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Fight Disease Naturally

Three-Way Biological Pathogen Protection — Without Chemical Fungicides

Three Mechanisms of Natural Disease Defense

Terreplenish® beneficial bacteria attack pathogens on multiple fronts simultaneously

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Cell Membrane Disruption

Terreplenish® bacteria produce compounds that directly disrupt pathogen cell membranes, killing harmful organisms before they can establish in your soil or on plant roots.

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Attachment Prevention

Beneficial bacteria colonize root surfaces first, physically blocking pathogens from attaching to plant roots — a competitive exclusion strategy that keeps disease out.

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Spore Germination Inhibition

Terreplenish® microbes produce antifungal compounds that prevent harmful fungal spores from germinating, stopping diseases like root rot and damping-off before they start.

Diseases Terreplenish® Helps Suppress

🌾 Row Crop Diseases

  • Sudden Death Syndrome — a major soybean yield robber in Tennessee
  • Root rot complexes — Pythium, Phytophthora, Fusarium species
  • Gray leaf spot & Northern corn leaf blight in corn
  • Rhizoctonia damping-off in seedlings

🌱 Soil-Borne Pathogens

  • Sclerotinia stem rot in soybeans and specialty crops
  • Verticillium wilt in cotton and vegetables
  • Fusarium crown & root rot across multiple crops
  • Pythium root rot in greenhouse and nursery production

Why This Matters for Your Bottom Line

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Reduce Fungicide Costs

Fungicide applications are expensive — often $20–$50 per acre or more, with multiple applications per season in disease-prone years. Biological suppression with Terreplenish® reduces this dependency, cutting costs and preserving margins.

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Protect Yield Potential

Soil-borne diseases can reduce yields by 10–30% in severe cases, and losses often go unnoticed until harvest. Proactive biological protection maintains the yield potential you planted for.

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OMRI Certified — Organic-Approved Protection

For farmers pursuing or maintaining organic certification, Terreplenish® provides real disease protection that is fully approved for certified organic production — no compromises on certification status.

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Reduce Chemical Resistance Risk

Pathogens are evolving resistance to commonly used fungicides. Biological suppression mechanisms are fundamentally different from chemical modes of action, making resistance development far less likely.

Protect Your Crop Naturally

Add biological disease suppression to your crop protection program. Start with our risk-free pilot program.