Start Strong, Finish Stronger – Yielding Season-Long Results with Biologicals
Starting early in the season, with the right biological technology at the right time, not only helps growers respond to season-specific issues, such as field tilth for improved plantability in the spring or better soil structure for moisture retention in the summer but works and grows together with crops throughout the growing season, says Alex Cochran, DPH Biologicals Chief Technology Officer.
DPH Bio’s “Biological Trifecta” – TerraTrove® Residuce® a biodigester; BellaTrove® Companion® Maxx ST a seed treatment biocontrol; and TerraTrove® SP-1 Classic® a biofertilizer – are three proven biological technologies that work synergistically for season-long crop performance.
“Biologicals are different from chemistry. Their benefits grow exponentially with time, with the crop and with one another, ultimately working together to overcome key yield-limiting factors such as field conditions, disease pressure, fertility and crop stress,” Cochran says.
The Biological Trifecta Yields Season-Long Success
1) Residuce – A Biodigester for Improved Field Plantability and Recycled Crop Nutrients
DPH Bio’s Residuce technology accelerates crop residue breakdown, improving field conditions for upcoming plantings and supporting strong, uniform crop emergence.
Made up of a blend of naturally occurring, nutrient-cycling microorganisms that rapidly decompose tough, fibrous plant material like corn stalks into soil carbon, Residuce improves soil organic matter and minimizes field stubble resulting in increased field plantability. Residuce also adds back key nutrients in the stubble decomposition process, reducing growers need to add key nutrients, including nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
A 2023 DPH Bio Illinois trial on a no-till corn field, increased corn stover residue breakdown by nearly 20%, releasing nearly 20 units of nitrogen (N), 10 units of phosphorus (P) and more than 41 units of potassium (K) per acre, worth a $45 per-acre credit toward key field nutrient requirements.
How to Use Residuce
● Residuce can be used in fall, spring or even mid-summer applications between double- cropped plantings. Best application is in spring in areas where winter wind erosion is an issue.
● Can be sprayed or broadcast dry and incorporated mechanically or with water.
● Some crop residue disturbance is helpful to ensure good soil contact.
● Can be used on post-harvest stubble, such as corn stover or wheat stubble, as well as recently terminated cover crops.
● Available in an OMRI-listed dry formulation (Residuce WS) or a liquid formulation (Residuce Complete).
2) Companion Maxx ST − A Biocontrol Seed Treatment for Disease Control and Plant Growth
BellaTrove Companion Maxx ST is a broad-spectrum biofungicide seed treatment that helps plants directly fight off pathogens while also activating the plant’s own immune response system and stimulating plant growth and stress resistance.
Companion Maxx ST uses DPH Biologicals’ proprietary ENV503 strain of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, a well-studied rhizobacteria known for its fast colonization of emerging seedlings root hairs and its production of a broad-spectrum natural antibiotic with strong antifungal activity. Peer-reviewed studies have proven B. amyloliquefaciens’ ability to suppress fungal pathogens by more than 80% and double root growth as compared to untreated seeds.
How to Use Companion Maxx ST
● Apply to seed before planting. Can be applied via a slurry or in a planter or hopper box.
● Can be combined with most other seed-applied products, including chemical seed treatments.
● EPA-registered and OMRI listed for organic production.
● The Companion Maxx technology is also available as a wettable powder (Companion Maxx WP) for foliar applications onto plant foliage.
3) SP-1 Classic − Unlocking Soil Fertility and Supporting Crops Through Stress
DPH Bio’s Terra Trove SP-1 Classic unlocks already existing soil fertility, making nutrients available to plants during critical growth periods and more efficiently utilizing the fertility bank in growers’ soil. SP-1 Classic can also be applied mid-season as a foliar to help plant resiliency to common crop stressors, such as extreme temperatures and drought.
Powered by a unique plant-based humus extract called RegenAphex, SP-1 is comprised of a diverse mix of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and living algae. Growers have reliably replaced up to 50% of starter fertilizer in a spring in-furrow fertility regime with no yield loss or boosted yields when SP-1 Classic was added to a full-fertility program. Used in a foliar application SP-1 Classic acts as a biostimulant, priming the plant to combat abiotic stress while focusing plant energy on growth.
How to Use SP-1 Classic
● As a soil-applied product, SP-1 Classic can be applied broadcast,in-furrow, or through drip as fertigation.
● Cab be combined with other inputs, including synthetic starter fertilizers.
● Applied foliarly, SP-1 Classic mixes seamlessly with most crop protection products and practices
The DPH Bio Biological Trifecta Solution
For additional information on DPH Biologicals’ trifecta of biological solutions, including the specifics of our biofertility, biocontrol and biodigester technologies and how to order, visit our website at www.dphbio.com or call 1-800-648-7626