Inoculants by Crop - JumpStart - Canola/Mustard
JumpStart, the phosphate inoculant, contains the naturally occurring soil fungus Penicillium bilaii, discovered by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. It colonizes plant roots and makes the ‘fixed’ mineral forms of less available soil phosphate immediately available for crop use.
JumpStart promotes greater phosphate use efficiency, which results in quick emergence, early vigour, greater stress tolerance, and more even maturity. JumpStart delivers a safe method of supplying phosphate to growing plants and reduces the need to seed-place high rates of fertilizer phosphate with sensitive seed like canola, pea and lentil.
317 trials over the 18 years prove the performance of JumpStart.
| Summary | Number of Demos |
Yield Differences | Net Return¹ $/acre |
|
| bu/ac | % of Control | |||
| Winter Wheat | 17 | 4.4 | 109% | $21.03 |
| Wheat | 142 | 1.9 | 105% | $7.57 |
| Canola | 117 | 1.9 | 107% | $10.76 |
| Pea/Lentil | 41 | 3.2 | 110% | $10.85 |
| Grand Total | 317 | 2.2 | 107% | $9.89² |
| Canola | ||||
| Broadcast seeded | 14 | 3.0 | 109% | $19.53 |
| Hybrid varieties | 28 | 2.5 | 107% | $16.21 |
| Non hybrid varieties | 87 | 1.7 | 106% | $9.22 |
¹Net returns were calculated using 5 year average (2001-2005) Canadian commodity prices for crops and fertilizer less the 2006 suggested retail price for JumpStart.
²95% confidence limit is $2.20 per acre. This means the net return for all crops will range between $7.69 and $12.09 per acre 19 times out of 20.
²95% confidence limit is $2.20 per acre. This means the net return for all crops will range between $7.69 and $12.09 per acre 19 times out of 20.
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