Agri scientist develops plant nutrients
PTI | 01:07 PM,Jul 30,2010V Shrikanth Chennai,Jul 30 (PTI):A city-based agro-chemical company has claimed its two plant nutrients would help reduce fertilizer intake by upto 25 per cent, besides increasing yield. The two plant nutrients � Allwin Wonder and Allwin Top - have been developed by agriculture scientist Dr S Sundaresan, Vice-President (Research and Development) of Sree Ramcides Private Ltd. "On usage of Allwin Wonder and Allwin Top, minimum 10-25 per cent fertilizer can be saved depending on soil," he said, adding that patent application for the products was in the final stages of processing. Punjab Agriculture University, which conducted trials with Allwin Top on cotton crop had confirmed that 25 per cent fertilizer was saved with the same yield level, he told PTI. Sree Ramcides Managing Director R Padmanabhan said Allwin Top had been tested in pulses, cereals, cotton and oilseeds and the results were 'exceedingly good'. Allwin Wonder helps develop deep tap root, ramiferrous fibrous roots and secondary and territory roots, making absorption from soil to plant parts very efficient, thereby reducing or minimising leach and fertiliser runoff. Allwin Top when used as foliar applicant triggers activities in leaves and increases chlorophyl, which absorbs fertiliser from soil more,thereby minimising runoff and leach. "In total, 15 to 25 per cent fertiliser can be saved," he said adding these nutrients were developed in the company's R&D lab, approved by Department for Scientific and Industrial Research. The lab RPT lab has developed 10 patented products. "The two nutrients can achieve yield increase of 20-25 per cent, fertilizer reduction leading to subsidy saving, foreign exchange saving and fertilizer runoff mitigation apart from reducing import of pulses, oils seeds and sugar," he said.(MORE) PTI VS RC APR
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