Roosevelt County Spring Wheat and Peas
Brant U. Roosevelt County, MT
Spring Wheat and Peas AgriGro Trial
Soil Prebiotic Application 2024 Growing Season
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Plants collected from soil treated with AgriGro are displayed on the left, while those from the untreated control side are shown on the right of each picture. The spring wheat plants grown in AgriGro-treated soil demonstrated higher plant counts and tiller production, demonstrated an evenness in height of heads, and produced more spikelets and kernels per head compared to the control plants.
GRAIN PRODUCTION
The spring wheat heads collected from plants treated with AgriGro in the South Quarter field averaged 6 additional kernels per head compared to those from the control plants. The heads collected from the Northwest Quarter field treated with AgriGro averaged 1 more kernel per head. The 1,000-kernel weight of the spring wheat was comparable with less than a 2-gram difference.
Spring Wheat:
LATE SEASON TISSUE SAMPLE ANALYSIS
The tissue sample results exhibited the AgriGro-treated soils tracking higher in 2-3 macronutrients and 1-2 micronutrients. The Agrigro-treated soils also shows more balanced levels of sulfur and boron.
SOIL MICROBIAL ACTIVITY
The Microbiometer test results reveal that the AgriGro-treated soil shows increased soil microbial activity and improved fungal-to-bacterial ratios compared to the control.
COLLECTED DATA
The in-field data shows that plants grown in AgriGro-treated soil had increased vegetative cover, improved microbiometer readings, more kernels per head, greater 1,000-kernel weight, and an increase in root exudates causing soil to adhere to the soil better.
After collecting and analyzing in-field data, including tissue, soil, and microbiometer tests, it is evident that plants treated with AgriGro prebiotics display greater above ground biomass, healthier characteristics, and increased soil microbial activity compared to the control.
Third party observations and data collection done by Landry May of Big Sky Roots Agronomy.
