TerraClean: Soil Treatment for Effective Pythium Control

TerraClean is a soil-based fungicide that provides effective Pythium control because it treats the plant root zone where Pythium organisms attack and reside.

TerraClean’s revolutionary scientific formula contains high concentrations of organic acids that penetrate soil to react with and destroy several common disease pathogens in the root zone, including:

  • Pythium
  • Phytophthora
  • Verticillium
  • Rhizoctonia
  • Fusarium
  • Thielaviopsis

TerraClean is unique because it releases large quantities of oxygen into the root zone as it reacts with disease pathogens, increasing plant nutrient intake, and stimulating root development and plant growth!

TerraClean is EPA-certified as an environmentally safe and biodegradable product, has a Zero Hour REI, and can be applied any time from seed to harvest.

 
 

OxiDate: Foliar Treatment for Effective Pythium Control

Foliar fungicide sprays such as OxiDate can also effectively control Pythium.  OxiDate’s unique chemical formula rapidly oxidizes on contact to cure and protect crops from a wide variety of common harmful pathogens such as:

  • Pythium
  • Fusarium
  • Powdery Mildew
  • Downy Mildew
  • Early Blight
  • Late Blight
  • Phytophthora

OxiDate is OMRI-certified for use with organic crops, and can be applied as a foliar treatment, surface disinfectant, soil drench, and pre-plant dip any time from seed to harvest.

OxiDate is EPA-registered as being environmentally safe and biodegradable, and its revolutionary formula also prevents the development of tolerant disease strains.

Control Pythium

Pythium Blight is a common fungal disease that can affect plants and animals. Various forms include Pythium Aphanidermatum, Ultimum, Insidiosum and Debaryanum.

Pythium Signs and Symptoms
Pythium Blight, or  Pythium Aphanidermatum, often strikes grass in both warm and cool seasons; however, the disease is most prevalent during humid conditions and where there is limited air circulation or poor soil drainage. It is readily recognized as small spots or patches of blighted grass that appear suddenly during optimal conditions. As the disease progresses, infected patches will fade to a light brown colour. Left untreated, Pythium Blight will materialize as large patches of dead grass.

Pythium Ultimum is a soil-borne plant pathogen which causes damping-off and root rot. It can strike grasses, cabbages, carrots, cucumbers, melons and wheat and is most often caused by excessive moisture and heat in the soil. Affected plants are often stunted, wilting and collapsing.

Pythium Insidiosum is a fungus-like organism that naturally inhabits wetlands, ponds and dwamps. It causes the disease Pythiosis, which can infect animals. Insidiosum is commonly contracted by dogs and horses. Affected animals will rapidly begin losing weight, vomiting and exhibiting ulcerated skin lesions that will not heal.

Pythium Debaryanum, or damping off, can cause black and reddish-brown lesions on plants. Infected seedlings will eventually topple to the ground. Like other forms of fungal diseases, it is promoted by high humidity and high temperature. The damaged it can cause to the seed bed is considerable.

Pythium Prevention and Treatment
If contracted, Pythium in plants can spread throughout commercial operations in a matter of two to four days, resulting in crippling economic losses.

The simplest step towards preventing Pythium is by ensuring plants have appropriate ventilation and are not grown in crowded, unnecessarily humid conditions. Another proven method is the application of an environmentally friendly soil treatment such as TerraClean. TerraClean contains high concentrations of organic acids that penetrate the soil and destroy Pythium pathogens at the source. Furthermore, it can increase nutrient intake, stimulate root development and encourage plant growth.

Animals exhibiting symptoms of Pythiosis must be taken promptly to a veterinarian for testing and appropriate medical treatment. Common treatments for dogs include prescription of anti-fungal medication and, if necessary, surgical resection of infected tissues. For horses, an immunotherapy regimen has recently been developed that effectively kills the disease in greater than 90% of cases.

Posted December 2nd 2010 at 12:37 pm by Brady

Pythium Root Rot Can Be Devastating

Pythium Root Rot is a very common plant disease caused by fungal-like Pythium species, often referred to as water molds.  Pythium Root Rot can cause crippling economic losses to young seedlings and vegetable crops such as tomato, pepper, and cucumber, both in the field and particularly in greenhouse hydroponic systems where devastating root rot can spread to entire operations within two to four days due to continuous plant root exposure to flowing water in which Pythium organisms freely move.

Posted May 28th 2010 at 11:01 pm by Brady