Minimize stress, maximize performance.
The early stages of any living organism are vital to future growth and development. Germains has developed a technology that focuses on early plant nutrition, even before the plant emerges, ensuring its success in variable growing conditions. Goseed maximizes the potential nutrient uptake of the seedling, offering many benefits to both the plant and the grower.
Key benefits
Promotes plant emergence & root development
Enhances plant vigor to minimize impact of abiotic stress
Contains micronutrients for improved early crop growth
Maximizes crop performance to increase yield
“After monitoring a few trials with control vs goseed, I have noticed an obvious difference in Emergence, Weight, and Yield.” Arturo Munoz, Romaine Harvest Manager at Ocean Mist
Desert lettuce trial
Germains conducted summer Heat Stress Trials and fall Value Justification trials for three consecutive years in Yuma, Arizona. The objective was to demonstrate the performance of Germains lettuce desert pellets versus our competitors.
Trial details
Number of lettuce varieties trialed: 6
Priming: Emergis
Pellets: Oxykote® & Propellet® Heavy + goseed
Compared with market standard desert primed and pelleted products
Heat stress trial results
Emergence 4 DAP – Soil Temperatures 25-35oC (77-95oF)
Value justification trial results
Emergence Counts at 4 DAP and 7 DAP
Value justification trial results
Harvestable Yield
Visible trial results: Lettuce goseed improves uniformity and yield
Pre-harvest control
Pre-harvest goseed
Post-harvest control
Post-harvest goseed
Summary
Germains continue to deliver products that outperform competitors’ in early emergence and under high-temperature stress, leading to an increase in potential yield and benefiting the grower in the field. To improve emergence and overcome thermodormancy, goseed is an effective seed treatment solution.
Species availability:
Lettuce