Fruit Bites for September 28 & 30 Mycorrhizae

BL: Welcome back to another “Fruit Bites” brought to you by Valent U.S.A. With us as always is of course Valent’s Allison Walston. And this week Allison, we are talking about using mycorrhizae at planting.

AW: a quick recap, mycorrhizae are fungi with a symbiotic relationship to plants and help uptake nutrients and water. Valent has a line of MycoApply brands with mycorrhizae from Oregon. It is best to apply the mycorrhizae directly to the roots, usually at planting time.

BL: And what are some crops that you’ve studied this with?

AW: Apples are a great example. The trees have better growth and survival over the winter. For best results, apply during planting directly to the roots or come back with a drench application. You could apply in the fall or the spring. Mycorrhizae need about 60 days to fully colonize the root system. This entails the mycorrhizae creating a super fine fungal mat that expands the tree’s entire root system. You can even treat individual replants to help them establish in the orchard.

BL: Well, thanks Allison. Join us again next time for Fruit Bites, brought to you by Valent. Until then, I’m Bob Larson.