For plants immune system , Bacillus pumilus could be see as the equivalent weight of a security safety gadget . It ’s part of the Bacillus genus - a massive , overachieving family of bacterium that ’s been everywhere from soil to urine to ferment research lab . This bacterium is n’t just along for the ride . It can pull round experimental condition that would make most microbes fold , thanks to its use of turning into a abeyant spore whenever things get unsmooth . Think of it as the form of microbe that prepares for a root apocalypse .
So , what does it in reality do?Plenty , if you ’re a plant . B. pumilus sets up camp in the rhizosphere , feed off origin exudation , and make a biofilm - a obtuse bacterial layer that wraps around the root like armor . This is n’t just a passive mien . It actively keep pathogen like Fusarium , Pythium , and Rhizoctonia from call on roots into compost .
Félix LaRoche - Johnston , Innovation , Research & Development Manager at Premier Tech explains it like this : " The bacteria use the works ’s sugars , form a protective film , and create their own organic fungicide while they ’re at it . " In other speech , they get paid in root snacks and manage pest control as a side hustle .
Martin Trépanier , Scientific Expert Director of Active Ingredients at Premier Tech , adds in : " It ’s not just cake the tooth root - it ’s a functioning , microbial neighbourhood fight its sod . "
B. pumilus works before there ’s a job . It go on the disease pressure low enough that you might stop make for the chemic fungicides altogether - or at least cut back . The result is salubrious plants , inviolable roots , and one less crisis to micromanage . Geneviève Lachance , Project Manager of Active Ingredients at Premier Tech , adds : " The plant life become more resilient . There ’s less disease , better increment , and few input signal . Which , in sheer terms , means gamey payoff without burning more money . "
produce it in - housePremier Tech grows their own B. pumilus strains in - house . No outsourcing , no " trust us , it ’s alive " mystery products . Everything ’s produced in sterile , controlled environments , " Because if you ’re going to use microbes as bio - defenses , you ’d advantageously make trusted they ’re not dead on arrival , " Genevieve note . " AGTIV ® DEFEND ™ is designed for agriculturalist who ’d rather foreclose problems than piece them up with another spray cycle , and who are n’t concerned in trading chemical overuse for biological guess , " she conclude .
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