Millet Trial: November Update

Last month Polymer Innovations began a trial involving the broadacre farming of millet to test the effectiveness of a new experimental polymer blend that reduces the amount of water loss while increasing the efficiency & value of the water that is available.

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Promising early results were observed at our first site visit at the end of October which was covered in our post earlier this month: Millet Trial: October Update

Now, seven weeks after application we have returned to the site & inspected the results for November.
Growth from both sides is apparent despite some bare patches due to the uneven nature of the ground area during planting.

The progress of the treated area on the left is lusher on closer inspection than the untreated area on the right giving us plenty of confidence.
Despite good growth on both sides of the test area, our measurements indicate growth on the treated side in some areas are 8 -10mm longer than the untreated millet.

The left photo is the treated area & the right is the untreated area.

 







Below is a photo morph at the centre of the millet crop which illustrates the difference between the treated area (left of fence post) and the untreated area (right of fence post), from our last site visit 4 weeks ago to the one taken today from the same spot.
Due to the unseasonably dry November this year, the area has been irrigated once during this time.

There are more photos of our visit on the photoslide below.

If this test is deemed successful enough in meeting our standards, this new blend could be added to our already established range of broadacre specific polymers such as Water$ave BA (Broad Acre).

WATER$AVE BA (Broad Acre) is used to increase available water in the soil profile. Resulting in better strike rates, stronger establishment and improved overall crop resilience to the effects of intermittent rain.
Root development is also enhanced and the growth rate is visibly more rapid.
Water$ave BA will absorb and redistribute the nutrients and fertilizer providing a buffer suited to the crops demands whilst minimizing evaporation from the soil.

WaterSave BA is used to:

• Increases the water holding capacity of soils.
• Reduces watering frequency by up to 50%.
• Reduces water evaporation from soil.
• Improves the physical properties of compact soil.
• Protects the environment against drought and ground water pollution.
• Limits leaching of nutrients and fertilizers.
• Enhances plant growth and survival.
• Improves soil porosity and aeration.
• Non Toxic, biodegradable and environmentally friendly.

These benefits are extremely important to landowners and farmers to improve yields and therefore the value of their land not too mention reduce water costs and loss through evaporation.

For more details or inquiries regarding Water$ave BA or for any of our products click here to contact us.

The Polymer Innovations Blog will keep you updated each month on the progress of this trial, we feel confident that it will yield (pun!) the results our customer is looking for and of course this ongoing research and development ensures we have the best, safest and easiest solution to reduce your water use and greatly increase the efficiency of that water.