Wyoming-based crop protection manufacturer, AgroShield, has launched a new product throughout the USA— Bacilifol. Bacilifol has proven successful as a seed treatment, in in-furrow applications and as a foliar spray for crop, turf, ornamental and greenhouse verticals.
Bacilifol is a strain of Bacillus Amyloliquefaciens that derives from a controlled aquatic environment. Bacilifol’s unique formulation, as a wettable powder, differentiates it from traditional bacillus products and yields a longer shelf life. The active ingredient is combined with a sugar-based carrier that is compatible with low pressure and commercial sprayers. Since Bacilifol is a 100% all-natural product, it can be tank mixed with most fertilizers and fungicides. Additionally, Bacilifol spores can withstand temperatures up to 90°C (194°F), where liquid bacillus products fail.
As a seed treatment, Bacilifol can be combined with AgroShield’s Larixifol. This combination inoculates the seed and cures the surrounding soil of contaminates. The immune system of the plant is triggered as the early stage of plant life begins. Bacilifol can withstand high salinity soils, where other bacillus products fail.
In recent trials of Bacilifol, on both soybeans and industrial hemp, the treated plants exhibited greater overall health with increased root and plant biomass. The treated plants were also more resilient to drought conditions. In foliar applications, fertilizer dependency was reduced, and Bacilifol was used with fungicide applications to improve efficiency, mitigate resistance and yield a longer residual effect.
This spring, AgroShield will be entering into trials on tomato plants with the Virginia Tech Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Plants will receive Bacilifol through tape irrigation and foliar sprays. In other trials of Bacilifol, its antifungal properties have proven to inhibit the growth of fusarium as well as hold and reduce incidental outbreaks of gloeosporium and anthracnose. The longevity, compatibility, and resiliency of Bacilifol makes it a front-runner as an all-natural inoculant.
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