“Enrich” Increases Phosphorus Availability For Cereals
4 August 2009 A new product — Enrich — from Illinois, US-based Precision Laboratories will help growers produce a better cereal crop by utilizing unused phosphorous in the soil, the company announced in a press release. Enrich is a specific strain of pseudomonas that has a significant need for phosphorous. To satisfy its own need for phosphorous the bacteria produces an organic acid to solubolize inorganic phosphate, and it also generates an enzyme to enhance availability of organic phosphate. By creating an environment to feed its own needs for phosphorous, the bacteria increases the amount of phosphorous in the soil solution available for plant utilization.
“Enrich gives growers advantages because it works in a variety of soil conditions,” says Terry Culp, vice president of Seed Enhancements and Nutrients for Precision. “Yield data has demonstrated a 7% advantage of Enrich treated seed in medium to high production environments over untreated seed. Our research has shown that Enrich consistently increases root mass for improved nutrient uptake, averaging a 25% increase. Additionally we’ve seen an 8% or greater increase in plant tillering.”
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