Tag: Illinois

Western Illinois University Study Achieves Soybean Yield Increase

Abstract

Bio Soil Enhancers, Inc organic SumaGrow liquid product was evaluated in 2012 at the Allison Organic Research Farm in southern Warren County and the conventional WIU farm near campus in McDonough County. SumaGrow is a polymicrobial formulation containing multiple strains of naturally occurring soil microbes with humic acid and is intended to inoculate soil to improve plant and soil health and crop yield. Soybean and corn plots were sprayed with the product and grain yields were estimated and compared to control (no spray) plots.

Results: Statistics for the SumaGrow treatment of 1 application at 1.8 gal/a at the WIU site reveal a significant soybean yield improvement using the product with an increase of 9.8 bu/a over the highest yielding control.

 

Here is the link to a copy of the study report: WIU Soybean Study

Arise Research & Discovery: Corn Trial — Illinois

Arise Research is one of the few facilities which can accurately measure nitrate runoff.  Each plot is grown in a containment bay where there is a plastic lining on the bottom and sides.  There is also a piping system in the containment bay to collect the runoff which goes into a holding tank (58 in the photo below).  The water is collected from the holding tank where it can analyzed.

An interesting tidbit was reported in an email that there had been deer damage to the SumaGrown test plots where the deer were observed eating the SumaGrown plots and not the others.  This has been reported anecdotally several times; the animals instinctively know which crops are better (SumaGrown), likely due to the higher brix levels — better taste (higher in natural sugars) and higher nutritional value.

Arise Corn Trial Plot

Here is a link to the summary of the report and below that is the full report from Arise Research:

Arise One Page Summary Cut Sheet

Arise Research Nitrate Runoff Reduction Summary

Arise Research — 2012 Corn Report