Mr. Vijiandran, UP Research Center Agronomist, and UP field personnelWith P. Rajasegaran, Ann Fusorn and Annamalai RajaendranGolden Domes Sdn BhdTaman Melawati, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysia is one of the world’s leading producers of palm oil as the climate is ideally suited for optimum growth. There are several large palm oil plantations in Malaysia. Suståne Natural Fertilizer, Inc. (aka “Suståne”) has a long history of applications and use in Malaysia and several other Southeast Asian nations. While there are many synthetic and several “organic” (both domestic and imported) fertilizers available to the agriculture and horticultural markets in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, Suståne is the only high quality and high performance organic and organic-based fertilizer with a climate and crop-tested history in the region over the past twenty-plus years. Golden Domes, Suståne’s Malaysian-based distributor, sought out key palm oil nursery plantations that were amenable and supportive of evaluating alternate fertilizers for their nursery production with onsite research trials.
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PAT2H Horticultural Consulting Services, Rydal, Georgia, 2009
The objective of this trial was to evaluate plant performance of Japanese Holly when top dressed with Suståne 18-1-8+Fe (90 day) compared to a standard 22-5-6 (4-5 mo.) top dress fertilizer. Mature 3-gallon Japanese Holly shrubs were used for the trial and fertilizer applications were applied at 10.3 g of nitrogen per 3-gallon container. Plant performance was evaluated over 148 days.
Bailey Nurseries, Inc., 2008
Sustane Organic 8-4-4 Applied for Bare Root Production Rooting of Deciduous and Herbaceous Plant Cuttings Result in 25% Cost Savings compared to 21-7-7 Liquid Feed.
Suståne® 8-4-4 Fertility Trial, Vinca (Catharanthus roseus ‘Pacifica XP Blush’)
More than 25% of growers surveyed in 2007 reported managing fertility as the biggest challenge in organic production of ornamental crops, second only to pest management (Burnett and Stack, 2009)1. Therefore, Suståne® 8-4-4, an all natural fertilizer made from aerobically composted turkey litter was evaluated for use on ‘Pacifica XP Blush’ vinca. The trial compared Suståne 8-4-4 (45 day) to two industry-leading control release fertilizers, a 13-13-13(T70) and a 14-14-14(3-4 mo.). Each fertilizer was incorporated at a rate of 0.85 pounds of nitrogen per cubic yard. The potting medium was a 50:40:10 mix (by volume) of pine bark, peat and perlite.
Identical Fertilizer Rates: Sustane vs. IndustryStandards Salvia 47 DAT
Kim Williams, Kansas State University, 2012
Compare performance of Sustane fertilizers to two conventional standard fertilizers for poinsettiaproduction, including combination Sustane plus liquid fertility programs. The study allows evaluation of theslow‐release organic fertilizers on a high fertility crop with a 100‐day production cycle. Comparative nutrientresponse curves are provided.
Summer 2012-Cornell University and Kansas State University
This study evaluated the use of Suståne all-natural 8-4-4 used as an amendment in soilless mix to reduce liquid fertilizer applications in the production of poinsettia. The experiment was conducted at both Cornell University (Neil Mattson, PhD) and Kansas State University (Kim Williams, PhD).
Howlett Hall Greenhouse on the Columbus, Ohio campus of The Ohio State University.
Evaluate performance of petunia (Petunia xhybrida ‘Dream Neon Rose’) when fertilized with Suståne all-natural fertilizers (4-6-4 and 8-4-4) compared to a water soluble fertilizer (WSF).
Trial Performed at The Ohio State University, 2010 ▪ Claudio Pasian, Ph.D.
Trial Summary: The results suggest a grower can produce a more vigorous geranium (nearly double shoot dry weight) with no difference in plant quality, flower number, or relative chlorophyll content (SPAD) using 15% less nitrogen when geraniums are fertilized with Suståne 8‐4‐4 compared to Par 4 9‐3‐7.
R.W. Nicola and P. Burlakoti, University of Guelph - Ridgetown Campus, Ridgetown, ON
Effect of Aerobic Compost Tea Inputs and Application Methods on Protecting Tomato from Phytophthora capsici
