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Inoculant By Crop - TagTeam - Soybean

TagTeam is the world’s first MultiAction inoculant. It is composed of two micro-organisms - a naturally occurring soil fungus Penicillium bilaii for better use of soil and fertilizer phosphate and a superior Bradyrhizobium bacteria strain for nitrogen fixation. Balanced nutrition of phosphate and nitrogen is necessary to maximize legume crop yields. The synergy of the two micro-organisms working together results in the highest net returns of any inoculant. The MultiAction synergy also delivers better results than using a single-action Bradyrhizobium inoculant plus phosphate fertilizer and is a lot more convenient to use.

MultiAction TagTeam combines a high performing rhizobia species with the phosphate solubilizing organism found in JumpStart for 1 + 1 = 3 performance.

TagTeam Yield Performance
An extensive small plot and farmer applied split-field testing program was conducted in 2005. The graphic below illustrates the findings to-date. The synergy of the phosphate-solubilizing soil fungus and the Bradyrhizobium in TagTeam produced an average 8% yield advantage in split-field trials and a 10% yield advantage in small plot trials over a single-action inoculant.

35 trials over the last 3 years prove the performance of TagTeam on soybean.

Summary Number of Demos Yield Differences Net Return¹
$/acre
bu/ac % of competitor
TagTeam VS other inoculants 8 3.8 111% $17.28
TagTeam VS Uninoculated 27 1.1 102% $2.28
¹Net returns were calculated using a 5 year average (2000-2004) US commodity prices for crops and fertilizer less the 2005 suggested retail prices for TagTeam.

The yield response from TagTeam on other legume crops (i.e. pea, lentil, chickpea and dry bean) averaged a 10% yield advantage over competitor inoculants for a 3 to 1 return on investment. This average is based on 118 farmer applied split-field trials over 8 years.

TagTeam Soybean Application Rates
TagTeam soybean is available in liquid, peat and granular formulations.

Formulation
Package size
Units treated
Lbs treated
Liquid 104.8 oz 50 2,500
Peat 5.4 lbs 40 2,000

 

Formulation
Package size
Row Spacing
lbs/ac applied
Acres/bag
Granular 36.4 lbs 10 4.3 8.5
15 2.9 12.7
24 1.8 20.2
30 1.4 25.9

See the Inoculant Application Methods section for more information on applying inoculants.

For more information on the unique MultiAction features of TagTeam click on TagTeam.