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• Delay nitrification by inhibiting the bacteria Nitrosomonas.

• Maximize nitrogen below ground.

• Recipient of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award.

Nitrogen stabilizers, such as Instinct® and N-Serve®, delay nitrification by inhibiting the bacteria, Nitrosomonas, allowing nitrogen to remain available in the root zone longer. Instinct and N-Serve only affect Nitrosomonas, too. The active ingredient in Instinct and N-Serve inhibit the ammonium monooxygenase (AMO) enzyme used by Nitrosomonas to generate energy.  Deprived of their energy source, these bacteria enter a type of stasis.  AMO is unique to Nitrosomonas and therefore other bacteria are not affected by Instinct and N-Serve’s active ingredient.  Please see Laskowski et al paper that supports this fact. As a result, nitrogen fertilizer uptake is maximized and yields are increased, making these products effective.

Benefits of Instinct and N-Serve

  • Improve standability from less cannibalization of the stalk.
  • Allow the plant to have a more natural drydown, which contributes to increased test weight.
  • Part of the 4R Nutrient Stewardship program – a framework that helps farmers use the right fertilizer at the right time, in the right place, at the right rate.

 

Instinct

Healthy crops and healthy profits all depend on healthy soil. Instinct® is the only product of its kind to be awarded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award in 2016 for its proven ability to protect the environment and the soil while increasing nitrogen effectiveness for farmers.

  • Can be used with water-based fertilizers, such as UAN, urea and manure.
  • Effectively slows nitrification of swine manure resulting in, on average across the four years of study[1]:
    • greater relative leaf chlorophyll
    • greater grain yields
    • greater dry matter yield
    • reduced N loss
  • Can be impregnated on urea and dry fertilizers.
  • Has flexible incorporation timing. Can incorporate with 10 days by half an inch of rain or mechanical incorporations.
  • Tank-mix compatible with most herbicides and insecticides, minimizing passes across field.
  • Can be added with fertilizers through ground application or properly equipped chemigation systems.
  • Can be used with corn and wheat.
     

Instinct Results

Instinct is a micro-encapsulated, water-based product. Farmers continue to see positive outcomes from using it, including:

  • Instinct technology, in 2014, added about 50 million bushels of corn equating to $205,000,000 in additional production revenue for U.S. corn growers.[2]
  • 2.7% increase in relative yield, 6.1 Bu/A advantage
  • 9.1% reduction in relative leaching
  • 1.3% increase in total nitrogen retention
  • 28.6% reduction in GH gas emissions

 

N-Serve

N-Serve is the only nitrogen stabilizer proven to optimize yield potential when used with anhydrous ammonia. Used at the root zone, N-Serve protects nitrogen. And, because both compounds are volatile, they must be injected or immediately incorporated into the soil.

  • Can be applied in fall or spring pre-plant or as a sidedress application on corn. Post-plant applications, as a sidedress application, must also be incorporated.
  • Can be used for corn, sorghum and wheat.
  • Non-corrosive to anhydrous tanks.
     

N-Serve Results

N-Serve was launched in 1976 as the original nitrogen stabilizer, farmers continue to realize significant results from its use, including:

  • 5.4% increase in relative yield
  • 6.4% Bu/A advantage
  • 11.2% reduction in relative leaching
  • 18.1% increase in total nitrogen retention
  • 51.1% reduction in GH gas emissions

Instinct and N-Serve are simple to use and proven, with real results. Learn more about how to maximize your profit at https://nitrogenmaximizers.com.

[1] Vetsch, J., and J. Lamb. 2011. Applying Instinct as a nitrogen stabilizer for fall applied manure. 

[2] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Nitrogen Stabilizer Products that Must Be Registered under FIFRA. https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/nitrogen-stabilizer-products-must-be-registered-under-fifra

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