Biomex Starter
Biostimulant & Quality Improvement RangeBiomex Starter is a a natural product, in the form of a liquid solution, containing spores of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, a non-pathogenic micro-organism occuring naturally in the soil. It works by colonising the roots of the growing plant. The colonies secrete compounds in the vicinity of the root hairs.
- Improved Rooting
- Increased Plant Vigour
- Earlier bulking in potatoes
| Crop | Timing | Rate | Comments | ||
| L/ha | ml/L water | Other | |||
| Potatoes – Seed Coating | Immediately before or during planting | 1-3ml/kg of seed (1-3 L/t) | Complete and even distribution on the tubers will aid efficacy. Use the higher rate when planting in beds. Consult OMEX for detailed advice | ||
| Potatoes – Soil Application | During Planting | 0.5-1 L/ha | Apply to tubers and soil surrounding tubers. Use the higher rate when planting in beds. See detailed application guidelines. | ||
| Modules and Seedling Trays (All crops) | As a root dip | 0.4 | Dip or wet module/sp tray with solution before transplant or follow guidelines | ||
| Protected Edibles | At planting, repeat after 3 months | 0.5 | 0.4 | Drench at 1 litre of diluted mix per m growing medium, or | |
| 0.2 | Apply through fertigation system at the end of a watering | ||||
| Hardy Nursery Stock | As a root drench | 0.4 | Drench at litre of diluted mix per m2 of growing medium. Repeat after 2 months | ||
| Establishment of Soft Fruit and Tree Fruit | Bare root drench | 0.4 | Dip bare roots for 5 minutes before transplant, follow with fertigation application as below | ||
| Soil drench | 0.4 | Drench at 1 litre of diluted mix per m2 of growing medium/soil, repeat as below | |||
| Fertigation | 0.2 | Apply during early active growth following transplant | |||
