Inoculants by Crop - JumpStart - Chickpea
Chickpeas have similar fertility requirements as pea and lentil crops; it is a well known fact that pulse crops require phosphorus to support healthy growth, hasten maturity and support nitrogen fixation.
Nitrogen: Chickpeas inoculated with a nitrogen inoculant should not require nitrogen fertilizer, as they can fix 60-80% of their nitrogen needs. The other 20-40% will usually be made available through nitrogen present in the soil and by mineralization throughout the growing season but special care is still required to ensure adequate phosphate fertility.
Phosphate: Chickpeas are very sensitive to seed-placed fertilizer. Under good moisture conditions only 15-20 lb/ac of actual phosphate can be safely seed-placed, assuming good to excellent soil moisture, a one inch spread to the fertilizer and a 9 inch row spacing. Inoculating with JumpStart can be a very easy and effective way to supply additional phosphate. Using JumpStart gives your crop early access to phosphate for quick emergence, early plant vigour, larger root system and greater yields.
JumpStart Application
JumpStart is sold as a wettable powder that is mixed into water and applied to the seed prior to seeding.
JumpStart Application Rates for Chickpea
JumpStart 80 g (2.8 oz) |
JumpStart 400 g (14 oz) |
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Amount of seed treated |
80 bu |
2180 kg |
4800 lbs |
400 bu |
10900 kg |
24000 lb |
Recommended water volume |
6 litres (6.4 US quarts) |
30 litres (32 US quarts) |
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See the Inoculant Application Methods section for more information.
MultiAction Fertility
JumpStart comes premixed with a rhizobia strain for nitrogen fixation in chickpeas. See the section on TagTeam chickpea for more information.
