heavier silt soils around Boston, Lincolnshire since 1998 have demonstrated that applications of LimeX diminish the impact of clubroot. The big advantage of LimeX is its rapid action. Applications can be made in early spring and can raise soil alkalinity from pH 6.8 to pH 7.5 very quickly.’ |
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A unique advantage of LimeX, and an important one regarding overall costs, is the value of the nutrients integral in the product |
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