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University Researchers

Recent research conducted at Texas A&M University in Weslaco, Texas, demonstrated that soybeans receiving 170 pounds of nitrogen plus one gallon per acre of PowerPlus™ yielded 130 bushel per acre. The control plot which received 170 pounds of nitrogen and no PowerPlus had a yield of 55 bushel per acre. While this may seem hard to believe, Albert Liptay, research director at StollerUSA, contributes the significant yield increase to the plants’ improved use of nitrogen made possible by the PowerPlus application.

“PowerPlus is designed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of nitrogen applications for soybeans and corn,” said Liptay. “It appears to increase the rate of incorporation of nitrogen into proteins and other molecules. It makes the plant run more efficiently.”

Ed Shoup has experienced improved nitrogen use and increased yields with PowerPlus.

With the price of nitrogen continuing to rise, the crops’ nitrogen use, but also decreased the partsoftheplanttosupport rapidgrowth; however,
improving a plant’s ability to use the nitrogen has the occurrence of mold in his feed grain and improved this weakens the cells in the roots, bottom leaves
potential to not only improve crop yields, but also the grain quality. and stalks, causing more lodging and reduced
improve growers’ profitability. Some farmers have cellular development in the reproductive parts
reported they may be able to reduce their fertilizer “Mold is a great concern for us,” he said. “It of the plant. By improving cell life and division,
inputs as a result of PowerPlus’ effectiveness and can negatively affect livestock interfering with PowerPlus increases root mass, stalk diameter, ear
yield-enhancing abilities. pregnancies, which obviously influences our size and number of kernels per ear.
profitability.”
Jerry Stoller, world renowned agronomist and StollerUSA recommends applying PowerPlus to
CEO of StollerUSA, said growers are validating Shoup, who has used StollerUSA products for more corn or soybeans at a rate of one-half to one gallon
the research results with their own experiences. than 30 years, has observed more robust roots, per acre with nitrogen solution before the plant has
“PowerPlus will allow corn and soybeans to better fill of corn ears, and uniform kernel size in five true leaves. Like most StollerUSA products,
effectively and efficiently utilize higher rates his crop despite dry conditions and believes the Power Plus can be used either as a planned preventive
of supplemental nitrogen application. The yield Stoller products are helping the plants stay alive or as an in-season treatment in conjunction with a
increases from using PowerPlus and supplemental longer to completely fill out the ears. producer’s existing program.
nitrogen are significantly higher than when using
supplemental nitrogen alone. This is true of both “Corn yields during 2007 treated with PowerPlus PowerPlus has been used on over 120,000 acres
cornandsoybeans,” said Stoller. increased from 10 bu/ac to 70 bu/ac on sixty of corn in 2008. Additional research is currently
different fields covering four thousand acres with ongoing at eight US Universities and the On Farm
“We’ve been seeing dramatic results over the last one to three percent less moisture at harvest,” Network based in Iowa.
year in our own field trials,” states Stoller. “Farmers according to Stoller. “That speeds up the dry down
can’t seem to get enough of this product. Now, processandwillsaveagrowersomemoney.” PowerPlus is available to farmers through
this university study validates what farmers are their local retailers or by contacting
experiencing in the field.” The Power in PowerPlus the corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas at
1 (800) 539-5283. More information about
PowerPlus is a combination of micronutrients and

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Ed Shoup, co-owner of Shoup Bros. Farms in and keeps cells alive longer. If plants grow too

Orville, Ohio, has experienced the increase in rapidly, sugar is drawn from the roots and lower nitrogen efficiency first hand. Shoup, whose business includes 1,350 acres of corn and 200 acres of soybeans said the PowerPlus application and manure in their corn and fields will allow them to decrease their purchase of nitrogen.

“It appears to be the ‘right balance’ with manure,” Shoup said. “We have been tweaking the formula that will work best with the operation.”

Shoup is continually concerned with producing quality grain that will help livestock performance. His use of PowerPlus has not only improved