AMALGEROL-treated oilseed rape forms more pods and brings more yield

At the Joniškėlis Trial Station in Lithuania, we assessed the effect of AMALGEROL on the constitution of oilseed rape plants. In addition to an untreated control, we compared 3 different AMALGEROL treatments:

i) 4 l/ha  in spring +  4 l/ha at flowering

ii) the same as (i) but with 3 l/ha in the autumn before

iii) the same as (ii) but with 4 l/ha on the stubble after harvest (irrelevant for the yield, but for future trials)

AMALGEROL increased the yield and the number of pods per plant in all treatments (Fig. 1, Fig. 2).

Treatment (ii) with 3 applications of AMALGEROL showed the best effect. The oil content increased as well by 0,6-0,7 %.  

+ up to 15 % more yield

+ more pods per plant 

A second oilseed rape trial was conducted at the ASU  trial station in Kaunas (Agricultural University of Lithuania). The aim was to test AMALGEROL in combination with Azofit, a product containing the nitrogen fixing bacteria Azotobacter vinelandii.

One application of 4 l/ha AMALGEROL was compared to 1 l/ha Azofit and the combination of both. AMALGEROL and Azofit alone already increased the yield compared to the untreated control, but the yield increase was considerably higher when both were combined (Fig. 3).

Fig. 1. Oilseed rape yield in the untreated control compared to 2, 3 and 4 AMALGEROL applications. The yield was highest with 3 applications  3 + 4 + 4 l/ha with 15 % more than control.

Fig. 2. AMALGEROL-treated oilseed rape plants form in average more pods per plant, resulting in a higher yield.

Fig. 3. Although AMALGEROl and Azofit increased the yield when applied alone, the yield increase was even higher when applied in combination.