Healthy Soils, Healthy Crops with Koppert’s Comprehensive Soil Health Program

In today’s agriculture, maintaining healthy soil is more important than ever. Excessive reliance on chemical interventions has in the recent past disrupted the delicate balance of beneficial microorganisms in the soil, leading to productivity and long-term sustainability challenges.

We have developed our Koppert Soil Health Program- a robust program that champions sustainable solutions that foster healthy, resilient crops by nurturing the soil from the ground up.

Supporting Plants the Natural Way

Our Soil Health Program is designed to help growers cultivate resilient, disease-resistant crops without heavy reliance on chemicals. The goal is simple: to create a thriving, balanced ecosystem below ground, where beneficial microorganisms can naturally control harmful pathogens, ensuring your crops stay healthy and productive.

The soil health program is a three-tiered strategy which includes a combination of innovative solutions designed to create the perfect environment for soil health and crop growth.

The program combines use of the following products, each playing a vital role in promoting a balanced and healthy soil ecosystem.

• NoPath,
• Trianum, and
• Panoramix-GR

1. NoPath: Advanced Antifungal and Antimicrobial Action

NoPath is a powerful Koppert solution based on plant essential oil extracts. It is a blend of natural ingredients that work to suppress soil-borne pathogens by disrupting several key processes in bacterial and fungal cells, ultimately leading to their destruction.

NoPath’s Key Modes of Action:

Nopath has a broad range of modes of action that make it a holistic antifungal and anti-microbial product. These can be discussed in the following 4 ways:

• Alteration of microbial cell permeability, permitting the loss of macromolecules from the interior of the pathogen cell
• Interaction with membrane enzymes and proteins which causes an opposite flow of protons, affecting cellular activity.
• Damage of enzymatic cell systems, including those associated with energy production and synthesis of structural compounds.
• Biofilm Inhibition: Prevents the formation and growth of biofilms, reducing the chance of harmful microbes becoming pathogenic.

This holistic approach makes NoPath a potent solution for maintaining a pathogen-free environment without the use of synthetic chemicals.

2. Trianum: Fortifying the Root Zone

Problems with soil-borne diseases are on the rise, causing severe crop losses. Our Koppert solution, Trianum P, performs well to control these diseases both in greenhouses and outdoor crops.

Trianum is based on the unique hybrid strain T-22 of Trichoderma harzianum that protects plants against various soil-borne pathogens such as Pythium, Fusarium, Rhizoctonia and Sclerotinia.

Additionally, Trianum increases the plant’s resistance to stress caused by diseases and suboptimal conditions in nutrition, water and climate.

The efficacy of Trianum is comparable to that of a chemical fungicide, but whereas chemicals cause stresses on the plant, Trianum makes the plant more resilient to stress.

How does Trianum work?

After applying Trianum, the fungus rapidly starts to grow. It creates a barrier around the roots to protect the plant from soil-borne diseases, while competing for food and space. Trianum actively attacks fungal pathogens by breaking down their cell walls. These modes of action can be summarized as follows:

• Competition for Space: Trianum outcompetes harmful fungi for space around the plant roots, preventing pathogens from establishing.
• Nutrient Competition: Trianum deprives pathogens of the nutrients they need to grow, limiting their development.
• Pathogen Parasitism: It grows around the mycelia of harmful fungi, breaking down their cell walls and killing the pathogens.
• Plant Strengthening: It enhances root systems and improves nutrient uptake, leading to stronger, more resilient crops.

Trianum not only provides immediate protection but also boosts the plant’s own defense mechanisms and supports plant growth and uniformity offering long-term resilience.

3. Panoramix-GR: Enhancing Resilience and Growth

Our Bio-fertilizer Panoramix-GR contains a unique mix of beneficial microorganisms, including Mycorrhiza, Trichoderma spp., and Bacillus spp. These microorganisms work in synergy to enhance plant growth and boost resilience against environmental stresses.

Panoramix-GR’s Key Benefits:

• Improved Stress Tolerance: Panoramix-Gr contains Silica Solubilizing Bacteria (SSB) which promotes plant’s uptake of Silica from the soil. Silica plays a crucial role in promoting plant growth and health particularly in helping plants manage water stress by improving water-use efficiency. It strengthens cell walls, reducing water loss through transpiration
• Root Growth Stimulation: The Mycorrhizal fungi in Panoramix-GR encourage the development of a robust root system, enhancing nutrient and water absorption.
• Nutrient Mobilization: Panoramix-Gr has nutrient mobilizing bacteria PSB (Phosphorous Solubilizing Bacteria) that facilitate the availability of Phosphorus, improving overall plant performance and yield.

Overall benefits of Koppert’s Soil Health Program

• Sustainable Farming: The program boasts of environmentally friendly solutions that replace conventional fungicides and contribute to long-term agricultural sustainability.
• Safe for Roots and Soil: All the products are 100% safe, natural products that protect plant roots and beneficial soil organisms.
• Effective Disease Control: The program efficiently manages soil-borne diseases, without reliance on chemical inputs, reducing crop losses and improving yields.
• Enhanced Nutrient Availability: Optimizes nutrient absorption, promoting better fertilizer utilization.
• Increased Resilience: Plants treated with the program exhibit improved resistance to both biotic and abiotic stress.
• Boosted Growth: Stronger root systems, enhanced water and nutrient uptake, and overall improved crop growth.