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Mycorrhizae- Are They Right for Me?
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| “Just a note to let you know how pleased we are with your mycorrhiza product. We were having difficulty with our crops of containerized seedlings including symptoms of nitrogen deficiency even though fertility levels were high. In general the integrity of the seedlings were declining. In a controlled experiment with your product, we could see a dramatic difference in the color of the foliage and the health of the seedlings. It was a very visible turn around and the untreated trays continued to deteriorate. Thanks for your product and excellent customer service.”Catherine Stapes – Orono Forest Research Station, Orono Ontario_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
| “I purchased some of your product to conduct a test on Ponderosa pine seedlings. In the past, seedlings have been difficult to grow to an acceptable height due to the short sowing season and root to shoot growth. Lots were split in half with 1/2 of each lot inoculated with your product. The germination was markedly different. The average treated bed count was 10,965 compared to 7,680 for the controls. In addition, the vigor and the height was visibly better in treated beds.”William Morrison – Nursery Manger, California Division of Forestry_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
| “In my position as nursery regeneration specialist, I am very concerned that we produce trees that are capable of surviving and producing exceptional growth in all field conditions. Our experience and independent research has proven that bareroot Loblolly with a larger than average root collar diameter and abundant feeder roots, planted in the proper way, will have excellent survival rate and provide this exceptional growth. In the fall of 1999 we applied Rhizopogon, a mycorrhizal fungus, through our sprayer to several beds of our bareroot nursery in Red Bay, Alabama. Approximately six weeks after applications we hand lifted trees that were inoculated and not inoculated. The differences in feeder root growth were extraordinary. The inoculated trees had significantly more feeder root growth than the trees that were not inoculated. I am totally convinced that the Rhizopogon inoculated trees should be the standards for our production if we are to insure survival and exceptional growth for our customers.”Sincerely, Tom Starkey PhD |