EnSoil Algae – Rhizophagy Bio stimulating formulation.

EnSoil Algae – Rhizophagy Bio stimulating formulation.

The Science Behind EnSoil Algae™
EnSoil Algae™ is a liquid concentration of living Chlorella vulgaris. Producers in 47 states, 15 countries, and 4 continents are using EnSoil Algae™ and consistently report that it boosts plant health, increases yield, and thus raises the grower’s ROI.
Bio stimulants are substances or organisms that enhance natural processes.  Live algae were the original bio stimulants but did not develop as a commercial product because they could not be stored. Like other green plants, green algae depend on photosynthesis and die in the dark. We solved this problem with a novel growing method so that in dark storage, EnSoil Algae™ lives by consuming organic material in the growth medium (heterotrophic feeding). It releases signaling molecules (termed phytohormones in botany, including auxins, cytokinins, gibberellins, and others) that directly stimulate plant growth and soil microbial activity. The effect on soil is critical because microbes in the rhizosphere–the area around the roots–fix atmospheric nitrogen and solubilize soil-bound nutrients such as phosphorus and potassium (among others), making these essential nutrients bioavailable to plants.
How it Works: Bio stimulation, Soil Function & Fertility, Live Cells &
Rhizophagy, Photosynthesis & Chlorophyll
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Because of live algae’s fertility effect, growers have been able to decrease their use of synthetic NPK, without a loss in yield.
There are as many as 10 billion microorganisms in one gram of healthy soil. Fertility is synonymous with a functioning soil biome, and live cell algae bio stimulation boosts fertility. Haney testing after EnSoil Algae™ use has shown available excess nitrogen after harvest into the next growing season. Genomic studies confirm the fertility effect, with an increase in soil’s biomass, including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and others. Because of live algae’s fertility effect, growers have been able to decrease their use of synthetic NPK, without a loss in yield. Cell-free bio stimulants do not make that claim.
 
Soil Function and Fertile cells, sustained release of phytohormones, and rhizophagy
 
While algae extracts and broths provide a single dose of signaling molecules (phytohormones) to the soil biome and require frequent application, live cells release phytohormones over time and thus are effective just with three applications per growing season. Enlightened Soil Corp sponsored research at Rutgers University with Dr. James White, who tested whether EnSoil Algae™ (Chlorella vulgaris) could become endophytic, what the live cell mechanism is, and how EnSoil Algae™ differs from commercial broths and generic Chlorella vulgaris.
Endophytes are symbiotic organisms that live in plant tissue and have beneficial roles, including nutrient cycling and delivery, among others. Dr. White discovered a previously unknown symbiotic interaction between plants, bacteria, and algae which he has called “rhizophagy”. With light microscopy, he observed algae filled with bacteria in the rhizosphere (top). The loaded algae penetrated plant root hairs and then appeared to ‘explode’, releasing these beneficial bacteria into the root hairs (bottom). Since the healthier EnSoil Algae™-treated plants had greater root length and mass, he postulated that endophytic bacteria transported by living algae cells have a favorable effect on the host plant. The transport mechanism ascribed to live algae is a novel finding.