Microbial soil inoculants are products that contain beneficial soil microorganisms. The beneficial microorganisms
include a combination of specific bacteria, select fungi and/or mycorrhizae. Introducing these microbes into the root
zone, i.e. inoculating, helps creates an ideal environment for optimizing plant growth.
Simply put - beneficial soil microorganisms are directly or indirectly involved in every transformation, conversion, or
processing of nutrients, storing of nutrients (reduced leaching) and provide a protective barrier around roots ensuring
a healthy environment for growth. (See also: Rhizosphere FAQ, Rhizosphere Article, What Makes a Good Soil
Inoculant, and FAQs)
Their ability to recycle nutrients, to breakdown complex structures into plant (and invertebrate) available form, to
improve soil structure and to ultimately become a food source themselves, forms the basis of their synergistic
relationship with both the flora and soil fauna. (Note: Some nutrients, like available nitrogen, can not be stored or
“locked” in soil. Available nitrogen must be immediately used by plants, "stored" in microorganisms, or it leaches –
wasted money for the user and environmental impacts for everyone)
Plant roots release exudates forming a rich rhizosphere environment which is very attractive to microbes – attractive to
both the good (beneficial) and the bad (opportunistic & pathogenic) organisms. In soils stressed by
beneficial microbes are quickly displaced by non-beneficial or “opportunistic” microbes who are better adapted to
survive in this stressed environment. Analogous to a compromised immune system in humans which presents an
“opportunity” for pathogens to cause infection leading to a spiral of complications.
The non-beneficial microorganisms populating the stressed rhizosphere foster an environment which not only harms
the plant and degrades soil tilth but attracts additional non-beneficial flora and fauna – weeds and pests. Now we
need additional chemicals to treat these symptoms, which in turn make the soil more inhospitable for the beneficial
microbes, and … the cycle continues in the wrong direction.
In summary, positively influencing the rhizosphere is key in maximizing economic yield and reducing environmental
collateral damage. If left alone, nature will eventually balance soil biology but it takes decades or more depending on
the initial condition. Time that is not commercially available between crops, between grazing cycles, or between
rounds of golf.
SoilNoc™ product range is a valuable asset in your agronomy toolbox for conventional and organic growers. Both
benefit from health, yield, and reduction of inputs. SoilNoc™ is not meant to permanently change your indigenous
biology. It is designed to give you an element of control ensuring your plants & profits have a very competitive
edge – from the roots up!
include a combination of specific bacteria, select fungi and/or mycorrhizae. Introducing these microbes into the root
zone, i.e. inoculating, helps creates an ideal environment for optimizing plant growth.
Simply put - beneficial soil microorganisms are directly or indirectly involved in every transformation, conversion, or
processing of nutrients, storing of nutrients (reduced leaching) and provide a protective barrier around roots ensuring
a healthy environment for growth. (See also: Rhizosphere FAQ, Rhizosphere Article, What Makes a Good Soil
Inoculant, and FAQs)
Their ability to recycle nutrients, to breakdown complex structures into plant (and invertebrate) available form, to
improve soil structure and to ultimately become a food source themselves, forms the basis of their synergistic
relationship with both the flora and soil fauna. (Note: Some nutrients, like available nitrogen, can not be stored or
“locked” in soil. Available nitrogen must be immediately used by plants, "stored" in microorganisms, or it leaches –
wasted money for the user and environmental impacts for everyone)
Plant roots release exudates forming a rich rhizosphere environment which is very attractive to microbes – attractive to
both the good (beneficial) and the bad (opportunistic & pathogenic) organisms. In soils stressed by
- environmental factors, too much or too little water;
- long term use of conventional salt based fertilizers (osmotic shock kills microbes by dehydration);
- frequent turning of soils through tilling and plowing (releasing sequestered carbon, loss of organic matter &
topsoil through erosion); - the effects of pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides;
beneficial microbes are quickly displaced by non-beneficial or “opportunistic” microbes who are better adapted to
survive in this stressed environment. Analogous to a compromised immune system in humans which presents an
“opportunity” for pathogens to cause infection leading to a spiral of complications.
The non-beneficial microorganisms populating the stressed rhizosphere foster an environment which not only harms
the plant and degrades soil tilth but attracts additional non-beneficial flora and fauna – weeds and pests. Now we
need additional chemicals to treat these symptoms, which in turn make the soil more inhospitable for the beneficial
microbes, and … the cycle continues in the wrong direction.
In summary, positively influencing the rhizosphere is key in maximizing economic yield and reducing environmental
collateral damage. If left alone, nature will eventually balance soil biology but it takes decades or more depending on
the initial condition. Time that is not commercially available between crops, between grazing cycles, or between
rounds of golf.
SoilNoc™ product range is a valuable asset in your agronomy toolbox for conventional and organic growers. Both
benefit from health, yield, and reduction of inputs. SoilNoc™ is not meant to permanently change your indigenous
biology. It is designed to give you an element of control ensuring your plants & profits have a very competitive
edge – from the roots up!
Agriculture and Turf Group
A Brief Overview of Soil Biology.
Microbial Inoculants
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