Organic black worm castings, vermicompost and vermiplex, are an excellent fertilizer that can regulate nutrients, contain beneficial microbes, improves stress tolerance, and suppress diseases, leading to healthier more productive plants with a positive impact on the environmental.
“Vermicomposting or earthworm composting transforms into an amendment for crop production that can prevent diseases caused by seed infecting pathogens like Pythium. Our goal is to understand how vermicomposts protects plants from diseases. We are attempting to answer this question by studying how the development of the pathogen is disrupted.” according to a study by Cornell University.
Without Vermicompost
1. Pathogen structures called Sporangia, produce vesicles, where infective spores are developed.
2. These infective spores, called zoospores, are released into the soil.
3. The Zoospores swim to the seed surface because of chemical cues released from the seed.
4. The Zoospores germinate when they reach the seed, infecting the seed and killing it.
With Vermicompost
1. Sporangia appear, but there are very few vesicles.
2. The vesicles that are present produce very few zoospores, those produced are not healthy.
3. The released Zoospores never locate the seeds because the chemical cues have been altered by the vermicompost microbes.
4. The Zoospores are not attracted to the seeds, the seeds grow to be healthy productive plants.
The study concluded with, “Two stages of pathogen developments are impacted by vermicomopost. Fewer zoospores are released from vesicles and zoospores swimming behavior is altered by seed colonizing microbes from vermicompost. Understanding these mechanisms of biological disease control can help in the development of effective alternatives to chemical pesticides.”
The fact is, healthy plants, gardens and crops need healthy soil to thrive. Healthy soil fertilized with black worm castings allows plants to absorb more nutrients from the soil. Plants go through chemical synthesis and cycles of respiration as they grow. Each step requires energy to produce the chemicals necessary for the plant. If the plant is using most of the energy extracting nutrients from the soil, it can leave it more susceptible to disease and insect damage. Healthy soil can assist in the synthesis of many micro-nutrients, amino acids and chemical precursors. Allowing more energy for life processes, producing crops, vegetables, and flowers.
Vermitechnology offers products provide your plants with a nutrient rich, robust environment, able to withstand climate hardships and less likely to be damaged by insects. Our Organic fertilizers are a valuable addition for every soil type and plant situation, from farms, vegetable or flower gardens, to landscaping and lawns.
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