Frequently Asked TagTeam Questions
What’s the difference between a single and MultiAction Inoculant ?
- A single-action inoculant such as N-Prove works in one symbiotic relationship with the plant. A MultiAction inoculant such as TagTeam has two microbial active ingredients that provide multiple benefits to the plant.
- A MultiAction inoculant can also provide a greater return than a Rhizobia inoculant applied with phosphate fertilizer. This results from better phosphate availability from a MultiAction inoculant than is available with phosphate fertilizer.
Under what conditions should I see a benefit from using TagTeam?
- Soils that are low to medium in available phosphate (soil tests recommend greater than 15–25 pounds of P205 per acre) and soils low in available nitrogen (soil test levels that are below 50 pounds available nitrogen per acre).
- Under cool soil conditions.
- When phosphate fertilizer is placed greater than 1.5 inches away from the seed.
- In soils that tie-up phosphate: i.e. fine textured (clay, clay loam) soils that have lots of cations like calcium and magnesium.
How do I adjust my fertilizer rates when using TagTeam?
- If your soil is low to medium in available phosphate (soil tests are asking for more than 15-25 pounds of P2O5 per acre) use TagTeam with the lower recommended P fertilizer rate from soil test results.
- If your soil is high to very high in available phosphate (soil tests are asking for 10-15 pounds of P2O5 per acre or less), replace the starter P fertilizer application with TagTeam.
- Nitrogen fertilizer is usually not required when using TagTeam on pea, lentil or chickpea crops.
- A small amount of nitrogen fertilizer (10-15 pounds of N per acre) may be used with TagTeam soybean and alfalfa/sweetclover if soils are extremely low in available nitrogen.
- TagTeam dry bean may be more effective when used with 30-50 pounds per acre of nitrogen fertilizer, as dry beans tend to fix approximately 50% of the nitrogen required. Do not apply nitrogen fertilizer directly with the seed.
Why does the application rate for TagTeam granular vary according to row spacing?
Effective inoculation requires high numbers of Rhizobia around each and every seed.
- With narrow row spacing, plants are further apart within each row, therefore higher inoculant rates are required for adequate Rhizobium populations in close proximity to each seed.
- With wider row spacing, plants are closer together within each row, therefore lower inoculant rates can still ensure Rhizobia are close to each and every seed.
