Metabolite production:SheathGuardproduces metabolites and enzymes which outcompete many pathogenic fungi and bacteria and suppress pathogens in the rhizosphere of the plant system.
Substrate Competition for space and Nutrients:Pseudomonas fluorescenscolonizes maximum space and absorbs maximum nutrients available at the target site and thereby controls the pathogens by starving them for food and competing for space- Domino effect.
Nematicidal effect:Pseudomonas fluorescensproduces toxins that have a nematicidal property and thus can be used as an effective nematicide.
Benefits:
- SheathGuardeffectively controls most of the economically important diseases like sheath blight of rice and banana and other bacterial wilts, seed borne and soil borne fungal diseases in crops.
- Pathogenic fungi load reduction leads to improved plant health and thereby increased crop productivity.
- It colonizes roots, increases root mass and health, and consequently provides increase in yield.
- SheathGuardcan be used as an effective component in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programmes, thereby leading to a reduction in use of chemical fertilizers and creating a safer environment.