Roundup of Biostimulants Options
Biostimulants are a substance or microorganism applied to a plant to enhance nutrient uptake, nutrient use efficiency, abiotic stress tolerance and/or crop quality, regardless of its nutrient content.
In recent years, biostimulants have made their presence known in the row crop marketplace, gaining the attention of many crop producers.
To make it easier to weigh your biostimulants options, we reached out to numerous companies in the ag industry to gather their available biostimulants name, cost, description and expected results. Here are the responses.
Agnition - Generate
Stimulates native soil microbes, releasing more tied-up nutrients to the plant. There is nothing live in the product, it simply works to boost the microbes already in the soil by acting as a fertilizer for the microbes.
With Generate, there is a 6.25 bu/A increase in corn, while you can expect a 2.25 bu/A increase in beans.
Price: $8.25/acre
Aqua-Yield - NanoCS
Delivers essential nutrients into the seed for rapid germination and growth. While most nutrients enter the plant cell wall through diffusion, the nanoliquid particle will load the nutrition molecules and then bulk transport them through the wall by endocytosis.
Growers can expect improved emergence and better establishment of the young crop with a proven 3:1 ROI.
Price: $7.50 to $8.50/acre
BASF - Vault IP Plus
Augments nitrogen fixation with two unique EPA-registered, biological fungicides and the lowest application rate in its class.
Increased nodulation and protection from soil-borne diseases can be expected in soybeans.
Price: $4.00/acre
Conklin AgroVantage System - Intensify
Contains a blend of plant growth regulators designed to promote root growth and development, stimulate cell division and elongation, and enhance germination. Can be used with starter fertilizer or foliar applications.
Triggers transition from vegetative growth to reproductive stages, which helps overcome cool weather challenges and enhances grain development.
Price: $4.75/acre
DPH Biologicals - TerraTrove SP-1Classic
A liquid biofertilizer made up of microbes, plant-based humus extracts and algae that work together to improve soil structure and makes more nutrients available to plant uptake while using less synthetic fertilizer.
Replaces up to 50% of starter fertilizer resulting in economic yield improvement, superior quality and better whole farm profitability in corn 70% of the time.
Price: Not Provided
EnviroKure Inc. - EKL Biostim
Uses a combination of plant-available nutrients, plant-fortifying microbial compounds and beneficial bacteria that act synergistically when applied to seeds, plants or soil.
EKL Biostim creates earlier, uniformed emergence, enhanced root structures and improved drought tolerance.
Price: $15.00 to $20.00/acre
FMC - Seamac 45
Alleviates abiotic stress through the improved uptake and transportation of essential nutrients through seaweed extract and potassium hydroxide.
Seamac 45 promotes budding and flowering, improves germination rates, enhances root growth and strengthens cell walls.
Price: Not Provided
Indigo Ag - bioinstrinsic W10
Enhances drought protection during the critical grain fill stage, working with the corn plant to optimize root growth and improve the amount of water the plant can take in and use.
Growers can expect 4 bushels per acre increase with bioinstrinsic W10.
Price: $4.60/acre
Innvictis - Nexia-L
Delivers spore form microbial consortium formulated to improve nutrient use.
Producers can expect increases in N, P, K and micronutrient availability and uptake.
Price: Not Provided
Redox - Rootex Flowable
Improves phosphorous efficiency through a high phosphorous fertilizer reacted with soluble carbon and 6 L-amino acids.
Rootex Flowable promotes root growth and structure, and reduces soil phosphorous tie-up with calcium.
Price: Not Provided
Stoller USA - Fortified Stimulate Yield Enhancer Plus
Four plant growth promoters in one product. Optimizes phytohormone balance, root development and overall plant growth for higher yields.
Price: $3.25 to $6.50/acre
Valagro - YieldOn
Stimulates cell division and improves the transport of nutrients and sugar into developing grain, allowing for better capture of energy, deeper kernels in corn and better pod retention in soybeans.
2021 trials averaged a 7 bu/A yield increase. With YieldON in soybeans, result show better pod and flower retention. These additional pods and beans resulted in average yield increase of 3 bu/A in 2021 trial work.
Price: Not Provided
YieldMaster Solutions - Envita
Creates small vesicles or air pockets within the plant cell through healthy bacteria to capture nitrogen from the atmosphere.
Dr. Fred Below from the University of Illinois noted an 11 bu/acre increase when Envita was added to the standard management and a 8 bu/acre decrease when Envita was removed from a high tech management.
Price: $13.00 to $15.00/acre
