Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Agrochemical Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Agrochemicals Features
- Product Info
- Specifically, BioNik delays germination on male inbred lines, widening the pollen shed window and ultimately maximizing the “nicking zone” (improved synchronizing of pollen shedding of male flowers and female silks). It also effectively increases the amount of pollen shed by the males.
- In hybrid seed production, it is common for growers to make two plantings of male plants three to five days apart in order to maximize the overlap between pollen shed and silking. With BioNik, growers may opt to make a single planting, properly proportioned with both untreated and BioNik-treated seed. In other scenarios, seed corn growers may proceed with a split planting but may treat a portion of one or both plantings with BioNik in order to minimize risk and blanket the silking period.
- The application rate for BioNik is highly specific to each individual male inbred. Once the inbred response is determined (characterized), BioNik can be applied at different rates to obtain the desired level of delay.
- Benefits
FLEXIBILITY BENEFITS
• Treat seed yourself vs. sending to a supplier
• Save time and resources
• Adjust rate close to planting as situation dictates
• Treat some inbreds early and spread workload
• Over-treat seed treatments to maintain current practice
• Store product until next season to manage inventory
RISK MANAGEMENT BENEFITS
• Prevent the need for split planting to offset considerable weather risk
• Plant a male inbred mix of untreated and 1x BioNik™ rate to extend germination period and elongate pollen shed window
• Protect your female yield potential by optimizing the nicking zone
• Make decisions in-season to adjust to weather patterns and planting dates- Product Highlight
Physiological seed enhancement technology leverages the power of biorational agents to enhance seed and/or seedling performance, resulting in a consistent benefit to the grower. BioNik™ plant growth regulator is the first release in the Massivo™ family, and is a 25% formulation of s-abscisic acid (s-ABA). S-ABA is one of the five classes of plant growth regulators naturally present in plants, and regulates numerous plant processes including dormancy, maturation, growth, and response to stress conditions. BioNik is a rate-responsive product based on benefits obtained from germination delay. BioNik can be applied at different rates to obtain a desired level of delay once the inbred response is characterized. Valent BioSciences Corporation’s (VBC) first registered s-ABA product, ProTone® Plant Growth Regulator, has been extremely successful in promoting the development of fruit color on red table grapes. VBC is continuing to expand its research with s-ABA into several more areas within the horticulture, agronomic, and ornamental crop segments
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applicable Crop
Technical Details & Test Data
- BioNik™ TREATED vs Untreated Contror
- Untreated Control: Single Planting
Corn seed producers are well-versed in the art of timing the plantings of their male and female inbreds so that pollen is readily available to the receptive silks. Even with perfect timing on the front end, however, the nicking zone area is limited by the pollen shed, which dies off well before silks are no longer viable.
- Untreated Control: Split Planting
Most corn seed producers offset this missed opportunity by adding a second planting of males. A second peak of pollen shed takes advantage of the still-receptive silks, greatly expanding the area of nicking zone while reducing the missed nick. Environmental conditions, however, can severely complicate this second planting.