The biocontrol agent for use against soil and air-borne pathogens includes a mixture of isolates from at least three Trichoderma species, including Trichoderma harzianum, Trichoderma longibrachiatum, and Trichoderma asperellum. The mixture of Trichoderma isolates may be effective in controlling plant pathogens. The biocontrol agent for use against soil and air-borne fungal pathogens may be formulated as a wettable powder. The biocontrol agent may be used in the treatment or prevention of infection of date palms with Thielaviopsis punctulata. In a further embodiment, the biocontrol agent may be used in the treatment or prevention of infection of cucumbers with Rhizoctonia solanii.

The present invention relates to the in vitro use of a guar derivative for maintaining or increasing the growth rate of microorganisms, wherein said guar derivative contains at least one anionic group.

The present invention relates to the in vitro use of a guar derivative for maintaining or increasing the growth rate of microorganisms, wherein said guar derivative contains at least one anionic group.

Methods for controlling pathogenic plant nematodes using organic soil amendments applied to soil and/or plants, methods of improving the performance and/or improving the health of a ruminant animal and methods of decreasing nematodes in a ruminant animal are described.

Methods for controlling pathogenic plant nematodes using organic soil amendments applied to soil and/or plants, methods of improving the performance and/or improving the health of a ruminant animal and methods of decreasing nematodes in a ruminant animal are described.

Methods for controlling pathogenic plant nematodes using organic soil amendments applied to soil and/or plants, methods of improving the performance and/or improving the health of a ruminant animal and methods of decreasing nematodes in a ruminant animal are described.

An agricultural medium to control plant disease and nematodes by first applying to the agricultural medium an effective amount of an aqueous peroxyacetic acid composition; and then inoculating the soil with beneficial organisms.

An agricultural medium to control plant disease and nematodes by first applying to the agricultural medium an effective amount of an aqueous peroxyacetic acid composition; and then inoculating the soil with beneficial organisms.

An agricultural medium to control plant disease and nematodes by first applying to the agricultural medium an effective amount of an aqueous peroxyacetic acid composition; and then inoculating the soil with beneficial organisms.

Compositions and methods are provided for enhancing plant immunity, health, growth and yields using a combination of microbes and/or their growth by-products. Specifically, the subject invention enhances plant health, growth and/or yields using a combination of a Trichoderma spp. fungus and a Bacillus spp. bacterium. Specifically, in one embodiment, the subject invention utilizes Trichoderma harzianum and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens.