Brief introduction
This is a field test report about potassium polyacrylate for dry beans in America.
Dry Beans Test in Redmond, OR
LOCATION: Redmond, OR
PLANTS: Dry beans for seed production
VARIETY: Small Pinks
WATER RETAINER AGENT: Potassium Polyacrylate (3.6 lbs per acre applied in-furrow)
TRIAL RESULTS
| Untreated | Treated | % Increase | |
| Yield / Acre | 2182 lbs | 2485 lbs | 13. 9 |
| Usable Yield | 1859 lbs | 2178 lbs | 17. 1 |
Tips
– 2,000 lbs/acre = field average
– Trial results were based on replicated treated and untreated comparisons.
Dry Beans Test in Wilder, ID
LOCATION: Wilder, ID
PLANTS: Dry beans for seed production
VARIETY: Eclipse
WATER RETAINER AGENT: Potassium Polyacrylate (5 lbs per acre applied in-furrow)
APPLICATION: Applied in-furrow at planting
ROW SPACING: 30 inch double rows
IRRIGATION: Rill
HARVEST METHOD: Yield results from commercial harvest. Two rows harvested per rep.
TRIAL RESULTS
| Area Harvested | Net Wt/Rep | Yield CWT/Acre | |
| Untreated 1 | 0. 6607 | 1668 | 25. 24 |
| Untreated 2 | 0. 6671 | 1944 | 29. 14 |
| Average yield CWT/ac | 27. 19 | ||
| Treated 1 | 0. 6079 | 1825 | 30. 02 |
| Treated 2 | 0. 6230 | 2083 | 33. 43 |
| Average yield CWT/ac | 37. 73 | ||
| CWT/Acre Increase | 4. 54 | ||