GREGORY, Ark.-(AgWatch)--StollerUSA, the company who soybean grower Kip Culler claimed helped him achieve record-high yields, released a product to help rice crops thrive in high-heat conditions.
Gregory, Ark. rice grower Perry Galloway used Stoller's new proprietary formulation, "X-Cyte," and saw an 11 bushel per acre yield bump on treated crops. X-Cyte allowed Galloway's rice to flourish in temperatures as high as 100 degrees.
Galloway's farming operation includes 8,000 acres of corn, rice, cotton and soybeans. In addition to his rice yields, Galloway placed first and third in the 2010 National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Irrigated Arkansas at 261 and 243 bushels per acre, respectively. In 2011, Galloway won the full season soybean division (Arkansas Soybean Association) with 84 bushels per acre and placed second and third in the NCGA Irrigated Arkansas with 259 and 239 bushels per acre. With the high temperatures and sandy loam soil in Arkansas, Galloway can rely on crop stress as a yield-inhibiting factor each year.
"I was impressed with Stoller Technology's ability to maintain and even improve overall crop health." explained Galloway. "We decided to test X-Cyte on a 40 acre field of rice. We applied it with our insecticide so it was easy...and with over 10 bushel per acre increase it proved to be very effective."
Galloway used a pint of X-Cyte per acre one week prior to heading. The product was applied to half of an 80-acre field and was added to the tank mixed with insecticide. He planted mid-May and applied X-Cyte in August. At the plant level Galloway noted increased root mass and stronger greener stalks. Calculating the product's impact on his bottom line, Galloway estimated a 7 to 1 ROI.
"X-Cyte's outstanding ability to meet the challenges of high heat conditions is unlike any product in the field," stated StollerUSA General Manager Dr. Wayne Smith. "We see dramatic results anywhere extreme heat conditions are prevalent."
