Trials and case studies

Have a look through all the trials we have conducted around New Zealand with real farmers.

Accolade Wine Trial Y4

Trial Mycorrcin Foliacin
Check out the year 4 results of Biostart’s biological products, on the soil biology of the pinot noir block at Mud House Vineyard, Accolade Wines.

Accolade Wine Trial Y4

Trial Mycorrcin Foliacin
Check out the year 4 results of Biostart’s biological products, on the wine quality from the pinot noir block at Mud House Vineyard, Accolade Wines.

Accolade Wine Trial Y3

Trial Mycorrcin Foliacin
The results after a three year trial of using Biostart’s biological products on the pinot noir block at Mud House Vineyard, Accolade Wines…

Turn thatch into an asset

Case study ThatchBusta
Browntop thatch covers top soil choking out ryegrass and clover. Use ThatchBusta to convert thatch into humus and promote clover growth.

Organic Grapes

Trial Karbyon
A single application of Karbyon on Sauvignon Blanc grapes at budbreak in Marlborough reduced Powdery Mildew infection by 62% in late January.

Vegetables, cover crops and general crop trash

Technical sheet Digester
BioStart Digester is a soil microbial stimulator that activates those beneficial, naturally occurring…

Increase milk solids

Trial LactoPlus
In an independent trial conducted in Southland, 2004/2005 season across two farms it was found LactoPlus increased milk solids by 3–5%.

Royal Gala Apples

Trial Mycorrcin
Mycorrcin was used in a Hawkes Bay apple orchard, resulting in 12% more apples at the first major commercial harvest – amongst other benefits.

Avocados

Technical sheet Mycorrcin
A Mycorrcin program was used on a newly established avocado orchard in Maungatapere, Northland. Trees were examined and analysed over a 36 month period.

Cauliflower trial

Trial Mycorrcin Foliacin
Mycorrcin and Foliacin were trialled on autumn-planted cauliflower in a commercial market garden in Pukekohe, resulting in improved head size and…

Lettuce trial

Trial Mycorrcin
Analysing a series of trials conducted in commercial crops in New Zealand and Australia, demonstrated that Mycorrcin increases lettuce head size…

Broccoli trial

Trial Mycorrcin Foliacin
A trial on commercial broccoli crops in Pukekohe, Auckland showed that Mycorrcin and Foliacin reduced transplantation shock, improved uniformity…

Potatoes

Trial Mycorrcin Foliacin
Eight trials were conducted over multiple seasons in the major potato growing regions of New Zealand, including Canterbury, Pukekohe, Hawkes Bay or Ohakune.

Onion trial

Trial Mycorrcin Foliacin
Trials conducted in the Auckland region showed that the application of Mycorrcin and Foliacin increases onion yield and bulb size, increases commercial return…

Carrots

Trial Mycorrcin
A trial located on a 10 ha paddock in Ohakune, shows that Mycorrcin used on a commercial carrot crop can improve carrot yield, reduce rejects and increase profits.

Pumpkin trial

Trial Mycorrcin Foliacin
A trial was conducted on a commercial pumpkin crop in Pukekohe, Auckland showed that Mycorrcin and Foliacin treated pumpkin crops had a higher yield, higher…

Kumara

Trial Mycorrcin Organic Mycorrcin
Northland trials showed that Mycorrcin-treated kumara crops had a higher plant survival rate, higher kumara tuber weights and improved marketable kumara yield.

Vegetable seedlings

Trial Mycorrcin Organic Mycorrcin
Trials on broccoli, lettuce and cauliflower seedlings treated with Mycorrcin showed greater root development and bigger, sturdier and more uniform seedling size.

Kale

Trial Mycorrcin Biostart N
The trial focussed on the application of Mycorrcin and Biostart N on two kale crops sown on two commercial dairy farms in the Ashburton region, Canterbury.