Innovative biological provides nitrogen all season long for increased yield potential
DENVER, Colorado (Feb. 26, 2025) — , a leading provider of innovative solutions for sustainable agriculture, announced today the launch of NUTRIO® N-TUNE™, an innovative biological product that provides a steady supply of nitrogen (N) to crops throughout the growing season.
This supplement to synthetic nitrogen helps overcome nitrogen deficiencies that can occur as the season progresses. NUTRIO N-TUNE is derived from naturally occurring, beneficial bacteria capable of converting atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia.
“NUTRIO N-TUNE features a sporulated, hardy bacterium that’s easy to apply,” explains Robb Mohr, agronomist and branded nutrition manager. “It doesn’t require special handling or application equipment. And it can be applied pre-plant, in-furrow, pre-emergence or early post-emergence.”
Along with seamless compatibility with a wide range of fertilizers and chemicals, the flexibility of the product means growers have multiple application options.
“It doesn’t require a host plant, just soil contact, so growers can put it out early, let it start working and know it will continue to produce N all season,” Mohr adds. “It’s spoon-feeding plants the nutrients they need for success.”
Field trials across a variety of crops have demonstrated the value NUTRIO N-TUNE delivers for growers.
“Corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton performed especially well in field tests, with some plots showing almost unbelievable yields,” says Matt Werner, agronomist and branded technologies portfolio manager. “In general, the average response was at least 3:1 return on investment for growers.”
More specifically, NUTRIO N-TUNE delivers:
- Aconstant source of N, producing up to 0.5 pounds per day
- Improved nutrient efficiencythanks to enlarged roots that stimulates N assimilation and fixes nitrogen into ammonia
- A go-anywhere formulationthat works across a wide range of pH and temperatures, even in high salinity soils
- A hardy bacteriumthat survives longer across a wider range of environments
In the field trials, when N was a limiting factor in corn yield, NUTRIO N-TUNE increased yield by 12.5 bushels per acre when compared to a reduced N control plot. And it boosted yield by 6.4 bushels per acre compared to competitor biological products in a reduced N program.
“NUTRIO N-TUNE doesn’t just replace a little bit of N,” says Werner. “Growers can expect to not only replace some N, but also see a significant yield benefit at the same time.”
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