MustGrow Biologics is pleased to announce positive results from its non-exclusive floriculture trials in Colombia with Gowan Group, a family-owned agricultural solutions business specializing in developing, marketing, and manufacturing global agriculture inputs.
Gowan trialed MustGrow's patented mustard-derived biopesticide on Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. dianthi. MustGrow's treatment outperformed both the grower standard of steam sterilization and the untreated check, controlling Fusarium in soil used to grow carnation flowers at economic application rates. MustGrow and Gowan are now conducting additional work to further evaluate the application potential of MustGrow's biopesticide product in Colombian floriculture markets.
The Carnation Trials were conducted in soil and vegetal material from two leading carnation growers in the most important producing region in Cundinamarca, Colombia, through Gowan's biological division Ecoflora Agro. MustGrow's mustard-derived liquid biopesticide, TerraMG, was assessed pre-and post-treatment versus Steam Sterilized Soil to evaluate efficacy in the control of Fusarium on carnation plants through bioassay. Carnation damage caused by Fusarium was also evaluated in the plants and roots via the following parameters:
Evaluation highlights
MustGrow's biopesticide was applied at a rate of 5 gal/acre (47 L/Ha).
In MustGrow-treated soil, Fusarium population decreased 99.75% from approximately 40,000 CFU*/g to less than 100 CFU/g (versus steam sterilization treatment which showed a decrease from approximately 40,000 CFU/g to 900 CFU/g).
At the conclusion of the bioassay, MustGrow-treated plants only showed a 10% incidence of Fusarium (versus 40% in steam sterilization treatment). In the presence of Fusarium, MustGrow-treated plants remained healthy, physically unaffected, and externally symptom-free throughout observation, suggesting systemic protection.
Conclusion: MustGrow's mustard-derived biopesticide treatment (TerraMG) outperformed the grower standard of steam sterilization and the untreated check.
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