We are happy to publish the results of another trial completed in cooperation between Nando and Uman National University of Horticulture (BioSpektrum WG Field Trials with Tomatoes, Ukraine, 2021). This time the trial has been carried out in the experimental plots of the Department of Genetics, Plant Breeding and Biotechnology of the Uman National University of Horticulture, which is located in the Cherkasy region, a subzone of unstable moisture in the right-bank forest-steppe of Ukraine. The soil of the experimental field is extra loamy.

Due to the genetic potential of the varieties and the ability of the soil to provide high yields without mineral fertilizers, no fertilizers have been applied in the experimental breeding plots in the last five years. Furthermore, it is worth mentioning that weather conditions during the trial were favorable for the cultivation of winter wheat. 

The trial goal was to measure BioSpektrum effect on the quantitative and qualitative indicators of soft winter wheat yield. Therefore BioSpektrum effectiveness was evaluated with three soft winter wheat varieties: Umanskaya Tsarevna, Freya, and Evrasia. BioSpektrum was applied to the seeds just before sowing them. The trial was replicated 4 times.

The trial results of BioSpektrum showed an increase in the overall productivity of winter wheat as well as crop quality:

  • Application of the BioSpektrum preparation for seed treatment increased the germination energy of wheat seeds by 2-3%, laboratory germination by 1-2%, and field germination by 2%.
  • BioSpektrum did not significantly affect the height of the plants and the length of the spike, however, it led to the formation of a larger number of grains in the spikes (by 3-4 pcs.).
  • BioSpektrum increased the weight of grain from each ear by 4.9-8.5 %, also the yield by 1.4-5.2%.
  • BioSpektrum increased the protein content in grains by 2.4-7.6%, gluten by 5.2-9.9%, sedimentation index by 3.0-16.2%, and grain hardness by 3.5-23.3%.
  • While treating soft winter wheat seeds with BioSpektrum, the use of accumulated nutrients from the soil is stimulated, which has a significant effect on the growth and development of plants in the process of ontogenesis and increases the productivity of the crop.