"With microorganisms, you can tackle crazy roots in tomatoes"

Director of Water IQ R&D Freddy Dekkers: "Micro flora management aims to give growth opportunities to resistant microorganisms in the rhizosphere with a selective water treatment. The results of the research study do not surprise us in the sense that we work with mechanisms known in plant science. However, you rarely find such straightforward results. This is a pleasant confirmation that we are on the right track. We always want to be able to measure whatever we do. The time of shady remedies and trial and error is in the past, the interests are way too big for that."

The research study into hairy root disease was carried out by the Control in Food and Flowers Foundation, which is affiliated with Groen Agro Control. Principals were Plant Nursery P van Geest and Water IQ International.