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Lexington, Ky

I'd like to try a small amount on a melon or perhaps a test AG plant but I don't want to buy a large amount. Anyone interested in selling some or sharing an order?

Jamie
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4/3/2009 9:07:34 PM

Ohio

Wex, whats a Azos? Never heard of it before, is it a fertlizer?

Brooks

4/3/2009 9:37:55 PM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

Sure am.
Azospirillum is a nitrogen fixing bacteria, it actually makes roots have greater surface area, more and longer root hairs too. Azospirillum needs phosphorus to fix nitrogen from the air. Where can it get enough phos so that it doesnt die off? Yep you are correct, Mycorrhiza!
Adding mycorrhizae to Azos innoculated plants to prevent Azos from running out of usable P in the surrounding soil.
Remember, Mycorrhiza goes out seeking Phos, in this process it creates the colonies of strands and fibers.
Here are a few interesting pieces of info that I've come across.

"In the field, dry matter, N, P and K accumulated at faster rates, and water content was higher in Azospirillum-inoculated corn, sorghum, wheat and setaria. The above improvements in root development and function lead in many cases to higher crop yield."

"Azospirillum
Nitrogen fixing rhizobacteria Azospirillum has beneficial effects on both plant growth and yield of many crops and is of great agronomic importance. Azospirillum can utilize atmosphereic nitrogen and contribute to plant nitrogen
nutrition, it can also improve the plant nutrient uptake and contribute towards the balance of the root environment through protection against pathogens and equilibrate nutrient flow in the soil. It can fix atmospheric nitrogen to the tune of about 15-20 kg/N/acre/year, which reflects in an increase in the crop yield by 15-20 %. It has the potential to reduce the consumption of chemical nitrogen fertiliser by 20-30 %."

We should be carrying this shortly on our website.
Tom

4/4/2009 12:41:22 PM

Lexington, Ky

Well stated Tom, thank you. I think I will test one plant this year with Azos, what's to lose?!

4/5/2009 8:11:32 PM