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Which Fertilizers Should You Be Using For Bean Crops?
3-18-18+
3-18-18+ is a liquid solution with the best source of potash and phosphorus that is immediately available to the soil. No need to wait for rain or for breakdown times, 3-18-18+ can be easily applied during many stages of growth to ensure crops are getting the phosphorus and potassium they need for the best possible growth.
Bio-Act
Bio-Act® is a a nutritional plant supplement that can be used as a soil treatment, seed start, or foliar feed. Bio-Act® contains a blend of micro-nutrients and minerals that provide a unique source of nutrition to the plant and to the soil. This blend of micro-nutrients also contains humic acid which provides valuable nutrition for the plant and adds feed value to the crop.
25-0-0
25-0-0 is a controlled released nitrogen designed to provide nitrogen supply to the soil and to the plant in the most efficient way possible. The 25-0-0 is made with a special blend that binds to the nitrogen ion, helping to keep it in a solid state until the plant absorbs and metabolizes the nitrogen.
This form of nitrogen has been recorded to last up to 300 days in the soil. This design allows a farmer to use less nitrogen but with a higher efficiency rate to get more usable nitrogen to the plant. This helps cut costs, cut wait and soil pollution, and allows for a much more beneficial growing environment.
How Does Liquid Calcium Affect Beans?
Soybeans have a high demand for calcium throughout their growth cycle, yet it’s often overlooked in standard fertility programs. Applying liquid calcium, such as AgriTec’s Pro-Cal®, ensures readily available calcium is delivered directly into the root zone—improving plant health, nutrient efficiency, and yield potential.
Improves Nodulation and Nitrogen Fixation
Calcium is essential for the development of root nodules where nitrogen fixation occurs. Adequate calcium supports stronger root systems and enables more efficient conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into plant-available forms, reducing the need for synthetic nitrogen inputs.
Strengthens Root Development
Liquid calcium promotes early and aggressive root growth, helping soybeans establish quickly and access moisture and nutrients more effectively. A healthier root system improves drought tolerance and supports more consistent nutrient uptake.
Enhances Pod Set and Reduces Flower Drop
During flowering and pod fill, calcium plays a critical role in cell division and reproductive stability. Deficiencies at these stages often result in aborted flowers and reduced pod counts. Supplying calcium in a liquid, immediately available form helps maintain pod integrity and supports higher bean set.
Improves Nutrient Uptake
By helping raise and buffer soil pH, liquid calcium improves the availability of key nutrients like phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium. It also activates microbial activity in the soil, which further enhances nutrient cycling and uptake.
In short, Pro-Cal® delivers a fast, efficient source of calcium that supports stronger stands, better nitrogen fixation, and more productive bean plants. Unlike dry lime, which can take months to activate, Pro-Cal works immediately—so you see results in-season, not next year.
Let me know if you’d like this tailored for foliar versus soil-applied use cases or paired with a specific ROI example.
How does ag-lime compare to liquid calcium?
Ag-lime has a pH neutralizing (carbonate material) effect on soil after 6 to 8 months from application, but does not immediately correct soil calcium deficiency. In contrast, liquid calcium goes to work in one hour.
Liquid calcium is mined from the ground in the same way that limestone is extracted and pulverized. But unlike limestone, the process doesn’t stop there. The crude material goes through a process of heating, liquifying, and then extracting the pure soluble liquid calcium, doing away with all the sediment that would normally end up in your soil, and chelating the calcium to make it ready for agriculture use. The raw calcium is then mixed with carrying agents, surfactants, and chloride to make the ease of application and delivery simple and very effective. Chloride in this small amount is proven to increase photosynthesis in the plant creating faster and stronger growth, and also increasing drought resistance and disease resistance and suppressant. Please note, chloride in this form is not the same as the crude chloride used on roads and in tractor tires. Just as some forms of lime are used for hardening soil before construction, or to be mixed with concrete, there is a distinct difference and importance in understanding ag grade products meant for agriculture purposes, and crude material used for construction or in tires.
University backing of liquid calcium
AgriTec has land grant university research from multiple universities, showing how calcium changes soil pH, and just how crucial and important calcium is to the soil and to the plant. AgriTec continues to conduct studies and build further evidence that calcium is more effective than dry lime and raising soil pH and improving soil conditions.
"Liquid calcium chloride, an often-overlooked nutrient, is essential for plant growth. Deficiencies of this nutrient have been verified in Kansas. Chloride is essential for photosynthesis and serves other critical roles in plants. Plants take up chloride as the Cl- ion. This ion is very mobile in the soil and is subject to leaching. Soil testing and plant analyses have proven useful in identifying potential deficiencies of chloride. Recent Kansas research has verified a need for chloride fertilization on some soils."
"Unfortunately, the role of calcium in plant nutrition is often eclipsed by interest in macronutrients or specific micronutrients. Many are overlooked and only considered when deficiency disorders influence the economic threshold of produce quality and value. However, we know that calcium 1) is a multifunctional nutrient in the physiology of crop plants and 2) in the soluble form influences availability and uptake. Nitrogen-use efficiency of urea-containing fertilizers is also increased with soluble calcium sources such as calcium nitrate."
"We apply fertilizer nutrient materials to the above ground growing portion of the plant. We have seen that materials are absorbed by the plant and move rather freely in the plant. The amounts may at first seem relatively small, but to offset this handicap, the efficiency is high. In fact, this is the most efficient method of applying fertilizer to plants that we have yet discovered. If we apply these materials to the leaves in soluble forms, as much as 95% of what is applied may be used by the plant. If we apply a similar amount to the soil, we find about 10% of it to be used."
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