New tool to boost plant health

New tool to boost plant health

A plant health booster used by greenhouse vegetable growers and other producers in the U.S. and Europe now has the OK for applications in Canada. Biobest recently announced that its Bluestim product has been approved by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to use in indoor and outdoor food crops, along with ornamental, turf, and cannabis production.

"Bluestim contains the highest concentration of natural derived glycine betaine in the market," says Veronica Cervantes, Biobest's Product Manager for North America. "Due to its natural source, Bluestim is OMRI listed and can be used in organic agriculture. Glycine betaine helps plants to cope with unfavorable conditions caused by temperature, water, and salinity stress. Glycine betaine also helps mobilize calcium, reducing calcium deficiencies and physiological problems like blossom end rot, tip burn, and edge burn that are very common in fruit, leafy vegetables, cannabis, and some ornamental crops like poinsettias."

When plants are exposed to stressful conditions, Cervantes says Bluestim helps their cells maintain a healthy balance of nutrients and water so they can continue to function normally.

"A few years ago, Biobest partnered with Lallemand Plant Care to bring Bluestim to key markets," says Cindy Callens, Global Product Manager at Biobest Group. "Tomatoes, berries, cannabis, golf courses, and sports field had been among the most prominent users of Bluestim in Europe and the U.S., where the product has been available for several years."

Source: Greenhouse Grower

Photo: Wenjing Guan

Source: Greenhouse Grower

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