Seeders PP SX PUDAMA

PUDAMA is the precise spot fertiliser application by maintaining 100% yield with at least 25% less starter fertiliser. It is all about saving fertiliser, environmental care by reducing resources used, including energy for fertiliser production, while reducing farm production costs and securing food production.

Maize is a hungry crop that can require fertiliser application before, during and after planting. In some countries it is common to give the seeds a so-called starter fertiliser. It is usually applied in the form of a continuous band under the maize seed. Researchers were concerned about the gap between the seeds: part of the fertiliser band was not being taken up by the seeds and plants. In other words, fertiliser was being wasted and it ended up polluting the groundwater. This led to a unique development: Kubota has developed a system that synchronises the fertiliser and seed application more precisely, so that the growing plant reaches and benefits from all the nutrients supplied. Better roots lead to better crop growth and yield.

With technology such as the Kubota PP1601TF SX PUDAMA precision drill, farmers can save a lot by reducing fertiliser, transport and work costs. For example, if a farmer with 300ha of maize uses 150kg/ha DAP 18-46 in the conventional way, he would save 37.5kg/ha of fertiliser with the PUDAMA system. This means a saving of 5,625€* for 300ha. (*Source: index mundi: Price DAP 500€/t May 2023)

The PUDAMA system has been shown to achieve the same yield as a traditional continuous band of fertiliser – with 25% less starter fertiliser. Unused nitrogen and phosphates are saved and do not washed out into the environment. As well as saving on the cost of fertiliser, farmers would save time and money on transport and handling.

The Advantages:

• Reduced farm production costs
• Securing food production
• Protecting resources and reducing energy input for the fertiliser production
• Reduction of the environmental and climate impact of how we produce and consume food