Kverneland PUDAMA

TECHNOLOGY Fertilisation ensures the supply of nutrients to the crop, but over-fertilisation often has undesirable effects on the environment and the ecosystem of the land. Conventional band application places a continuous band of fertiliser also between the plants where the roots cannot reach it. This is the amount simply wasted and washed out. With PUDAMA the amount and location of the fertiliser is precisely defined. The nutrients are only deposited where the roots of the plant can reach it and only as much as needed. Synchronised with the seed application at high speeds, a deposit of fertiliser is placed under each maize corn during maize seeding. Every seed has an optimal fertiliser deposit at its disposal. The full amount of fertiliser is absorbed by the plants. In this way, loss and leaching is avoided and 25% of fertilizer production using fossil fuels (CO 2 ) can be saved. The PUDAMA Technology is based on a three-year study on the precise application of fertiliser whilst maize sowing. Kverneland Group Soest in close co-operation with researchers of the University of Cologne show-proved that the precise application of fertiliser at sowing allows the reduction of at least 25% without any loss in yield (Bouten et al., 2020)!

PUDAMA FERTILISER SPOTS

CONVENTIONAL FERTILISER BAND

KVERNELAND PUDAMA