Inoculated Bentgrass Roots

Benefits: Reduces drought stress Reduces water and fertilizer needs Reduces disease losses Reduces transplant shock Increases plant quality and yields Increases water and nutrient storage and uptake Increases resistance to soil born diseases Promotes extensive root system Promotes soil structure

Bermuda grass cover with mycorrhizae inoculation (right) and noninoculated control (left).

MycoApply micronized endo is three endomycorrhizal species in a concentrated powder form. Blends well with other powder products or seed. Perfect for hydromulching applications and improving germination and cover on tough sites. About 80% of the worlds plant species form mycorrhiza with these beneficial fungi. These beneficial fungi colonize plant roots, expand into the surrounding soil and greatly increase the root's ability to absorb water, nutrients and improve yields.

Directions: The goal is to create physical contact between the roots and inoculant. Inoculant can be broadcast, worked into seed beds, placed under cuttings, blended into potting soil, or sprinkled near roots at transplant time. Some examples of inoculation practices and rates include:

1) Watering in: Mix into water at minimum rate of 2 tablespoons per gallon. Mix well and keep agitated. Mist or dip plant root systems during transplanting or water in as a soil drench. The objective is to get spores in close contact with roots. Will treat 50 one gallon plants. 2) Inoculum can by hydromulched, banded in rows or side dressed before or during planting. Use 10 lbs per acre. 3) Inoculum can be mixed in planting soil before/during filling cavities, pots, and trays. Use .25 to .75 pounds per yard. Use higher rate if filling small individual cavities. 4) Inoculum can be mixed in compost tea at a rate of one pound per 50 gallons. As a seed coat use 1 to 2 pounds per acre. 5) For transplants, touch damp roots to the inoculum so a small amount sticks to the roots or sprinkle into planting holes. Use 1/4 teaspoon under each cutting: 1 - 2 teaspoons for potted transplants and 1/2 ounce per inch of stem caliper plantings.

Ingredients: Endomycorrhizal fungi: glomus intraradices, G. mosseae, G. aggregatum