5th International Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer Congress was held with the sponsorship of Toros Agri Sept. 29, 2010

Sept. 29, 2010

The activities realized in the field of plant nutrition and fertilizing and the solution offers were discussed in detail during the 5th International Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer Congress held with the sponsorship of Toros Agri between 15 and 17 September 2010.
 
The 5th International Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer Congress held in cooperation with Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas and fertilizer sector within the scope of the 55th foundation anniversary celebration activities of Aegean University attracted intense interest of the sector representatives, academicians and producers. The congress, the opening statement of which was made by Esin Mete, the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Toros Agri and CEO for the Agricultural Industry Group, and the presentations presented by Prof. Dr. Habil Çolakoğlu, one of Toros Tarım consultants, Dr. Eşref İrget, Faculty Staff of the Department of Earth Sciences of Aegean University, were followed with great interest.
 
The presentations of the project called “The Effects of Different Bottom Fertilizers on Corn and Cotton Plants in Getting Yield and Nutrient” were given. In this project, 18.24.12 4S+Zn bottom fertilizer produced by Toros Agri as the first in Turkey was experimented on corn plant and 20.30.0 6S+Zn bottom fertilizer was experimented on cotton plant.

It is ascertained as a result of the projects called “The Effects of Different Bottom Fertilizers in Getting Yield and Nutrient of Corn Plant” and “The Effects of Different Bottom Fertilizers in Getting Yield and Nutrient of Cotton Plant” carried on 4 fields of 40 decares each on Great Menderes Plain by the faculty Staff of Department of Earth Sciences of the Faculty of Agriculture of Aegean University with the support of Toros Agri that the fertilizers the formulations of which were made by Toros Agri provided 15-20% more yield in corn and cotton.