Inoculant By Crop - TagTeam Soybean
The Bradyrhizobium bacteria strain plus the phosphate solubilizer, Penicillium bilaii, in TagTeam work together to create a unique value equation. The soil fungus is the key to the equation. It grows on plant roots and makes less available forms of soil phosphate immediately available to the plant.
Phosphate is valuable to the plant because it creates and moves much needed energy for the nitrogen fixation process. The other benefit of the action of the soil fungus is the development of more root hairs. Each root hair is a potential infection point for the Bradyrhizobium bacteria. More infection points mean more nodules, and more nodules mean more nitrogen is fixed, and more fixed nitrogen = higher yields.
Phosphate Fertility Challenges
Phosphate fertility programs in soybeans must deal with several challenges that may limit phosphate availability and uptake:
• Soybean seed is very sensitive to fertilizer salt injury from phosphate fertilizer. If you are unable to seed place phosphate efficiently, or if you broadcast phosphate before seeding, TagTeam will provide the critical early season phosphate uptake for your soybean crop.
• High calcium and high pH soils typically found in Manitoba readily tie up phosphate. The phosphate component of TagTeam will increase phosphate uptake of both residual soil phosphate and incorporated phosphate in these types of soils.
TagTeam Soybean Application Rates
