Demonstration at a commercial grower · October–November 2024

AWA^® in
lettuce.

Iceberg lettuce grown with AWA^® on newly cultivated land, initially intended to be incorporated into the soil as organic matter, reached a marketable size.

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Lettuce: crop featured in the AWA® report — Lettuce · October–November 2024

From green manure to harvest

Marketable

On newly cultivated land with low organic matter

Shared schedule

Same irrigation

45 minutes per session, four sessions per week

Planted to be ploughed in. Harvested to be sold.

THE CROP AND ITS MANAGEMENT

The starting point.

Sector with AWA^®: Previously uncultivated land with poorly developed structure and low organic matter.
Control sector: Worked and prepared plot with good structure and organic matter.
Crop programme: Planned duration: ten weeks; 65,000 plants per hectare.
Irrigation: Four 45-minute sessions per week in both sectors.

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Initial condition
Initial condition	Control	AWA^®
Land preparation	Worked and prepared plot	Previously uncultivated land
Structure	Good	Poorly developed
Organic matter	Good	Low

Crop outcome with AWA^®

The lettuce was planted with the intention of incorporating it into the soil, as it was not expected to reach a marketable size. During cultivation with AWA^® it reached a marketable size.

Crop programme

Planned ten-week cycle and a density of 65,000 plants/ha. Both sectors received four 45-minute irrigations per week.

Water and fertilisation

Estimated scheduled volume: 1,650 m³/ha over ten weeks. Fertilisation: 93 fertiliser units of nitrogen, 36 of phosphorus, 75 of potassium and 72 of calcium.

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FROM THE FIELD TO YOUR CROP

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your farm needs.

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