Spring barley's establishment period is critical yet challenging to manage because of unpredictability
Weather, soil type and moisture conditions will have a big impact on nutrient availability and uptake, which can be especially challenging on typically lighter soil types used for growing malting barley.
NUELLO® iN provides a nitrogen source that supports your crop through varying conditions, ensuring a strong start. Use seeds treated with NUELLO® iN to enhance crop vigour, roots and yields with standard nitrogen applications, especially where access to nitrogen from the soil is limited.
Key benefits of using NUELLO® iN on Spring Barley
Crop vigour
Increases crop vigour in challenging conditions like wet or dry springs
Improved rooting
Bacteria colonise the roots and enhance growth of the root system, allowing the crop to effectively access nutrients in the soil
Yield benefits
Trials show yield benefits when nitrogen uptake has been limited
Grain N % remains unaltered with NUELLO® iN: Proven across 3 years of testing
A common question about NUELLO® iN is if it increases % grain N. This has been monitored in trials across 3 seasons (2022 - 2024) and 12 trials across 8 locations, showing no effect on % grain N.
Enhanced crop vigour
Using NUELLO® iN on spring crops consistently shows increased crop vigour and greening across different seasons. As the bacteria in NUELLO® iN colonise and fix nitrogen from the start of germination, it supports the plant through different phases of establishment, resulting in positive effects on crop vigour.
The pictures below show two examples of how treating crops with NUELLO® iN can lead to remarkable effects on crop vigour and greening.
Spring barley field of LAUREATE in Dorset, South West England. Drilled in the wet conditions of April 2024. Left side treated with VIBRANCE® Duo, right side treated with NUELLO® iN + VIBRANCE® Duo
Spring barley field of LAUREATE in Stubton, Lincolnshire. Drilled in March during the dry conditions of spring 2022. Left side treated with VIBRANCE® Duo, right side treated with NUELLO® iN + VIBRANCE® Duo
Improved rooting
One of the advantages of using NUELLO® iN is that it supports the plant right from the start. As the bacteria colonise the roots from the stage of germination, it enhances root growth, which encourages the crop to more effectively access nutrients in the soil.
VIBRANCE® Duo on the left and NUELLO® iN + VIBRANCE® Duo on the right. Dorset, LAUREATE spring barley, drilled April 2024.
VIBRANCE® Duo on the left and NUELLO® iN + VIBRANCE® Duo on the right. Market Stainton, 19th April 2024, 24 days after drilling.
Yield benefits when nitrogen uptake is limited
Due to the relatively short growing season of Spring Barley, it is crucial to ensure a strong start in root development and tillering to maximise the crop's potential.
NUELLO® iN proves especially valuable in seasons where nitrogen uptake is limited by wet or dry conditions, acting as a backup source of nitrogen.
In seasons where nitrogen uptake has been restricted due to either dry or wet weather conditions, trials using NUELLO® iN have demonstrated yield benefits, as shown below.
NUELLO® iN enhances Spring Barley yield in dry conditions
Yield benefits in dry conditions
In dry conditions, nitrogen uptake by the plant is compromised and yield potential gets under pressure.
In the dry spring of 2022, an average of 3 trials across 3 sites show NUELLO® iN + VIBRANCE® Duo had a yield benefit compared to seeds treated with VIBRANCE® Duo only. Variety: LAUREATE.
NUELLO® iN delivers yield advantages in wet seasons
Yield benefits in wet conditions
Yield benefits in wet conditions. After wet autumn/winters, soil nitrogen levels are depleted due to leaching through the winter months.
Following the very wet autumn and winter period of 2023/2024, trials showed NUELLO® iN + VIBRANCE® Duo had a yield benefit, compared to seeds treated with VIBRANCE® Duo only. Variety: LAUREATE.
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