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Hoeing and top fertilization are the most critical interventions that determine the fate of the season. Prevent nitrogen from flying into the air, deliver your fertilizer to the plant completely.
The seeds we planted with the sweet rush of spring split the soil and said hello to the sun. Each seedling that grows is the best reward for the labor in the field. But the emergence of the plant to the soil surface is only the beginning of the work. Hoeing plants such as corn and cotton, from which we expect high yields, enter an incredible "hunger" crisis after surviving the first 3-4 weeks.
The Hoeing and Top Fertilization (Nitrogen) process, which comes into play during this period (early May), is the most critical intervention that determines the fate of the season. So, how do you feed your plant in the most correct way with those fertilizers you bought by spending tons of money?
Most producers think that intermediate hoeing is just a process to kill weeds. However, the hoe has a much bigger mission: Breathing the Soil.
Soil compacted by winter and spring rains prevents plant roots from growing easily. When the tiller fluffs the soil, fresh oxygen enters the root zone. The roots that find oxygen begin to go deep as if they have been doped.
Throat Filling: Especially in corn, piling soil on the throat (root) of the plant with a hoe strengthens the support roots of the plant and reduces the risk of "lying in the wind" that may occur in the future to zero.
46% Urea or 33% Nitrate is generally preferred for top fertilization. However, Nitrogen is a very mobile and "volatile" element.
Evaporation Risk (Volatilization): If you sprinkle urea fertilizer on the surface of the soil before hoeing and the weather is hot/windy that day, 30% to 40% of the fertilizer you throw will mix into the air as a gas and evaporate. In other words, you donate 4,000 TL of 10,000 TL of fertilizer to the sky.
Proper Application: Manure must be buried under the soil. Leaving the fertilizer 5-10 cm away and 5 cm deep from the plant row with fertilizer reducer hoeing machines and covering it with soil ensures that 100% of the fertilizer passes to the plant.
When the corn plant reaches the 6-8 leaf stage (about knee-length height), it begins to form the apex tassel and cob outline.
If the plant suffers from nitrogen starvation during this period, the length of the cob it will form in the future will be short and the yield potential will decrease permanently in those days.
RTS Seed's hybrid corn varieties with a huge cob structure react quickly to nitrogen in the soil during this period, maximizing the cob order. Never starve the corn during this period!
The top fertilizer given with the first hoe in the cotton plant prepares the plant for the combing (formation of the first fruit branches) period.
However, it is dangerous to give "plenty of nitrogen" in cotton, like corn. Excess nitrogen "rages" cotton (leaks excess dye) and reduces fruit set. A balanced top feeding suitable for the characteristics of the variety is essential.
If you have a drip irrigation system installed in your field, it is the most perfect method to give top fertilization little by little and frequently by mixing it with water (Fertigation) instead of hoeing it all at once. Thanks to this, the plant shows maximum development without feeling any stress, as if it were fed "intravenously".
As a result; Top-fertilization at the right time and at the right depth turns the money in your pocket directly into the yield in the field. When the enormous genetic potential hidden in RTS Seed seeds is combined with your conscious feeding strategy, it is easy to break a record in your field.