by Deac Jones | May 7, 2019 | Crop Health, Micronutrient Deficiencies, Phosphorus, Soil Biology, Soil Health
Phosphorus is crucial for plant growth. It helps plants acquire, transfer and store the energy that helps them flourish. But, as is so often the case in plant biology, you can have too much of this good thing. Phosphorus buildup is caused by excessive use of inorganic...
by Deac Jones | May 7, 2019 | Abiotic Stress, Fungi, Microbes, Plant Metabolism, Water Management, Water Usage
With the much needed rainfall that we received this season still ongoing, it’s important to note that extra water can have a detrimental effect on soil fertility. In poor soils where nutrients have little organic matter to cling to, or even in good soils that have...
by Deac Jones | May 7, 2019 | Abiotic Stress, Aussan Laboratories, Biostimulants, Crop Health, Disease Reduction, photosynthesis, Soil Health
As we head into bloom for many of our perennials, it’s important to do all that we can to ensure pollen tube germination and hormone transport. Let’s look at flavonoids. In plants, flavonoids are secondary metabolites that act as pigments but also play important roles...
by Deac Jones | May 7, 2019 | Abiotic Stress, Crop Health, Crop Protection, Disease Reduction, Heat Stress, Micronutrients, Pest Management, Pest Pressure, photosynthesis, Soil Health, Soil Metabolism
Mineral nutrients are essential for the growth and development of plants and microorganisms, and they are important factors in plant-disease interactions. Nutritional disorders are basically physiological disorders in the plants that affect productivity as well as the...
by Deac Jones | May 7, 2019 | Biostimulants, Crop Health, Microbes, Organic Matter, Plant Metabolism
There is a lot of talk about the benefits of Bacillus, a kind of bacteria, in agriculture. It already can be a bit overwhelming, but I would imagine the talk will only increase. The plural, Bacilli, is the name of the class of bacteria defined as typically rod shaped,...
