Trial Name: 2025 Humalite - Canola and Oats
Description
Agricultural humic acid products have the potential to increase crop yields by helping plants take up nutrients more easily through the promotion of soil microbial activity. Humic acids can also stabilize soil structure in compacted soils, increasing water holding capacity while preventing erosion. There are numerous humic products available in Alberta that can be applied as either a granular or liquid soil amendment. Granular humalite is usually applied in-furrow at seeding. This research trial investigates whether humalite application will boost crop yields and grain quality in a dry growing season in Northern Alberta’s Peace Region. This small plot trial studies the effect of a granular humic product on the performance of canola and oats in heavy clay soils. Humalite was applied in furrow at a rate between 0-125 lb/ac. The crop varieties used in the trial were CS 3300 canola and AC Morgan oats.
Project Details:
- Urea 120 lb/ac
- S15 80 lb/ac
- Glyphosate (pre-seed) 1 L/ac
- Fluroxypur 240 mL/ac
- Clopyralid 84 mL/ac
- MCPA Ester 281 mL/ac
- Coragen 0.71 L/ac
- Assure II 0.75 L/ac