Traditional nitrogen stabilizers protect nitrogen by suppressing soil biology. That’s a tradeoff most growers accept because the alternative is losing the N. But that biology is what cycles your organic matter, mineralizes your soil N, and supports the ground next year and the year after that.
NZoneGL® doesn’t ask you to make that tradeoff. Here’s how.
What NZoneGL Is
NZoneGL is a nitrogen management aid built for fall applications of anhydrous ammonia and UAN. It goes into the nitrogen stream during application. No separate pass, no separate equipment, no operational change on your rig.
It’s non-corrosive and non-flammable, so it handles like the products you already run. It’s priced by the pound of nitrogen you’re protecting rather than by the acre, which matters on variable-rate applications or mixed programs.
Three things NZoneGL does once it’s in the soil. It holds nitrogen in the root zone. It slows the water movement that carries nitrate down through the profile. And it does both without disturbing the microbiology cycling nutrients underground.
XN Technology
XN stands for Xcelerated Nitrogen. It’s what’s inside NZoneGL and what does the work of holding your fall N investment in place.
XN is calcium-based. When applied with your nitrogen, it helps nitrogen attach to soil colloids in the top layer of the profile, holding it near the root zone instead of letting it drift down with soil water. It also slows the water movement itself, which reduces the volume of water carrying nitrate through the profile.
The important part is what XN isn’t. It’s not a traditional nitrification inhibitor. Traditional inhibitors work by suppressing the bacteria that convert ammonium to nitrate. XN works on physical placement instead. That’s why it holds nitrogen without shutting down the biology in your soil.
What the Third-Party Research Shows
XN Technology has been evaluated at three independent sites across different soil types and climates. Results have been consistent year over year.
Central Lakes College, Staples, Minnesota
Sandy soil, three years, groundwater monitoring wells and lysimeters at four and six feet. XN-treated ground was compared to untreated control under the same nitrogen program.
Year after year, nitrate concentrations in the root zone at four feet were up to four times higher on the treated ground. Groundwater samples on the untreated side spiked with every fertigation event, meaning nitrate was moving straight through the sandy profile and into the groundwater. On the treated side, those spikes didn’t happen.
Irrigation Research Foundation, Yuma, Colorado
Irrigated corn, multiple years, soil moisture and ion movement measured at six depths from the surface down to fifty centimeters. Two rates of UAN, treated with XN and untreated, under identical irrigation programs.
Two findings. On the untreated side, water moved fastest through the profile after every irrigation or rainfall event, carrying nitrate down with it. On the XN-treated side, water moved more slowly and stayed in the root zone longer. Ion movement, the direct measure of nitrate migration, was significantly reduced at every depth on the treated side.
Bottom line: XN-treated fields held nitrogen at the depths where roots could reach it. Untreated fields lost it below the root zone.
Acres Research, Northern Iowa
Multi-year study measuring soil bacteria under four treatments: anhydrous alone, anhydrous with NZoneGL, anhydrous with a competitor product, and a control with no nitrogen.
Colony counts and colony-forming units per gram were measured across replications and years. NZoneGL-treated ground showed colony counts fifty percent higher than the competitor product. CFUs per gram came in eighty percent higher.
The Iowa data isn’t about nitrogen retention. It’s about what XN doesn’t do. Products that protect nitrogen by suppressing microbial activity give you retention at the cost of soil health. XN gives you both.
How NZoneGL Fits Your Fall Program
NZoneGL goes into the nitrogen stream during your fall anhydrous or UAN application. It works with the equipment you’re already running. It doesn’t change your rate, your timing, or your placement decisions.
Compatible with NH3 and UAN. Handles safely with your existing setup. Priced by the pound of N.
What This Means for Your Fall Investment
Three things happen at once. XN holds nitrogen in the root zone. It slows the water movement that would carry it away. It keeps the soil biology intact.
Talk to your AgXplore rep or your local dealer about adding NZoneGL to your fall nitrogen application.
