Crop science technologist Zen Kynigos says the agricultural sector is being forced to rethink how nitrogen is used and managed.
As global fertiliser supply chains remain under pressure, ProdOz Crop Solutions is pointing farmers toward Lono – a next-generation stabilised nitrogen product which dramatically improves how every kilogram of nitrogen performs.
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Crop science technologist Zen Kynigos says Prodoz has been inundated in recent weeks with enquiries from growers, resellers and distributors about Lono, its new-generation nitrogen alternative, as the farming sector scrambles to ensure operational continuity in a volatile market.
“Reliable, high-efficiency nitrogen alternatives exist, and are available now,” Zen says.
Developed by Levity Crop Science, Lono, is a stablised amine nitrogen product designed to improve nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE) and reduce losses commonly associated with conventional fertilisers.
“Nitrogen remains one of the most critical and costly seasonal inputs,” Zen explains.
“The current and likely ongoing disruption to the global supply of fertiliser together with rising input costs and tightening environmental regulations are pushing farmers to rethink how they use nitrogen,” he says.
“The agricultural sector is being forced to rethink how nitrogen is used and managed.”
Redefining nitrogen-use efficiency
Zen says research shows less than 50 per cent of applied nitrogen is recovered by the crop, with the remainder lost to leaching, volatilisation or denitrification.
He says this is a direct economic loss and environmental burden.
“Field and commercial trials across multiple cropping systems have shown Lono can reduce total nitrogen requirements by 20-90 per cent, depending on crop and program design, compared to standard programs,” Zen adds.
Research shows less than 50 per cent of applied nitrogen is recovered by the crop, with the remainder lost to leaching, volatilisation or denitrification.
“Lono (stabilised anime nitrogen) offers a practical, low-risk pathway to improving nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE) without sacrificing productivity – for growers under pressure from supply restraints, rising input costs, environmental compliance, or simply looking to lift efficiency,” he says.
“It’s not a replacement for nitrogen – it is engineered to improve how nitrogen performs.
“Nitrogen efficiency matters now more than ever.”
Lono had been designed to maintain crop performance at reduced nitrogen rates, reduce reliance on conventional fertilisers and improve NUE across the cropping system.
Developed for large-scale application and already in use across a range of Australian cropping systems including horticulture, broadacre and protected cropping, Lono information can be found via the Levity Crop Science Australia website and is available through local distributors nationwide.
