Eco-Rhiz Lucerne – Bio-Stimulant & Bio-Inoculant

Lucerne Bacterial Inoculant – improve plant nutrition, and promote your plant growth by stimulating plant hormone production

Eco-Rhiz Lucerne is a biofertilizer, a bacterial inoculant containing Sinorhizobium meliloti strain RF14 for fixing nitrogen in the root nodules of Lucerne (Alfalfa).

Rhizobacteria are often referred to as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, or PGPRs. The Rhizobacteria promote growth by increasing the supply or availability of primary nutrients to the host plant. The Eco-Rhiz biofertilizer adds nutrients through the natural processes of nitrogen fixation.

Rhizobacteria, through, nitrogen fixation are able to convert gaseous nitrogen (N₂) to ammonia (NH₃) making it an available nutrient to the plant, which supports and enhances plant growth. The plant provides the bacteria with amino acids so they do not need to assimilate ammonia. The amino acids are then shuttled back to the plant with newly fixed nitrogen.

Rhizobacteria are also able to control plant diseases that are caused by other bacteria and fungi. Disease is suppressed through induced systematic resistance and through the production of anti-fungal metabolites.

Simple Application

Apply as a seed treatment OR through irrigation at planting. Irrigation treatment may also be used to treat existing crops. Apply once during the growing season, in early summer.

Seed treatment:

Mix one 50g Eco-Rhiz Lucerne sachet and one 10g Eco-T sachet in 200ml cold tap water.

Mix well and apply to 25kg lucerne seed.

Irrigation:

Mix two 50g Eco-Rhiz Lucerne sachets and two 10g Eco-T sachets in 200ml cold tap water

Mix well and apply to one hectare through irrigation at planting or as a repeat application on existing crop.