eNpower

Nutrition for the long run...

eNpower® contains the nitrification inhibiter DMP in IPF’s patented DMP-G formulation. DMP works by inhibiting nitrifying bacteria in the soil, slowing down the conversion of ammonium N to nitrate which is more prone to loss.

With conventional nitrogen fertilisers, ammonium N is converted to nitrate N in 1-3 weeks*. Heavy rain or irrigation can cause any nitrate N that hasn’t been taken up to be lost through leaching in sandy soils – or through denitrification in heavier soils.

Time for nitrification to occur

Protect your nutrients when you need it most

Cane regions are subject to some of Australia’s most unpredictable weather. Good rains early in the season can set the potential for bumper yields. However, heavy early rains can increase nitrogen losses. eNpower® can help stabilise nitrogen and improve phosphorus uptake, reducing the risk of limiting cane yield. This gives the crop the best chance of making the most of good soil moisture conditions.

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When incorporating a nitrogen fertiliser into the soil profile, IPF agronomists and scientists suggest considering a DMP inhibitor to optimising your nutrient use efficiency and investment. The DMP inhibitor recommended by IPF is eNpower.

When to use eNpower?

• When incorporating nitrogen based fertilisers into the soil profile
• When a high risk of denitrification exists, including compacted, waterlogged, or poorly aerated soils
• When the risk of leaching exists, including in sandy soils or areas with high rainfall
• Environmental Stewardship: For environmentally conscious farming practices, to minimise greenhouse gas emissions, particularly reducing nitrous oxide emissions
• Reducing Nitrogen Loss, when the goal is to reduce nitrogen loss and maximise the efficiency of nitrogen fertiliser applications
• Have the potential to increase fertiliser efficiency. Being co-located with applied fertiliser, the humic acid can impart its benefits directly into the root zone where the fertiliser is applied
• Improve soil health and quality. The high organic carbon content and high CEC of the product can benefit soil health
• Increase yield and crop quality through increased nutrient availability
• Mitigate stress. Trigger may help mitigate the effects of abiotic and biotic crop stresses

How does eNpower work?

• When nitrogen is applied on farm, it moves through the “Nitrogen Cycle”.
• The nitrogen cycle involves changing forms to move through living and non-living entities like atmosphere, soil, water, plants, animals, and soil micro-organisms.
• The bacteria Nitrosomas occurs naturally in soil. Nitrosomas plays the role converting the nitrogen in the Ammonia (NH3) into Nitrite (NO2-)
• Nitrite is subject to further conversion into Nitrate which is prone to loss as Nitrous Oxide (N2O) through Denitrification or Nitrate directly as a result of leaching
• The active ingredient in eNpower DMP (3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate) slows down the Nitrosomas activity holding the nitrogen in the soil for longer for use by the crop or pasture
• The extent of nitrogen loss through denitrification or leaching depends on several factors, including soil texture and structure, moisture, presence of organic matter and root depth as well as management practices.

Key benefits

By delaying the conversion of ammonia into nitrite and therefore nitrate, you can maintaining the nitrogen in the soil profile for longer, ensuring greater availability to plants.

Losses of nitrogen as a result of the nitrogen cycle with vary depending on a number of conditions. The benefit of eNpower will vary farm to farm based on these factors, and use should be discussed with your agronomic advisor.