UGANDA TOBACCO SERVICES LIMITED ERGO-FITO TRIAL EVALUATION REPORT Note: Ergo-Fito (a soil conditioner and fertilizer product) was applied to exhausted soils in three Tobacco growing areas. Namely: Mubende, Kibaale, and Kagadi zones respectively. -Visual observation was carried out to evaluate the crop performance. Below are observations typical on Mubende model farm. PARAMETER
VISUAL OBSERVATION (WHERE ERGO-FITO WAS APPLIED) Plant colour deep green Plant vigour High vigour Stem thickness Usual size Leaf length 3.3feet Leaf Width 1.3feet Inter node Distance 3-inches Root development Very Thick Below is the pictorial observation
VISIUAL OBSERVATION (NO-APPLICATION) Pale Small Plant Usual size 2.5feet 1feet 3-inches Small roots
Ergo-Fito was applied
Ergo-Fito not applied
Ergo-Fito was applied
Ergo-Fito not applied
However the trial observations in Kibaale and Kagadi Zones have not indicated positive results due to inadequate rains in the area.
Prepared by: George Rwabulega