GROWING SYSTEMS
Find the right microbial route for your growing system
Greenhouse and substrate cultivation, hydroponics and open-field cultivation each call for a different application route. Compare the three systems and go straight to the page that matches your operation.
System first, then the microbial route
Growing medium, root zone and water flow together decide which route is relevant. The starting point is not a product, but the system your roots and water sit in.
Choose the growing system that matches your operation
Greenhouse and substrate growing
Cultivation in coco, peat, stone wool, other substrates or greenhouse soil, under controlled conditions.
ProductsBM08 · BM02 · ROOT-N
More about this growing system
The main microbial environment sits around the roots and in the growing medium. How water and nutrients are delivered and drained also shapes the application route that suits the system. BM08, BM02 and ROOT-N are the relevant products here, and the system page sets out when each route applies.
Water-based growing
Hydroponic and recirculating systems where water is the primary growing environment around the roots.
The nutrient solution flows to the root environment and is then returned through recirculation.
ProductsHYDROPONICS
More about this growing system
The nutrient solution is both the transport medium and the root zone, and oxygenation, recirculation and contact time are part of the system. Hydroponics therefore has its own application route, with HYDROPONICS as the matching product. The system page sets out how it differs from substrate and soil cultivation.
Open-field growing
Cultivation in open soil, where the soil is both the growing medium and a biologically active root zone.
ProductsBM08 · BM02 · ROOT-N
More about this growing system
Soil structure, moisture, oxygen, organic matter and crop management together shape conditions in the rhizosphere. The application route depends on the crop, the soil and the irrigation or application method available. BM08, BM02 and ROOT-N are the relevant products here, and the system page takes the choice further.
When water management requires a separate route
Water storage, recirculation, pipework and drip systems can be found in any growing system. When that is where your question sits, water management is a route of its own rather than part of the root-zone route.
Continue on the page that fits your question: how microbiology behaves in stored water and irrigation systems, or an overview of the system products and where each one is used.
One operation, several application routes
A substrate greenhouse can run a recirculating nutrient solution, hold stored water and operate an extensive drip system all at once. Establish where the application takes place first, then pick the route that belongs to it.
| Growing system | Primary environment | Water route | Next page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Growing systemGreenhouse & substrate | Primary environmentRoot zone and growing medium | Water routeOpen or recirculating | Next pageGreenhouse & substrate → |
| Growing systemWater-based growing | Primary environmentWater-based root environment | Water routeNutrient solution and recirculation | Next pageWater-based growing → |
| Growing systemOpen field | Primary environmentSoil and rhizosphere | Water routeIrrigation or soil application | Next pageOpen field → |
From growing system to a fitting application
Define the growing situation first, then choose the route that fits it. BIOMICROBES works with professional growers, agronomic advisors and distributors to make that call.
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