Trichoderma granule for application to developing roots.
Trichoderma granule for precision application into the rootzone.
Use when propagating cuttings to improve callusing and rooting.
Use at planting, in-furrow or whenever potting up in the nursery or at home.
Apply a thin layer in the cutting tray to stimulate rooting and improve rate of survival.
Use whenever potting up or planting in the field or garden.
Application rate from 5g-50g depending on size of root ball.
Use when laying turf sod. The Granules are mixed into the top layer of the soil / sand profile prior to laying turf.
What is it and how does it work?
What is it?
PlantMate Granular is an insoluble granular formulation containing selected strains of endophytic Trichoderma.
PlantMate Granular provides slow release bio-activity to the rootzone, initiating vigorous root growth and improving field establishment.
Nursery Use:
In the nursery, PlantMate Granular should be used whenever plants are potted up.
A single layer of PlantMate Granular in the cutting tray media helps to stimulate callusing and increase rooting and survival in cutting propagation.
Orchard and Vineyard
PlantMate Granular should be used for all new plantings where possible.
The rate will depend on the size of the rootball and the intention is to create a thin layer of granule underneath the plant.
This may be 5g for a small shrub right up to 50g for a large tree.
Key Features
Greater survival of nursery cuttings.
Improved establishment of new plantings.
Enhanced root and foliar growth.
Increased resilience in field plantings.
Sports Turf
Trial Results
30% increase in vine growth
A fully replicated vine planting trial was established at Muddy Waters vineyard in Waipara, North Canterbury.
Although the vines were planted in January, a large percentage of vines in the treated group were “quite visibly at or over the first wire”.
After five months, the treated vines showed an increase of 30% over the height of the control.
Vines were treated with only 5-10g of PlantMate Granular in each planting hole.
We recommend PlantMate Granular when replanting individual vines to help with successful re-establishment in a mature vineyard.
Untreated on left. Treated with PlantMate Granular on right – 30% increase in shoot length.
Increased vine height (mm) 6 months after treatment
Increased rooting of nursery cuttings
Coachwood Nurseries of Gosford evaluated PlantMate Granular by incorporating it into their propagation mix.
The media was 60% perlite and 40% peat with PlantMate Granular incorporated at 1kg:1m³ of prepared media.
The PlantMate Granular media was compared with a simple control media and also one that contained a conventional fungicide (Thiram).
100 replicates of each cutting type were placed in separate trays and grown for four weeks under normal propagation conditions. After 4 weeks, the cuttings were removed and the presence of roots and callus, along with any rotting or deaths, was recorded.
Observations noted: “in most cases, the rooting was 20% better than the control, and the shoot growth was not just slightly better but substantially better which would save approx. two weeks time in getting a saleable tube ready for sale or potting”.
Grevillea Bronze Rambler
Increase in survival of cuttings compared to control (%)
Improved growth & health of turf
Multiple trials have evaluated the effect of PlantMate Granular on both emergence and health over the last 20 years.
In replicated work in New Zealand, PlantMate Granular was applied at 100g/m2 prior to application of Browntop grass seed at 25g/m².
Emergence and plant health were evaluated for each plot.
In Australia on a commercial golf course in Melbourne, three different varieties of Bentgrass was sown onto prepared seed beds.
Here, PlantMate Granular was applied at 20g/m² and the seed was sown at 6g/m². The plots were 3m x 3m and a configuration grid was placed randomly over each plot to evaluate the health of the plots.
The disease was identified as pythium sp. by a consultant plant pathology laboratory.
Increased health and emergence of turf grass in Australia and New Zealand
