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Supporting plant health with biostimulants

A 2,600-hectare Estate near Cambridge has trialled the use of a liquid plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) biostimulant, and has found it to increase yield and improve plant health

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Supporting plant health with biostimulants

First beginning in 2021, the Bartlow Estate, Cambridgeshire, has been trialling the effects of the biostimulant Pluton, by Orion Future Technology, as part of an established integrated pest management...

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