Rizobacter announces new inoculant with the ability to increase phosphorus availability for plants

Rizobacter, an agricultural microbiology multinational, launches Rizofos Pre-inoculation, an inoculant bioinput used in the treatment of seeds for the nutritional monitoring of phosphorus. The product was evaluated by the National Institute of Agricultural Technology of Argentina (INTA), which concluded that soybean seeds treated with Rizofos Pre-Inoculation achieved an increase of between 8 and 10% in yields over 10 years. In Brazil, in addition to the increase in productivity that also reaches levels of 10%, it is another tool to enhance the use of phosphate fertilizers.

Rizofos is an inoculant based on Pseudomonas fluorescens bacteria, which increases the solubilization of unavailable phosphorus and the production of substances that stimulate plant growth, improving crop nutrition and productivity.

According to Dáfila Fagotti, manager of the inoculants line at Rizobacter, Rizofos is the ideal product for producers looking to enhance the absorption of nutrients in their crops. “The focus of the product is to increase phosphorus, responsible for plant energy processes, through the production of enzymes and organic acids in the plant’s rhizosphere. This contributes to the vigor of the seedling and seed, and also to root formation, which will make it easier for the plant to reach its full productive potential”, says Fagotti.

Acting as a growth promoter (PGPR) of biological origin, Rizofos also stimulates the production of antibiotics and siderophores, compounds capable of protecting roots against pathogens, which reduces the pressure of unfavorable microorganisms in the soil.

The inoculant is a new bioinput that reaches the Brazilian market with an exclusive formulation and strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens, and with experience in soils from other countries, adding productivity to different crops.