Methodology & Design for GMX Trials
Overview
Following are methodologies and design considerations for crop trials using the Company's product – Greenamax (GMX) – in order to determine impacts and efficacy of the products on various crops using typical farming practices. In order to reduce confounding variables, controls and multiple replications of the same treatment will be used. Replication can also be achieved through sampling within control and treatment fields. Local conditions will dictate the exact layout and size of the research trial fields, but the methods and data collection, recording, and reporting should be followed regardless of the size, configuration, or design of the trials.
All trial crops will receive a minimum of a seed treatment and two foliar sprays except for the control, which will receive no GMX treatments. For crops that are transplanted into the field as seedlings, the seeds should be treated when planted in the nursery.
In addition to the trials determining efficacy, other trials can be designed and conducted to determine the impacts of GMX on plant use of nutrients, as observed in conditions of decreased fertilizer applications. Other trials may include combining GMX with other agriculture inputs such as foliar fertilizer or compost tea, but only as additional treatments after conducting efficacy testing using various GMX dilutions. GMX Technologies professionals can assist in designing additional trials if desired.
