Tomatoes – Seed Inoculant Treatment | Crops

Tomatoes that taste better sell better! Increasing the sweetness of a tomato is measured by the Brix rating or score.  In the food industry, “Brix” is used to describe sugar or soluble solids content. Tomato plants, whose seeds have been treated with Beauveria bassiana (Bb ) have been shown to increase the Brix rating by seven points!  The tomato plant and Bb form a mutually beneficial bond lasting through the growing process.

The natural benefits of Beauveria bassiana can be gained without chemical applications, or by plant genetic modification

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.