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May 6, 2013 — Posted By Agricen

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At our world-class biochemical production facility in Denton, Texas, we make some of Loveland Products’ fastest growing brands—Accomplish, Extract and Titan—as well as Agricen’s SoilBuilder, SoilLife and NutriLife brands. Completed in September 2011, the Denton plant was built to accommodate growing demands for these products, which were formerly only produced at our Pilot Point, Texas location.

At Denton, our products are produced through a patent-pending fermentation process using a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing platform. This process yields a highly concentrated extract that contains a diverse community of naturally occurring microorganisms and their biochemical byproducts (e.g., enzymes, organic acids). The end product is a biological and biochemical product that can be used as part of an integrated nutrient management program to improve plant nutrition.

Learn more about our products and their role in sustainable agriculture by downloading our Growing for the Future Booklet.

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December 21, 2012 — Posted By Agricen

Agricen_TurfWe recently presented product chemistry and efficacy updates on Accomplish LM and Titan PBA to several Turf & Ornamental (T&O) teams.

The teams were very receptive to learning more about this plant nutrition technology and the different protocols for diverse T&O markets—from greenhouses, hydroponics, nurseries, and flowers, to turf, sod, golf courses, parks, homes, and cities.

Many members shared encouraging data they are getting from current test plots, as well as the favorable feedback they are hearing from their customers. The positive attention and willingness to start using this plant nutrition technology is very encouraging. Many have had some kind of experience using Accomplish and were interested in doing more. We’ll be working with them to get local data by putting out trial plots with Accomplish and/or Titan.

Learn more about the benefits of biocatalysts by viewing our T&O studies.

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November 2, 2011 — Posted By Agricen

This summer, Agricen conducted a rhizobox study near our Texas headquarters to evaluate the effects of treating MicroEssentials® SZ, the Mosaic Company’s 12-40-0-10(S)-1(Zn) fertilizer, with Titan Powered by Accomplish (Titan PBA), a fertilizer catalyst from Loveland Products.

Corn, wheat and soybean seeds were planted in rhizoboxes in field soil with either MicroEssentials SZ fertilizer treated with Titan PBA (treated) or a standard monoammonium phosphate (MAP) 11-52-0 fertilizer (control). Root and shoot growth were observed over a four-week period. This was during a particularly hot time in the Texas summer, with temperatures regularly exceeding 100 degrees.

As you can see from the comparisons at Day 24, treated crops had noticeably better lateral root development and shoot growth compared to controls:


Corn

Improved lateral root development
Improved lateral root development at Day 24 for
treated vs. untreated.
 
Improved shoot growth
Improved shoot growth at Day 24 for treated vs.
untreated.

Wheat

Improved lateral root development (2)
Improved lateral root development at Day 24 for
treated vs. untreated.
 
Improved shoot growth (2)
Improved shoot growth at Day 24 for treated vs.
untreated.

Soybean

Improved lateral root development (3)
Improved lateral root development at Day 24 for
treated vs. untreated.
 
Improved shoot growth (3)
Improved shoot growth at Day 24 for treated vs.
untreated.

Plants in the treated boxes also had earlier lateral root development compared to controls throughout the four-week growing period. Watch the root growth day-by-day in our video, below:

Titan makes use of Agricen’s biologically sourced technology to increase fertilizer availability and improve overall plant health. 

Learn more by downloading the Titan product booklet.

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