Potted Up Today - Feb 2.

[RobinB]

I've never heard of Azos, and just did a search. It sounds like amazing stuff. Would you use it instead of something like Actinovate, or could you use both? I just bought some Actinovate...

[RayR]

Originally Posted by RobinB

I've never heard of Azos, and just did a search. It sounds like amazing stuff. Would you use it instead of something like Actinovate, or could you use both? I just bought some Actinovate...

AZOS is different from Actinovate, Streptomyces lydicus WYEC108 (Actinovate) is known more for it's antibiotic capabilities against pathogens where Azospirillum Brasilense is known for its its Nitrogen Fixation abilities and producing significant amounts of root growth promoting hormones especially indole-3-acetic acid (IAA).
Nitrogen Fixation is a energy intensive process so that doesn't usually happen unless available N is low in the soil, from what I've read if available N sources are available, Azospirillum Brasilense will produce more plant growth promoting compounds like IAA. If you searched you probably found that is used for its natural rooting hormones to root cuttings in plugs and cloning machines.