Larger plants , more shoot , more root . That ’s how Albert Dortmans , of Orgapower , tote up up the final result from a trial conducted by Compas Agro together with blueberry grower Schrijnwerkers , applying trichoderma spore in balmy yield . At the Strawberry Day event , he explain how just 1 Hans C. J. Gram of the Orgapower Core Mix contains 25 million beneficial trichoderma fungal spore . It is a Ellen Price Wood mulch substrate which can be commix into growing media .
The app of good trichoderma fungi in substrates is already well - have it away in gardening , " but it is mainly used in propagation , " says Albert . He is a specialist in compost Cartesian product in the subject field service and is also responsible for for custom admixture , among other things . " you may see that use in output crops is overleap ; that ’s why we had trials done here at Compas Agro . "
stool with blueberry plant life used for Compas Agro trial at Schrijnwerkers . The Orgapower Core Mix Trichoderma fungi was try out in it .
TrialAs part of the tribulation , they appear at the sizing of the works , frivol away ontogeny , and settle development . At two points , the trial with the effect mix from Orgapower was compared to even cultivation . In July , the plant on substratum with nub mix was slightly larger . By mid - September , this difference had arise to 4.10 versus 3.70 . The size of the industrial plant was forecast on a weighing machine of 1 to 5 . 20 plants were liken .
The shoot increase above ground was also compared . By mid - July , the deviation was 3.15 to 2.50 in party favour of the plants farm on the core intermixture with trichoderma spores from Orgapower . Lastly , antecedent growth was also compared . For this , the plants were taken out of the pot . The ancestor mark on a scale of 1 to 10 fell in favor of the core admixture with 6.23 versus 5.40 .
Albert atStrawberry Day 2024
Plant ResistanceGrowers adding trichoderma to their substrate are improving plant life resistance . " With this product , cultivator are preventively defecate their craw more disease - immune . " Albert also advises preventive consumption . " For optimal results , the core intermixture should be applied at the beginning of the emergence cycle , rather during sowing , cutting , or planting . The heart mix does well under different climatical conditions . The fungus grow in various climates ( 10 - 34 ° C ) , at a pH of 4 - 8 , in many dissimilar substrates and on roots of many different crop . "
In addition to soft yield , the product was also try in asparagus and greenhouse tree crops in 2023 . The results of these trial can be consulted on the Orgapower internet site . With the right app of the core mixture , mycelium is formed that originate on and along the solution and protect the harvest ’s stem scheme against diseases such as Fusarium , Pythium , Rhizoctonia , or Sclerotinia .
The product from Orgapower is RHP - B lean and check the universe ’s most wide used disease - repellent fungus , Trichoderma Harzianum T22 . The nitty-gritty mix can be tally to the potting ground on - site or deliver pre - sundry by a specialized ontogeny substrate company . The latter has vantage , including " optimum distribution of the mix through the filth and thus also of the trichoderma spores . It is best to apply the core mixing closely to the seed or roots . "
For more information : Albert DortmansOrgapower[email protected]www.orgapower.nl
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