Inoculants by Crop - JumpStart - Sugarbeet
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.
310 trials over the 18 years prove the performance of JumpStart on a wide variety of crops.
| Summary | Number of Demos |
Yield Differences |
Net Return¹ $/acre |
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bu/ac |
% of Control |
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| Corn | 39 | 9.0 |
105% |
$12.27² |
| Wheat | 142 | 1.9 |
105% |
$3.89 |
| Winter Wheat | 10 | 5.0 |
112% |
$14.52 |
| Canola | 117 | 1.9 |
107% |
$5.64 |
| Pea/Lentil | 41 | 3.2 |
110% |
$8.62 |
| Grand Total3 | 310 | 2.1 |
107% |
$5.524 |
| Agronomic Practices | ||||
| Conventional seeded | 68 | 1.7 |
106% |
$4.09 |
| No till | 90 | 1.5 |
104% |
$2.92 |
| P fertilizer placement < 11/2 " from seed | 130 | 1.6 |
105% |
$4.19 |
| P fertilizer placement > 11/2 " from seed | 57 | 2.0 |
106% |
$5.18 |
| More P fertilizer on control5 | 59 | 1.8 |
106% |
$7.02 |
| No fertilizer differences | 251 | 2.2 |
107% |
$5.21 |
¹Net returns were calculated using 5 year average (2000-2004) US commodity prices for crops and fertilizer less the 2006 suggested retail price for JumpStart.
²Average yield response applied to a target yield of 150 bu/ac to calculate net return/acre on corn.
3Total and average of wheat, winter wheat, canola and pea/lentil trials.
495% confidence limit is $1.31 per acre. This means the net return for all crops will range between $4.20 and $8.63 per acre 19 times out of 20.
5Average P fertilizer difference is 15.1 lbs P2O5 per acre on the no JumpStart control strips.
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 Sugarbeet
JumpStart 2.0 oz |
JumpStart 10 oz |
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| Amount of seed treated | 15 units |
1,500,000 seeds |
75 units |
7,500,000 seeds |
| Recommended water volume |
0.9 US quarts |
4.5 US quarts |
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Note: One unit of sugarbeet seed = 100,000 seeds.
See the Inoculant Application Methods section for more information on how to apply JumpStart.
For more information on the unique features of JumpStart click on JumpStart.
