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This Season - Irrigate with
 

Maximize Water Efficiency

Utilize Plant Nutrition

Improve Root Development

Use on All Crops and Turf

Dear Friends of Engage Agro USA:

As the saying goes, "A picture is worth a thousand words!" So, two pictures are worth at least 2,000 words as you can see in the following photos: 


compressed integrate study photo
Using two drip tapes at 100% water volume, Integrate™ more than doubled the irrigation coverage in the first hour of application. Blue areas are blue dye to show actual water coverage area.

Dr. Bielinski Santos (Assistant Professor of Horticulture, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida) recently completed an Integrate™ water movement and yield study on tomatoes and found Integrate™ dramatically improved irrigation coverage resulting in a 29% increase in early marketable yields and a 17% increase in total marketable yields.
Dr. Santos' study compared irrigation treatments at 100% and 60% of standard water volumes with and without Integrate™ (all treatments received identical fertility programs).  At 100% of the standard water volume, the Integrate™ plot delivered over 33% more early marketable fruit in the premium XL category and increased the total early marketable fruit by 40.4%.
Integrate tomato water movement yield study

Under the deficit irrigation program of 60% of the standard water volume, Dr. Santos' study indicates that growers may be able to achieve equal or greater yields while saving 40% on their water inputs (water, energy, and time).

60 percent tomato water study 

For Healthier, More Developed Root Systems


With Integrate™ as part of your irrigation program, you can ensure uniform delivery and distribution of water, fertilizer, and pesticides resulting in a healthier, more developed root system. Research trials show that Integrate™ significantly improves a plant's ability to develop secondary and tertiary roots by making water and nutrients more available in the rooting zone.

As you would expect, plants with healthier, more developed roots are better equipped to cope with abiotic and biotic stresses, leading to more yield and higher quality.  In addition to the higher yields observed by Dr. Santos in the Integrate™ treatments, his trial also demonstrated higher foliar levels of nitrogen and healthier plants (bigger plants with more shoot biomass).

 

Foliar N Concentration 
5 weeks after planting
 


Plant Height
5 weeks after planting


 
Shoot Biomass
pounds per 5 plants at harvest 



Dr. Santos applied the equivalent of one pint/acre of Integrate™ 80 at planting followed by an additional pint/acre of Integrate™ 80 split over the next six weeks (all treatments were tank mixed with fertilizer).
 
For Water Penetration and
Lateral Movement



Integrate™ has been specifically formulated to give excellent wetting of agricultural soils, providing both penetration and lateral movement of water with up to four weeks of residual effect.  A side view of treated tomato beds clearly demonstrates Integrate's effectiveness at moving water laterally.


 
Grow your crops to their fullest potential and produce their maximum yield with Integrate™.



For more information, please contact me or our home office for additional information.

 


Regards,

 

Trevor Thorley, President

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