Key Benefits
- Crop-by-crop and seasonal yield enhancement
- Root growth and root reserve recharge
- Harvest flexibility and potential forage quality improvements
- Stand life & rotation implications
AlphaJouleâ„¢ Technical Description
Alphajouleâ„¢ from Agrovive, Inc. is an in-plant biostimulant for alfalfa comprised of proprietary strains of Pseudomonas Flouresens and Bacillus Megatarium bacteria. These non-GMO, patent pending bacteria strains were selected from the natural environment and screened for their ability to recycle nutrients, impact water use efficiency, and reduce the effects of abiotic and biotic stressors on alfalfa growth at the cellular level.
In the alfalfa plant, the alphajoule endophytic bacteria live in the inner cellular spaces and the cell walls of the roots, crown, stems and leaves where metabolism as well as cell division are regulated. Here, the bacteria and the host cells have a symbiotic relationship that promotes plant health, photosynthesis, carbohydrate production, and performance efficiencies.
When stresses begin to adversely affect cell functions in any part of the alfalfa plant, the production of ethylene is triggered within those cells. Ethylene is an anti-growth hormone that slows vital cell functions such as photosynthesis and promotes early maturity as well as leaf drop if not alleviated. Alphajoule’s multi-strains of bacteria mediate ethylene production within the stressed plant at the sub-clinical stage to reduce potential effects on yield, maturity, quality, or persistence.