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BioniQ®

BioniQ® is a wettable powder seed treatment for wheat, oats, barley, rye and canola that delivers fertility to crops through beneficial plant/microbe interactions. BioniQ® increases yield and return on investment by enhancing nutrient availability, including phosphate, for enhanced root growth and improved stress tolerance. 

Quick Facts

  • Three living biologicals in one product for season-long colonization  
  • Improves availability of nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium 
  • Broad seed treatment compatibility 

Product Overview

BioniQ® deploys multiple modes of action — Penicillium bilaiae (two strains), Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Trichoderma virens — to solubilize all forms of phosphorus and increase nutrient availability for cereal and canola crops. 

  • Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Trichoderma virens help increase availability and uptake of nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium, supporting root and shoot growth.  
  • Penicillium bilaiae helps release bound mineral forms of soil and fertilizer phosphate, making it more readily available for the plant to use. 

Early vigour. If early-season phosphate availability is limited, it can reduce early-season growth and, ultimately, crop yield. Early spring conditions, including cool soils, are difficult on plants, especially when phosphate is not available. Because BioniQ® is active under these conditions, phosphate availability is improved when your cereal and canola plant need it. 

Greater stress tolerance. Plants with larger healthy root systems can better withstand various stresses like drought and weed pressure. Healthy root systems help cereal and canola plants access moisture and nutrients more efficiently. BioniQ® increases phosphate availability in all areas of the soil that the root explores, not just around the fertilizer band, which helps promote more root growth. 

The following graphs (from University of Manitoba research), show the increase in uptake of phosphate throughout the growing season when using Penicillium bilaiae on wheat. 

Phosphate Uptake Chart

BioniQ® | More Nutrients. More Growth Potential.

Give your crops a stronger start with BioniQ® from Biologicals by FMC.

Featuring three biological active ingredients, BioniQ® helps improve nutrient availability in the soil, supporting healthy root development, crop growth, and yield potential.

Discover how BioniQ® puts beneficial microorganisms to work to help your crops make the most of the growing season. 

Crops

Full crop listing

  • Canola
  • Wheat
  • Barley
  • Oat
  • Rye
  • Mustard

  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nova Scotia
  • Nunavut
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Quebec
  • Yukon

Product Specifications

Tech Specs

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APPLICATION INFO 

BioniQ® comes in a wettable powder co-pack that is optimally formulated for canola and cereal crops. The product is conveniently packaged for ease of use and can be applied like other wettable powder inoculants in the FMC biologicals portfolio. Please read the label before application for complete use instructions.  

Bare seed: Add the entire contents of both BioniQ® bottles (Wettable Powder “A” & Wettable Powder “B”) to the recommended rate of water, mix well, apply to seed.

Cereal tank-mix: Add both BioniQ® bottles (“A” & “B”) from one box to the recommended water volume, minus the seed treatment needed to treat 250 bu, mix well. Add the water/BioniQ® mixture directly into the seed treatment, mix well, apply to seed.

Please read the label before application for complete use instructions. 
 

PACKAGING & APPLICATION RATES 

Packaging:

One box of BioniQ® is conveniently packaged with two bottles of Active Powder. 

Packaging

 

Application Rates:

Application rates

 

New Reduced Water Rate for Wheat with Avoda® PRO Fungicide Seed Treatment:

New reduced rate water table

 

Trial Data

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In-Field Yield Trials

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