Description
Sometimes, micronutrients are required in such small amounts that it is almost impossible to conceive the magnitude of their effect. Cobalt is one of them.
Cobalt plays a crucial role in crop health and productivity, impacting soil life, crop health, productivity, and legume root performance. It can also impact your bottom line because your access to free nitrogen from the atmosphere is limited in the absence of cobalt. Cobalt is missing in over half of the soils we test around the world.
Here are the key benefits of this hugely neglected mineral.
- Cobalt is required for nitrogenase, the enzyme that facilitates nitrogen fixation
- Cobalt deficiency impacts nodulation on legumes
- Cobalt is a critical co-factor in the plant production of cytokinins – the hormone impacting fruit set and retention.
- Cobalt is also required for the auxins that determine leaf and root size.
- Cobalt promotes crop quality
- Cobalt is the building block for vitamin B12 – a proven plant growth promoter.
Key Performance
- 2.8% Co plus background nutrition
- Superior Shuttle ® chelation for enhanced uptake
- Boosts N fixation and plant vigour
Growth Stage
- Vegetative Growth
- Pre-flower, Flowering, Fruit Set and Fill.
Application Rates
| Crop | Foliar Spray Rate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Vegetables | 0.5 L per 100 L water up to 1 L/ha equivalent | As required |
| Orchards & Vineyards | 0.5 L per 100 L water up to 2 L/ha equivalent | As required |
| Ornamentals | 0.5 L per 100 L water up to 1 L/ha equivalent | As required |
| Turf | 0.5 L per 100 L water up to 1 L/ha equivalent | As required |
| Spot Spraying | 25 mL per 10 L water | As required |
Home Garden Application: Dilute 2 mL per 9 L watering can and apply the diluted mix at a rate of 1 litre per square metre. Do not apply more than 6 times per year without demonstrated trace element requirement.
