The Root System of Cotyledon Canola.
Extreme phosphate deficiency in Spring Canola. No-till.

A tremendous response is possible to Geometric Placed NPKS and Micros in Spring Canola.

Binary banding 3-8 allows full access to nutrients in the Cotyledon Stage of Spring Canola. TAPPS and TAPPKTS with micros.

Note: Corn planted on 30 inch rows responds on a different pattern due to it’s exploratory root system. Binary banding corn at 7/23 is very efficient on sandy soil.

Why deep banded APP or 10-34-0 and KTS, 0-0-26-17S is critical. Why does Binary banding work so well?

Depleted soils have low CEC, Low OM and highly variable pH in Sandy Soil Conditions. This is an ideal scenario for placement of TAPPS, TAPPKTS, and Micros.

Depleted soils respond to placed P, High or low pH,

This is especially true with Sandy Soils respond at 10 gallons APP and 5 gallons KTS banded to 7 inch depth and vermiculated with NH3 for stability.

The bands are placed using advanced GPS RTK guidance directly under and to the side of the row. The Binary bands provide dual site access.

The bands will not damage the canola where seed row fertilizer does.

The vermiculated TAPPS bands are highly crop available with low rates of NH3 improving targeting.

It takes less to get more when efficiency is improved.

Note: Winter Canola has been produced with no fertilizer placed in the fall. Hardiness is improved.
The dormant crop is fertilized late fall and early spring.
However, Producers on the Great Plains and the PNW no longer need placed fertilizer in pre-plant or planting with Winter Canola?

A deep 5 inch root column, 3 to 4 inches in diameter for the first 35 to 45 days. A non-exploratory root system.

Root phenotyping of rapeseed - representative image (insert, left) and color-coded image (insert, right) of a rapeseed plant grown in an agar-filled Petri dish with main root in green and lateral roots in red.

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Have we identified the problem?

Nutrient efficiency is very low in depleted soils. Low CEC, or Low OM soils.

Spring Canola has a non-exploratory root system over 3 months.

Winter Canola has an exploratory root system over 10 months.

Whereby 22 inch rows have been selected with a non-exploring root pattern.

It would appear that 11 inch band spacing is required for depleted or sandy soils.

Binary Bands on 3-8 spacing, avg.11, will produce maximum known efficiency of placed nutrients.

WSU photo of phosphate needs and performance in no-till. Placed P is required.

Young Canola has extreme needs for placed P.
The Question for Canola Producers. How to place ample rates of P and not damage the seed? NPKS and micros considered?

The Solution At Maximum Level of Performance.

• Use TAPPS and TAPPKTS with Micros.

• A similar Binary Banding technique is used in corn production.
   

Binary Banding fits Spring Canola.

The Mustang Tool from 10 inch to 40 inch…at 420 to 450 acres per day at 8 to 10 mph at 40 or 45 feet. The Tool for raising more with less.

Exactrix 2KC series 3 Weigh Master with NH3 Laminator, 2KM TAPPS formulator, 2KP third product Injection, Deere GS-3 or Trimble TMX2050 control.
 

Mustang PD Tool Bar capable of advance fertilizer placement with extreme GPS accuracy of TAPPS bands of nutrients for planters.
Pre-Plant Banding and Side Dress Banding improves options in all crops.
Choosing the correct tool is critical to top nutrient efficiency and best possible yields.

Your Great Plains Reporter.
GJS