Green Roofs & Sustainable Landscapes
The Bay Area is one of the most environmentally conscious regions in the United States. More and more residential home owners, as well as...
Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPRs): The “A” Team
If you think mycorrhizal fungal spores are small, let’s turn our microscope to 100 times magnification to see our next players. As the...
Mycorrhizal Fungi: This Tiny Microbe Is the 800 lb. Gorilla
Pure mycorrhizal inoculum cultured by RTI. This test sample contains several thousand propagules per gram. Photo courtesy of Fernando...
The Biological Community of Beneficial Biologicals
The population of microbes that dwell in soils can be likened to a social media community like, say for instance, Facebook. You have your...
Unleashing the Power of Microbes through Technology
It was actually the first use of microbes, mostly yeasts and fungi that changed the destiny of mankind from being small tribes of hunters...
What we know About the Soil is Much Less Than What We Don’t Know; but it is a Start.
“We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.” -Leonardo da Vinci “To understand the birds, you...
Background of Billions
If you think the roads are crowded on the 4th of July and the malls are unavoidable on Black Friday, think about the number of microbes...
For the Landscape Professional
Create a more natural and durable landscape, reduce your Carbon Footprint and maintenance costs, by developing your own "Biological...
The Economy of Natural Soil Biology
Soil biology provides a background of billions of microbes, mostly friendly, to the plant in every ounce of healthy soil. Mycorrhizal...
How a Gilroy company is helping Giant Pumpkin Growers and California Farmers Fight the Drought
With Halloween just right around the corner, now is the time for ‘trick or treat’ and pumpkins- giant pumpkins! If you have visited any...
