Growing in Brazil, wheat crops benefit from high-performance fertilizers

The technology applied to the field, which contributes to increased productivity, has made planting wheat in the winter harvest a very attractive option for Brazilian farmers. Furthermore, the price on the national market for cereal, one of the main items in people's diets around the world, also contributes to its production being attractive.

According to data from Conab (National Supply Company), the wheat area grew 14,8% in Brazil in the last harvest compared to the previous year. Productivity grew by 5,4%, the highest volume since 2000.

Traditionally cultivated in the southern region of the country, wheat has gained space in other regions and has proven to be an important ally for the production system, contributing to soybean production, as direct planting in straw reduces water stress and helps to increase soil fertility.

Plant nutrition, in fact, is one of the main aspects to be observed in wheat productivity gains. And the correct choice of fertilizer and its balanced and adjusted application will guarantee an increase in tillering, an increase in the number of ears and sufficient nutrients to fill the grains.

Yes, there are fertilizer technologies that bring together nutrients in appropriate proportions to contribute to profitability. An example of high performance that can be used in wheat farming is MicroEssentials, a formula from Mosaic Fertilizers, created to increase the efficiency of nutrient absorption from the beginning to the end of the crop cycle, leading plants to reach their full potential. productive.

MicroEssentials is composed of ammonia nitrogen, high solubility phosphorus - decisive in wheat fertilization - and two forms of sulfur in the same granule. Thus, the crop has an immediate supply of sulfate and a gradual supply of elemental sulfur, ensuring nutrition from emergence to harvest.

Well-nourished from the beginning, plants respond with rapid initial development and define a higher productive potential. Results in 68 demonstration fields showed that areas fertilized with MicroEssentials had an average increase of 4,6 sc/ha (bags per hectare) from 2017 to 2020.

The fertilizer also guarantees excellent physical quality of a stable, dry and loose product, being very easy to handle. Stability also means that MicroEssentials presents excellent fluidity both when applied in the furrow and when broadcasting, allowing long-lasting adjustments, without the need for new stops for cleaning or new adjustments to the agricultural implement. This way there are also fewer stops for fuel.

By having nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur in the same granule, the distribution is uniform, which will lead to a more homogeneous crop, with better flowering set, greater health, greater grain filling and weight, and, therefore, plants with greater productive potential .

Fernando Dubou Hansel, senior agronomist at Mosaic Fertilizers