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Ilex Envirosciences Crop Rooter® Plus

Ilex Envirosciences Crop Rooter® Plus is a highly concentrated NPK foliar feed formulated with 19 plant-derived amino acids to promote root development and maintain healthy plant growth in a range of arable crops. Crop Rooter® Plus also includes bioactive agents derived from Ascophyllum Nodosum seaweed including complex sugars to improve nutrient uptake and utilization.Timed foliar applications of Crop Rooter® Plus assist the effective uptake of nutrients leading to improved root and shoot development, even when soil reserves may be less accessible due to poor initial establishment or when cold, wet, cloddy soils hamper nutrient availability.

Functions: Growth Stimulant

Chemical Family: Nitrogen, Potassium Salts

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Identification & Functionality

Agrochemical Functions
Technologies

Features & Benefits

Key Benefits
  •  Highly concentrated NPK-based phosphite technology
  •  Contains essential amino acids and bioactive agents
  •  Stimulates early rooting and healthy plant development
  •  Formulated as a true solution for easy tank mix inclusion

Applications & Uses

Applicable Crop
Application Rates & Timings

CEREALS : Apply: 4 X 0.5 l/ha @ G.S.14-16 repeated @ T0, T1 & T2. 2 X 1.0 l/ha @ G.S.14-16 and @ T2. Up to 2 l/ha applications recommended for stressed/ late crops. Crop Rooter® Plus is formulated as a totally water-soluble liquid and can be readily incorporated into most commonly applied tank mixes

Technical Details & Test Data

Independent Trials

Ilex Envirosciences Crop Rooter Plus Independent Trials

Field trials were conducted in 2019 by NIAB TAG - an independent accredited testing facility - to evaluate the performance and impact of Crop Rooter® Plus applied to spring barley (variety RGT Planet). Applying Crop Rooter® Plus at 1.5 l/ha at growth stage 19 BBCH increased root length and specific grain weight to give an overall yield increase of 4.48%. Although not statistically significant, a longer root structure is beneficial in the optimisation of nutrient uptake and improved establishment.

Replicated field trials were conducted in 2020 by Velcourt Farming’s trials department to evaluate a range of application rates and timings of Crop Rooter® Plus on winter wheat (var. KWS Siskin). Results showed that precisely timed, low rate application programs from early establishment through to T2 (flag leaf emerged) gave consistent yield increases over the untreated plots. Crop Rooter® Plus demonstrated improvements in yield and quality even at this high yielding site.

Packaging & Availability

Packaging Type
Pack sizes

10L bottle (boxed as 2 x 10L) and 1000L IBC