NATURE

Phosphate-solubilizing inoculant for wheat
JumpStart ® can increase phosphate
efficiency for better stress tolerance
JumpStart contains the naturally occurring soil fungus Penicillium bilaii.
It colonizes (grows along) plant roots, releasing compounds that release
the bound mineral forms of soil and fertilizer phosphate, making it more
available for the crop to use. Penicillium bilaii does not replace the need for
phosphate fertilizer, but does provide crops access to more nutrients for
higher yield potential.
Benefits of using JumpStart:
• Improved phosphate availability for:
- Higher yield potential
- Greater stress tolerance and earlier, more even maturity
- Early vigor
• Improved phosphate access leads to enhanced root
and shoot development
• Active in cool soil temperatures when phosphate is less available, JumpStart
can help get the crop out of the ground and off to an early start
Wheat Yield (bu/ac)
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Control
Replicated small plot trials
Positive response 69%
N = 29 over 2 years
Individual results may vary
Phosphate facts
Does phosphate matter? The more you know about this important nutrient,
the more you understand the value of Penicillium bilaii as a micro-organism
that helps enhance phosphate availability.
Phosphate is:
• The second most-limiting nutrient, next to nitrogen
• A crop’s full yield potential cannot be realized without it
• Key for quick emergence, early vigor, root growth,
maturity (seed set), quality, and yield potential
The challenges of phosphate fertility:
• As much as 90 percent of phosphate fertilizer becomes unavailable in
the year it is applied, and 50 percent may never be recovered
• Crops need an early supply of phosphate because yield potential is set
early in a plant’s development, and 80 percent of the yield-building
phosphate needed by a crop is required in the first six weeks
Sources:
www.bioag.novozymes.com/en/products/canada/aboutphosphate/
role-of-phosphate-in-crop-growth/Pages/default.aspx
www.spectrumanalytic.com/support/library/ff/P_Basics.htm
Product details
JumpStart wettable powder
for wheat
Packaging
Rate
Treats
Application
10 oz bottle
4 x 2 oz bottle
(10 oz) 200 bu/12,000 lb
(2 oz) 40 bu/2,400 lb
200 bu
4 x 40 bu
On-seed
Always read and follow label directions
ROW CROP MICROBIAL SOLUTIONS - WHEAT PRODUCTS
• Better handling of environmental pressures including winter wheat survival
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