As every year, new solutions appear in the INTERMAG product range. This season, among them, we can find BACTIM® LEAVES, a fertilizer intended for accelerating decomposition of apple leaves, indirectly limiting the source of infection of fungus Venturia inaequalis, causing apple scab. The fertilizer is enriched with FORMULA FAST – consortium of Bacillus spp. bacteria with high ability to decompose cellulose and pectin, which are integral part of apple leaves. Quick decomposition of pectin and cellulose causes the destruction of internal cells of fallen apple leaves. The destruction of leaf structure leads to the decomposition of leaf blades, which limits the possibility of forming Venturia inaequalis fruiting bodies, causing apple scab. It results in the reduction of fruiting body number and limits the possibility of fruiting body maturation in spring.
