Up to 90% of applied phosphate (P) fertilizer goes unused in the year of application as it gets tied up or 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 available (Source: Better Crops Vol. 86 (2002, No. 4), International Plant Nutrition Institute). It is crucial to make the most efficient use of fertilizer phosphate to maximize yields.
In addition to supplying phosphate fertilizer as a way to improve crop yield and quality, other tools exist that can improve the phosphate use efficiency of both applied fertilizer phosphate and soil phosphate.
JumpStart is a phosphate inoculant that makes less available soil and fertilizer phosphate more available to crops. JumpStart does not eliminate the need for P fertilizer. JumpStart improves the efficiency of phosphate, which can reduce the amount of P fertilizer required, depending on levels of available phosphate within the soil.
TagTeam is a MultiAction® legume fertility inoculant that makes better use of phosphate and provides more fixed nitrogen, delivering the highest yields.