Alan Wicks

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Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN - problems with use?

Greetings, There is a lot of information in the literature on the G- bacteria Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN. I want to know if it has any of the virulence factors associated with some...

04 December 2018 5,125 3 View

Can MSM (methylsulfonylmethane, methyl sulfone, or dimethyl sulfone) can be a source of S fertilizer for plants?

I recently saw an unsubstantiated claim that the sulfur in MSM can be incorporated into sulfur containing amino acids by plants. Does anyone have any literature to either support or debunk this...

26 March 2018 918 2 View

Do potato rhizomes exude chemicals that would attract rhizosphere competent bacteria? Or is there a different set of bacteria around potato rhizomes?

Plant roots exude a variety of sugars, organic acids, etc. that attract and feed fungi and bacteria. Many of these microbes are know to protect the roots from attacks from other fungi and...

09 March 2017 6,407 1 View

Is the observed temporary slowing of growth in glyphosate resistant crops when glyphosate applied due to reduced C throughput via the CP4 ESPS enzyme?

In glyphosate resistant (GR) crops the bacterial CP4 ESPS gene has been inserted. However, the kinetics of that enzyme are not as good as the one already in the plant. So, when the plant is...

19 July 2016 639 1 View