Benefit from the Biostacked Inoculant Advantage

If you grow peas, lentils or soybeans in Western Canada, you’re probably already convinced about the value of inoculating your crop annually. It’s a best management practice for legume production.

Inoculants provide affordable nitrogen to host legume plants. Native rhizobia – the soil microorganisms that fix nitrogen – are inefficient at this task. Inoculants with more robust rhizobia species and strains optimize nitrogen fixation more effectively, which helps your crop get off to the best start possible. Even among manufactured inoculants, however, there can be vast differences in the quality and effectiveness of rhizobia between crop types. The rhizobia species and strains in Nodulator^® inoculants from BASF are carefully selected for North American geographies to increase nodulation and maximize nitrogen fixation. These leading products are mostly produced in Canada and stored in specialized, innovative packaging to ensure their stability and vitality until they are applied to the seed or field, ensuring the most viable populations reach fields each spring.

How can you tell if your preferred inoculant is doing its job well?

As with any crop input, you can conduct on-farm trials to evaluate performance. You can find living proof above and below ground. Beneath the surface, the number of nodules may be the same but the size and colour may vary. You’ll be able to see more nodules that are pink and stay pink for an extended period of time. The BASF inoculant strains are highly competitive at acquiring nodule sites on roots. Above ground, you’ll see taller, more vigorous plants with BASF Biostacked inoculants than you would see with less effective rhizobia species and strains.

The Biostacked advantage

You may already understand why choosing the best inoculant makes good sense for your legume crops. But growers are still learning about the Biostacked^® advantage, which is now available on pulse and soybean BASF inoculants. Here’s how Biostacked inoculants make a difference.

Biostacked inoculants formulate rhizobia to work alongside beneficial biological organisms, such as plant growth promoters and biofilm inducers (found in Nodulator Duo SCG) and PMRA registered biofungicide (found in Nodulator IP Plus) for ultimate crop growth and protection. These proprietary organisms in BASF Biostacked inoculants can help your emerging crop withstand the springtime conditions we expect in Canada, whether that’s flooding, drought, cold soil or soil-borne pathogens.

Let’s take a closer look at two Biostacked Nodulator products from BASF and how they can deliver an advantage to your crop.

The advantages in peas and lentils

BASF brings the same top-quality performance to Nodulator Duo SCG inoculant for peas and lentils, using an exclusive strain of rhizobium developed specifically for the Canadian field pea and lentil market. As a Biostacked product, Nodulator Duo SCG also delivers additional benefit through its biological ingredient Bacillus subtilis BU1814. This biological produces a unique root-strengthening biofilm that protects your crop from early-season stressors such as the cold, wet conditions we can expect in any given year.

By protecting crop roots, Nodulator Duo SCG enables the plant to put more energy into growth and yield. In effect, this Biostacked component acts as a plant growth promoter to stimulate a response that enhances stress tolerance. Bacillus subtilis (strain BU1814) produces secondary metabolites that increase root and shoot growth. This added feature of Nodulator Duo SCG creates a more favorable environment for rhizobia, which leads to increased nodulation. Enhanced root mass from this layer of protection means better nutrient uptake – and a better start for your crop.

BASF inoculants deliver proven performance in nodulation but that’s not where the benefit ends with a Biostacked product. BASF solid core granular technology is engineered with multilayers to deliver the most viable rhizobia on a uniform, dust-free carrier to save you both money and time during planting. So, when you apply Biostacked Nodulator Duo SCG in-furrow with your peas or lentils, you can count on exceptional performance.

SCG prevents less rhizobial loss to dust

Exceptional root development with Nodulator Duo SCG

Recently introduced Nodulator IP Plus

BASF recently introduced Nodulator IP Plus and it has shown its worth as a professional soybean preinoculant. The Bradyrhizobium japonicum strain 532C found in Nodulator IP Plus has proven nitrogen-fixing qualities. Additionally, the dual strain biofungicide, Velondis^® Plus, has activity against seedling diseases caused by fusarium, rhizoctonia and pythium to support your existing disease management strategies. This winning combination delivers earlier season vigour, stronger root architecture, enhanced nodulation, improved water and nutrient utilization and reduced seedling disease.

Choose the Biostacked advantage

Not all inoculants are created equal. As a crop input innovator, BASF has gone the extra mile to select only the best species and strains of rhizobia for the Canadian market – with the added bonus of Biostacked biologicals – to get your crop off to the best possible start.

For more information, contact your local Richardson Pioneer representative.

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