Cotton Treatment Recommendations

At Moultrie, Georgia, USA tests resulted in a 68% increase in yield

During 2001 official tests were run with Monty’s applied on cotton at the agricultural experiment station in Moultrie, Georgia, USA.

The results of the tests that were carried out were based on 2 treatments, a root drench and one foliar spray. The yield increased, on average, by 68% as compared to the un-treated fields.

The treatments were as follows:

1. Root drench
Straight after planting, root drench, that is soak the ground, by applying 2.0 liters of Monty’s 4-15-12 diluted in up to 500 liters of water per hectare.

2. Foliar spray
When the plant reaches the V-4 stage of growth (this refers to 4 leaf collars), foliar spray by applying 1.5 liters of Monty’s 8-16-8 in up to 500 liters of water. This may be applied with a pesticide application.

While at Moultrie they did not run a second foliar spray, if the economics justify it in your market, you may wish to run a test (3) and see whether there is a noticeable increase in yield over the one with treatments 1 + 2 only.

3. Optional, foliar spray.
When the plant reaches its pre-bloom stage, foliar spray by applying 1.5 liters of Monty’s 8-16-8 in up to 500 liters of water. This may be applied with a pesticide application

Comments and observations.

Monty's breaks the seed shell very rapidly and accelerates the growth of roots and feeder roots, allowing it a greater absorption of nutrients in the soil. This treatment, combined with the foliar application, increased both the boll size as well as the amount of bolls produced. Furthermore, the speed of maturity that was observed will provide some farmers with the ability to double-crop after wheat.

One of the farmers involved with the tests at Moultrie commented that with Monty's “we grew a cotton "tree" with a taproot”. The root development which not only increases the feeder roots but also, because Monty’s is a liquid and immediately penetrates the ground and in depth, draws the root deep into the ground. This gives the plant a sturdiness that will help protect it against disease and extreme weather conditions (storms and high winds). 

Monty’s contains very little salt and will eventually lower the need for large amounts of lime on the soil that results from using large amounts of dry chemical fertilizers that contain high levels of salt.

The processed humic substance, that is unique to Monty’s, acts as a buffer to prevent burning and enables both applied nutrients and nutrients present in the soil, to be better utilized.