Single-action fertility
How to apply So-Fast®
So-Fast sterile peat inoculant for pea and lentil is a superior
single-action inoculant that contains a naturally occurring
bacteria that fixes nitrogen from the air, making it available
for the plant to use. It is best used when nitrogen is required,
but when phosphate levels are high and full starter phosphate
fertilizer rates are still used. If a single-action inoculant is all that
is needed, So-Fast is a wise choice.
Application of So-Fast peat
So-Fast peat has its own sticker in the formulation so no
additional stickers are required. Apply So-Fast dry or apply to
premoistened seed, add water while applying So-Fast, or mix
with cool, clean water and apply to seed as a slurry (refer to the
following table). Make sure that the inoculated seed is evenly
coated. Inoculate bare seed with So-Fast peat up to 48 hours
before seeding.
Note: So-Fast peat is not registered or recommended for use on
faba beans.
So-Fast® peat inoculant application rates
So-Fast peat
Superior strain of rhizobia
So-Fast peat contains the highest-yielding pea and lentil strain
on the market, which is a 4% improvement over the previous
superior strain of rhizobia
So-Fast® peat – pea and lentil
Grain yield (% of control)
105
104
103
102
101
100
99
98
Previous
strain
So-Fast®
Summary of small-plot research trials combined data from 8 sites in Saskatchewan for pea and
lentil in 2007.
One 2.2 kg (4.8 lb) bag
inoculates
Water
Crop
bu
lb
litres
Pea
50
3,000
4.0
Lentil
30
1,800
2.5
Compatibility
So-Fast sterile peat can be used with many different seed treatments, but planting windows vary according to type of seed treated and
seed treatment used. See the tables below for details.
Pea
So-Fast peat
Planting windows
Seed treatment
Apron Maxx® RTA®
Sequential
application
Simultaneous
application
Tank mix
application
48 hours
24 hours
24 hours
24 hours
24 hours
In progress
30 hours
24 hours
Not recommended
In progress
In progress
In progress
Not recommended
Not recommended
Not tested
Cruiser Maxx® Pulses
• 50 ml Cruiser 5FS + 325 ml Apron Maxx® RTA®
Trilex® AL
Trilex® EverGol®
Vitaflo® 280
Lentil
So-Fast peat
Planting windows
Seed treatment
Sequential
application
Simultaneous
application
Tank mix
application
Apron Advance
In progress
In progress
In progress
Apron Maxx® RFC®
In progress
In progress
In progress
Apron Maxx® RTA®
6 hours
Not recommended
In progress
Crown®
48 hours
Not recommended
Not tested
• 33 ml Cruiser 5FS + 100 ml Apron Maxx® RFC®
24 hours
30 hours
In progress
• 33 ml Cruiser 5FS + 325 ml Apron Maxx® RTA®
30 hours
30 hours
In progress
24 hours
6 hours
In progress
In progress
In progress
In progress
48 hours
Not recommended
Not tested
Cruiser Maxx® Pulses
Trilex® AL
Trilex® EverGol®
Vitaflo® 280
If you need more information or have questions about So-Fast, please contact Loveland Products
toll-free at 1-800-328-4678.
Always read and follow label directions.
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