Phosphorus guarantees safety in the cultivation of off-season corn

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Faced with the numerous challenges faced in order to have satisfactory yields of off-season corn, producers have been searching year after year for technologies that help in this mission, as well as mitigating the risks inherent to production in the second harvest. Among the most sought after technologies are adequate soil correction and conditioning, search for hybrids with better genetic potential, machines that provide better planting and correct stand, adaptation to the sowing date with optimization of the planting window, use of higher technology phytosanitary products and etc.

In this sense, it is currently no longer possible to think about the security of second-crop corn productivity without investment in technologies. The agro market offers several advanced solutions for the most varied areas of the entire management of this crop. 

Among all practices, producers have been paying more and more attention to soil fertility and corn nutrition. It all starts with correct sampling and increasingly detailed soil analysis in order to better understand the fertility and agricultural potential of soils. After this stage, the producer adjusts the quantities of inputs and nutrients that must be applied to achieve the desired productivity.

When we talk about supplying nutrients for off-season corn, we can also think about high technology and efficiency. The farmer can go far beyond traditional management where conventional sources of fertilizer are used such as Urea, Ammonium Nitrate and Sulfate, Potassium Chloride, Super Simple, Super Triple, MAP and DAP. Today the fertilizer market has evolved and has several high-tech options for more efficient supply of nutrients.

But what's new in terms of high-tech fertilizers? A good example is MOSAIC's Microessentials fertilizer, which, looking at traditional management, sought a solution that would bring advances in this stage of nutritional management. Microessentials is a solution that not only brings an evolution in the supply of nutrients, but also optimizes operational issues, promoting greater productivity, convenience and agility for production.

Regarding nutrition, Microessentials provides Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Sulfur in balanced amounts for Corn in the same granule. Furthermore, it is a source that brings a high concentration of these nutrients, which guarantees greater efficiency in planting operations. 

Nitrogen from Microessentials is in the form of highly efficient and absorbable ammonium-N for corn, as well as a source of nitrogen that does not present losses, guaranteeing efficient and safe nutrition, superior to conventional sources that present problems in this regard. 

For Phosphorus, producers have been observing the importance of adding this nutrient and the response in productivity when it is applied. Furthermore, the supply of phosphorus brings greater security to the off-season corn, as it promotes an increase in the root system and makes the plants more tolerant to water stress, critical for this harvest. For phosphate fertilizer, Microessentials also brings greater technology. The phosphorus present in Microessentials has greater solubility than conventional sources such as MAP, DAP, Super Simple and Super Triple. This way, nutrition becomes more efficient and suitable for corn even in conditions of lower water content in the soil, when compared to other sources.

In addition to supplying Nitrogen and Phosphorus, the Microessentials line also supplies Sulfur for corn, thus ensuring that corn's nutritional demand is met in a balanced way. Conventional sources of fertilizers bring less technology to the supply of Sulfur when compared to the high technology of Microessentials. MOSAIC Fertilizer has sulfur in all granules and in two forms: Sulfate, which guarantees initial nutrition and elemental Sulfur, which guarantees supply for the reproductive phases of the crop, promoting extended nutrition from the beginning to the end of the cycle. Conventional fertilizers may not contain this nutrient in their composition or may provide Sulfur in only one form, thus hindering the complete fulfillment of corn demand.

In addition to plant nutrition issues, Microessentials promotes advantages in the planting operation. We know that the success of safriha corn depends on adapting sowing to the correct planting window, and optimizing this operation brings greater security in this sense. By presenting all the nutrients in the same granule, granulometric uniformity and absence of fines, this fertilizer facilitates the application and uniform distribution of nutrients in the area. Due to the high physical quality of Microessentials, the application is more uniform in the area with applications at the correct dose and the operation is more agile due to fewer stops and refills, as it is a fertilizer with a high concentration of nutrients.
With MicroEssentials, we have results from more than 160 comparative fields, distributed in the main agricultural regions of Brazil, showing an average productivity increase of 7 scs/ha compared to management with conventional fertilizers.

To supply Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Sulfur in an efficient and balanced way, as well as optimize your operation to fit into the planting window aiming to increase productivity and safety, think high technology, use Microessentials from MOSAIC Fertilizers. 

Paulo Lazzarini - Agronomist