Soaking wheat seed in liquid fertilizer days prior to sowing, could prove beneficial to farmers experiencing drier conditions.

A hydropriming trial has resulted in increases in fertilizer efficacy and increases in yield and returns to farmers by up to 32-percent.

Rural editor Sophie Clarke caught up with Monash University PhD Student Nicola Thomas to hear more about the process and its benefits.

Soaking wheat seed in liquid fertilizer days prior to sowing, could prove beneficial to farmers experiencing drier conditions.
A hydropriming trial has resulted in increases in fertilizer efficacy and increases in yield and returns to farmers by up to 32-percent.
Rural editor Sophie Clarke caught up with Monash University PhD Student Nicola Thomas to hear more about the process and its benefits.

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The Rural News is market leader, dealing exclusively with stories of interest to the farming sector and has the support of Australia&rsquo;s largest media business and international correspondents.