Product Guide: Expanding Opportunities In The Planter Box
At the same time downstream seed treatments have helped build new product and service portfolios for ag retailers, there’s another growing opportunity. The list of products to be applied in the seed box is expanding.
These include microbials, biostimulants and crop nutrition. Specifically focused on two-for-one products, this roundup of almost two dozen product combinations gives details on dry formulations meant for use in corn or soybeans that replace or layer with the same company’s traditional seed fluency blends.
This is an inoculant seed lubricant for use in soybeans. Its low use rate of 0.5 oz. for every unit of seed is directly applied in the planter or drill seed box. Using the company’s innovative talc-graphite carrier, the proprietary bradyrhizobia for soybeans help the plant establish nitrogen-fixing nodules. The company uses an encapsulation process called rhizolock to protect rhizobia combined with the talc and graphite formulation.
AMVAC BioWake For Corn and BioWake For Soybeans
BioWake for Corn and BioWake for Soybeans are biological seed lubricants. Application rate is 0.5 oz. per unit of seed. The fully integrated solution includes microbial inoculants that are embedded in a dry soy protein planter lubricant. The product increases nutrient uptake (particularly iron and manganese), root development and abiotic stress tolerance. This product was named the 2023 new product of the year by readers of The Scoop. BioWake Prime is a bioinsecticide for corn rootworm, and it is sold as a co-pack with BioWake for Corn.
For use in corn, Brandt EnzUp SeedFlow Zn combines three technologies: two enzymes to improve plant health and vigor, SeedFlow to deliver zinc directly to the seed and seed fluency to improve singulation and prevent skips. The mannanase enzyme releases sugars from polysaccharide chains. Lipase enzymes break down lipids in the soil. Application rate ranges from 1.5 oz. to 2 oz. per 80,000 seeds.
For use in corn, Amplify-D seed germination aid increases available energy to provide a jump start for each seed. Its patented formula, developed by the University of Arizona, enhances the supply of AMP (adenosine monophosphate) which is utilized by seeds to fuel growth. AMP helps seeds overcome stressful planting conditions like cold, wet soils and low seed lot vigor. Also included in the formula is talc for planter lubrication.
Via licensing agreement, Hefty Seed gained access to Meristem’s Bio-Capsule technology for use in Maxx NS Corn. Maxx NS Corn is a combination of the 26 nutrient solubilizers found in Nutri-Cycle, the six strains of beneficial fungi found in Heat Shield, 1.35 lb. of Ionlock Zinc and a carbon technology that helps deliver organically complexed nutrients throughout the plant system. Each Maxx NS Corn container will treat 50 units of corn.
The Fastand seed treatment for corn improves early corn growth and stand establishment while improving seed flowability and placement and reducing seed dusting off, planting skips and seed doubles. It contains systemic acquired resistance technology, a biochemical to stimulate natural growth and defense systems and suppress nematode damage. Application is 0.38 oz. per 80,000 corn seeds or 0.38 oz. per 140,000 soybean seeds.
Koch Agronomic Services Protivate NU4-DRI
As a nutritional seed enhancer, Protivate NU4-DRI contains nitrogen, phosphate, manganese and zinc in a planter box-applied formulation most commonly used in corn. It’s formulated to replace 80/20 talc graphite. Application is 3 oz. per unit of seed. Formerly known as Rocket Seeds, this product was named a new product of the year runner-up by The Scoop audience.
Koch Agronomic Services Protivate NU5-DRI
Ideally formulated for soybeans, Protivate NU5-DRI contains nitrogen, phosphate, manganese, zinc, and molybdenum, which contribute to improved metabolic processes, support proper nodulation development and efficient nitrogen fixation. It’s formulated as a seed fluency agent and talc replacement. Application is 3 oz. per unit of seed. Formerly known as Rocket Seeds, this product was named a new product of the year runner-up by The Scoop audience.
Meristem Crop Performance Revline Hopper Throttle Corn
Built with an 80-20 talc-graphite combination, this Revline Hopper product also includes 6.25 oz. Terrasym biostimulants, biofertility and nitrogen-fixing microbes and 1.35 lb. of Ionlock Zinc plus iron and manganese. Like all Revline products, Hopper Throttle Corn is built with the Bio-Capsule Technology, which is a patented delivery system. Revline Hopper Throttle Corn Powered by Ether also includes ether enzyme technology: a combination of lipase and mannanase enzymes that increases microbial activity for season-long benefits.
Meristem Crop Performance Revline Hopper Throttle Soybean
Built with the Bio-Capsule Technology to keep biological solutions safely packaged until deployment at planting, the Revline Hopper Throttle Soybean product replaces traditional talc or graphite. The product includes iron and manganese along with 5 oz. Terrasym biostimulant, 0.43 lb. of Ionlock Zinc, biofertility and nitrogen-fixing microbes and RaceReady bradyrhizobia inoculant. Revline Hopper Throttle Soybeans Powered by Ether also includes a combination of lipase and mannanase enzymes increases microbial activity for season-long benefits.
NewFields Ag DUST For All Crops
This product is a 100% percent renewable soy protein product which is microplastic free and patented. Its round shapes provide lubricity for planter parts while making seeds flow better through the planter. The amino acids provide a food source when included with biologicals, providing a healthier environment for microbes to live and work longer. This can be layered with B4, a blend of four bacillus microorganims that solubilize phosphorus, zinc and iron from the soil.
NewFields Ag Terrasym 450+DUST for Corn
With twofold benefits, Terrasym 450+DUST for Corn provides improved seed flow and nutrient uptake early in the season. Powered by a unique strain of beneficial microbes, these are season-long colonizers, and Terrasym 450+DUST PPFMs (pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophs) spread intentionally from the seed surface across a plant’s roots and leaves. This can be layered with TS201, an EPA approved bioinsecticide that provides a novel mode of action for rootworm control.
NewFields Ag Nutriquire + DUST + Terrasym 450 Corn
This product provides a unique set of three benefits: microbial soil inoculant, seed lubricant and bio-stimulant. Terrasym 450+DUST corn contains a unique strain of beneficial microbes. Nutriquire Soil Inoculant is a microbial-based product that introduces microbes into the soil resulting in improved plant vigor and nutrient cycling. Many of the bacteria in Nutriquire are spore-forming bacteria, which allow for flexible mixing and application options.
NewFields Ag Terrasym 401+DUST Soybeans
With a twofold set of benefits, Terrasym 401+DUST for Soybeans provides improved seed flow and nutrient uptake early in the season. Powered by a unique strain of beneficial microbes, these are season-long colonizers, and Terrasym 401+DUST PPFMs (pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophs) spread from the seed surface across a plant’s roots and leaves.
NewFields Ag Nutriquire + DUST + Terrasym
Terrasym 401+DUST for Soybeans is designed to improve seed lubrication and seed flow and deliver improved nutrient uptake leading to robust early-season root development, enhanced tolerance of abiotic stress in the growing season and higher yields. Nutriquire Soil Inoculant is a microbial-based product intended to increase the active biomass in the soil. As a broad, season-long colonizer, Terrasym 401+DUST PPFMs spread from seed surface to the plant’s roots and leaves.
Talc USA HomeLand Corn Complete
Using Brandt enzyme technology and Talc USA 80/20 talc/graphite blend, Homeland Corn Complete is a premixed seed treatment that delivers nitrogen fixing and phosphorus mobilizing microbes with state of the art shield technology. The product includes copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum and zinc.
Talc USA MicroSurge with Micronutrient Talc
Designed to be paired with Talc USA 20 lb. or Talc USA 80/20 talc, the MicroSurge inoculant is available for use in corn or soybeans. The company says the product has a two-year shelf life as it integrates Talc USA’s advanced shield protection, which includes freeze-thaw technology. The corn inoculant has two strains of azospirillum microbial for better use of nitrogen in the soil. The soybean inoculant has two strains of rhizobium.
Providing seed flowability and agronomic benefits, Seed+Graphite is built with an 80/20 talc/graphite blend, micronutrients (calcium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese and moly), biostimulants and metabolites (extracted from seaweed). Application rates are 8 oz. per cwt. of corn seed and 4 oz. per cwt. of soybean seed. The formulation is the result of a proprietary technology from Cytozyme, which Verdesian acquired in 2021.
