Soybeans – Seed Inoculant Treatment | Crops

Cyst Nematodes have become a concern in fields of soybeans.  However, the presence of Beauveria bassiana (also referred to as Bb or B bassiana) within the host from seedlings reduces the feeding of adults and larvae. The soybean plant and its endophyte form a mutually beneficial bond lasting through the aging process.

While much of the natural characteristics the Bb offers can be substituted with other organisms through chemical applications or by plant genetic modification, each has only a singular resolve.  This is observed in contrasting organic farming with conventional practices. Yield and quality increased with both practices. Inoculating seeds with our SPE-120 organic treatment, without fungicides, pesticides, or application of foliar biocides, demonstrated 4 bushels more soybeans with conventional practices providing a one-two bushel increase.

The use of Beauveria bassiana is a managerial practice that has significant benefits in today’s agriculture and gardening environment.

Direct contact with seed is preferred to assure plant entry at germination. Applied on, under, or atop of seed allows Beauveria bassiana competitive preference to initial plant roots where it becomes a symbiotic entophyte within the plant.