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MustGrow Confirms Positive Soil Health and Ecological Impact of Its Plant-Based Crop Protection Approach
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan--(Newsfile Corp. - January 19, 2021) -  MustGrow Biologics Corp....
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[{"type":"text","content":"MustGrow Confirms Positive Soil Health and Ecological Impact of Its Plant-Based Crop Protection ApproachSaskatoon, Saskatchewan--(Newsfile Corp. - January 19, 2021) -  MustGrow Biologics Corp. (CSE: MGRO) (OTCQB: MGROF) (FSE: 0C0) (the \"Company\", \"MustGrow\") is pleased to report third party confirmatory studies that the active ingredient in MustGrow's mustard plant-based technology, Allyl Isothiocyanate (\"AITC\"), has a positive impact on soil health, contributing to the environmental and ecological security of both our plant-based food supply and the planet. Application of natural AITC returns organic plant material to the soil through its pre-plant treatment process as a potential alternative to using synthetic chemicals.Soil micro-organisms play an important role in soil fertility and plant health, contributing to natural soil processes including the formation of organic matter and nutrient transformation. Human activities, including chemical pesticide use, can adversely impact the soil microbial diversity and structure. Study Highlights:Application of AITC as a biopesticide returns organic plant material to the soil. AITC improves the environmental and ecological security of our planet.AITC dissipates from the soil quickly, avoiding long-term toxicity to micro-organisms.AITC creates a healthy microbial ecological environment for soil, increasing beneficial bacteria.Effects of AITC in Soil FumigationResearch of AITC continues to provide positive confirmatory information for the assessment of AITC in the environmental and ecological security of our planet.AITC fumigation, in addition to effectively controlling harmful soil-borne diseases, can positively increase the diversity and structure optimization of soil fungal communities. Of note, AITC creates a relatively healthy microbial ecological environment for soil with the emergence of a large number of beneficial bacteria. Effects of AITC on non-target micro-organisms in soil were rarely reported.Importantly, AITC rapidly degrades in the soil, thereby avoiding long-term toxicity to micro-organisms. The short half-life of AITC in soil means AITC has a much less harmful effect on beneficial soil bacteria. AITC fumigation only temporarily reduces the diversity of soil bacteria. After AITC fumigation, some fungi related to plant disease control were even increased, which...