b"YOU ARE MYTH TAKENBIOLOGICALSCOMPILED BY MARCEL BRUINSDEFINITIONAgricultural biologicals are a diverse group of products which are all derived from naturally occurring plant extracts, micro-organisms, beneficial insects or other organic matter.And these biologicals are often broken down into a few cat-egories according to their use in agriculture:Biostimulants (plant growth/productivity enhancement products) Biopesticides (plant protection or biocontrol products) Biofertility (plant nutrition products)MYTH: BIOLOGICALS ARE SNAKE OILFACT:This is a huge misconception that customers and compa-nies had, which stems from the misunderstanding of biological products as a whole. It should not be forgotten that biological products typically are live organisms. And back in the day, such products didnt have the best genetics. On top of that, the deliv-ery method that was used for biologicals were quite old-fash-ioned. Such delivery methods were not friendly to keeping the biological product alive. In the early 2000s, the survival of the microorganisms was often only a few days. And so, 20-30 years ago, this led to inconsistent performances. But with the help of research, over the past 2 decades, the biological treatment sector has vastly improved. Not only have delivery methods become better, but baseline genetics and our understanding of genetics has greatly improved. MYTH: BIOLOGICALS NEED TO BE APPLIED MULTIPLE TIMESFACT:The notion that biologicals must be used repeatedly during the growing season to achieve optimal performance is a common fallacy. Do I need to apply my biological on the seed, in the furrow, and then continue to do so again over the top? is an often-asked question.It is incorrect to believe that biologicals need to be applied multiple times. Numerous organisms in the field are endophytic, meaning they reside inside the plant. Additionally, when you use those organisms as a seed treatment, they successfully colonize both inside and outside of the plant. Long term, this implies that the farmer will receive a season-long reaction to that biological.The fact that many of these species are endophytic has also allowed scientists to pinpoint the genetics as being host specific. By having an organism that lives inside the plant, environmental elements like soil type, pH, and the availability of nutrients in the soil are actually eliminated from consideration. It makes no difference whether the produce was grown in Country A or Country B. You get a more consistent result from year-to-year since the organisms are inside the plant.Consistency and dependability are the key concepts throughout. While it may not have been a given 30 years ago, this is today a feature shared by many biological treatments. Let's start by educating people to refute the idea that biological sciences are unreliable.22IEUROPEAN SEEDIEUROPEAN-SEED.COM"