FERTISPOT für die Einzelkorn-Sämaschinen Precea

FERTISPOT for Precea precision air seeders Save 25% on under-root fertiliser, harvest 100 % of yield

FertiSpot for AMAZONE Precea
precision air seeders

How FertiSpot works

  1. From the metering system, fertiliser continuously enters the top of the dosing chamber.
  2. The fast-rotating portioning rotor is driven by its own individual motor matched to the speed of the singling unit. The fertiliser granules in the portioning chamber are collected and amalgamated during one revolution of the portioning rotor. A consolidated fertiliser portion is produced.
  3. The fertiliser portion is placed precisely into the soil via the outlet of the portioning chamber via the delivery tube.

Spot-specific, under-root fertilisation

Darstellung FerTeC-Blattfeder-Düngerschar mit FertiSpot-Aussstattung
Illustration of FerTeC leaf spring fertiliser coulter equipped with FertiSpot

FertiSpot for the Precea takes under-root fertilisation to a new level of precision and efficiency.

With FertiSpot, the under-root fertiliser is deposited as a concentrated nutrient supply under the seed - exactly in the plant's future root zone. The young roots make optimum use of the fertiliser, since the fertiliser remains available for a longer period even under dry conditions. Inefficient fertilisation resulting from the leaching of the fertiliser in between the plants is prevented. This increases nutrient efficiency in comparison with fertiliser applied in a band.

Optimum early development of the plants with FertiSpot under-root fertilisation ensures good yields, especially during dry summers. The level of yield from normal band fertiliser application is achieved - but by using up to 25 % less fertiliser. Reducing the amount of fertiliser, whilst maintaining the same yield, increases profitability and improves working conditions in areas with higher fertilisation requirements.

Portionierte Düngerabgabe unterhalb des Maiskorns
Portioned fertiliser placement under the maize seed

Whether placed directly under the plant, offset laterally, as Multispot, or even as a band application – under-root fertilisation using FertiSpot facilitates the highest level of nutrient efficiency. This flexible system is available for all mounted Precea precision air seeders, and, from the 2025 season, it will be available also for the trailed variants with FerTeC twin-HD double disc fertiliser coulters. The placement depth of the fertiliser is set mechanically on the machine, whilst the style and position of the fertiliser spot are simply set via the software in the ISOBUS terminal.

FertiSpot under-root fertilisation in maize for optimum nutrient uptake

The placement position of the fertiliser portion can be adjusted to suit. For the more sensitive, finer roots of some crops, such as sugar beet, the fertiliser is applied in between the plants.

The placement of the concentrated fertiliser supply as Multispot ensures less nutrient fixation in the soil for crops with a higher plant count per hectare and thus provides for better nutrient uptake.

FertiSpot can also be used to apply under-root fertiliser in a normal band if desired.

Yield of grain maize without fertiliser, with the full fertiliser rate applied in a band or at a reduced fertiliser rate using FertiSpot in 2023
(adjusted, at 14 % moisture content [dt/ha])

Same yield with a fertiliser saving of 25%

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  • Reduced fertiliser input - same early crop development and the same yield by the concentrated and precise nutrient placement
  • Reduction in non-productive time due to fewer fill breaks and longer operating periods due to the lower application rate per hectare
  • Protecting the environment by reducing the amount of fertiliser used
  • Maintaining yields, especially during dry periods

MORE INFORMATION: amazone.net/precision-seeders

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High yields with reduced costs whilst protecting the environment. This is sustainable intensification of agriculture through innovative technological solutions from AMAZONE.