JumpStart® | NexusBioAg

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Put Nature to Work for you

JumpStart delivers enhanced phosphate availability for increased root growth and a larger leaf area.

JumpStart is an inoculant containing the naturally occurring soil fungus Penicillium bilaiae (P. bilaiae), which grows along plant roots, releasing phosphate bound in the soil, making it more available for the crop to use.

Penicillium bilaiae, the active ingredient in JumpStart, does not eliminate the need for phosphate fertilizer, but provides crops access to more phosphate for higher yield potential.

Key benefits at a glance

Improved phosphate availability
Earlier more uniform maturity
Active in cool soil temps helping to enhance early-season vigour

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Efficiently use your phosphate fertilizer

Up to 90% of applied phosphate fertilizer goes unused in the year of application as it gets tied (bound) to soil particles and other elements, making it unavailable to the crop. Some of this is used over subsequent years, but at least 25% never becomes available¹. It is crucial to make the most efficient use of fertilizer phosphate to maximize yield potential.

¹ Source: Better Crops Vol. 86 (2002, No. 4), International Plant Nutrition Institute (formerly: Potash and Phosphate Institute).

How the Technology Works

Utilizes a naturally occurring soil fungus to release bound mineral forms of soil and fertilizer phosphate.

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Application Rates

Please read the label before application for complete use instructions.

JumpStart is not crop specific. JumpStart colonizes (grows along) the root system rather than infecting the root, so you do not have to purchase a specific type of JumpStart for a specific crop. Please see Table 2 for a list of registered crops and their application rates.

Granular

Package Size	18kg (39.68lbs) bag
6 in	7.2	5.5
8 in	9.7	4.1
9 in	11.0	3.6
10 in	12.0	3.3
12 in	14.7	2.7

Wettable Powder

JumpStart is available as a wettable powder that is mixed into water and applied to the seed as a liquid. Once JumpStart is mixed into the water, apply to the seed within six hours.

Water volume rates vary according to the type of seed treated. These water volumes can be adjusted according to your application methods, as long as the correct amount of JumpStart is applied to the seed. Please see Table 2 for approximate water volume rates.

When tank mixing a seed treatment with JumpStart, the total liquid volume should equal the water volume listed in the table. Example: if you are using JumpStart on wheat, the total water volume required is 10 litres. If you are tank mixing with a seed treatment with an application rate of 5 litres per 60 bushels of wheat, then you only need to add another 5 litres of water for a total liquid volume of 10 litres per every 60 bushels of wheat treated.

Apply the JumpStart suspension to seed when transferring seed from the bin or bag to the truck, or from the truck to the tank or seed cart. Applicators used previously for pesticides should be triple rinsed before being used for JumpStart application. To improve coverage on small-seeded crops like canola, mustard, alfalfa and sweetclover, we recommend using a batch-treating system or purchasing pre-treated seed where available.

JumpStart can be applied up to 30 days prior to seeding (depending on seed type) and can be used with many different seed treatments.

Table 2: JumpStart® wettable powder application

Container size	400g container			80g container
Crop	Seed treated/container		Water (litres)	Seed treated/container		Water (litres)
Crop	bu	lb	Water (litres)	bu	lb	Water (litres)
Alfalfa/sweetclover	-	1,100	10	-	220	2
Canola/mustard	-	1,000	10	-	200	2
Chickpea	400	-	30	80	-	6
Corn	70 bags* (5,600,000 kernels)		19.6	14 bags* (1,120,000 kernels)		3.92
Dry bean	300	-	25	60	-	5
Lentil	300	-	25	60	-	5
Pea	500	-	40	100	-	8
Soybean	300	-	25	60	-	5
Wheat	300	-	50	60	-	10

*80,000 kernels per bag.

Table 3: JumpStart® wettable powder application.

57g (2.0oz) container
Crop	Seed treated/container	Approzimate water volume
Soybean	50 units (1,135kg, 2,500lb, 42bu)	3.5 litres (3.9 US quarts)

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Efficiently use your phosphate fertilizer

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Soybean

Table 1: JumpStart granular application rates

Table 2: JumpStart® wettable powder application

Table 3: JumpStart® wettable powder application.

Package Size	18kg (39.68lbs) bag
Row spacing	ac/bag	lb/ac
6 in	7.2	5.5
8 in	9.7	4.1
9 in	11.0	3.6
10 in	12.0	3.3
12 in	14.7	2.7