HayBay
02-26-2010, 03:11 PM
MODS PLEASE MOVE THIS Thread to the right section (Organic) in the forums. I goofed.
Anyone know any info on this stuff .
I am also hoping for info on a weed control product called IRONX if that rings a bell to anyone.
ODC includes chitosan, the exoskeleton of shellfish, as its principal ingredient. The AgriHouse team holds a patent on the ability of chitosan to induce a defense response by all plants.
It was Linden’s research that recognized ODC molecules “fit inside” receptors attached to the surface of cells in the tree root. According to Knutson, these root networks thrive in the top soil nearest to the tree’s drip ring, i.e. the soil directly under the tree branches. Once the molecule adheres to the receptor, a switch is activated in the plant cell that elicits chemical responses throughout the plant and increases plant health,
stimulates photosynthesis, and overcomes environmental stresses such as beetle attacks and blue stain fungus infection.
“We’ve developed an environmentally friendly product that we believe will begin to address the
pine-beetle epidemic across Colorado,” said Linden. The 2008 U.S. Forest Service Study showed the elevated sap output using ODC has the potential to reduce about 37 percent of the pine beetle eggs in treated trees,” Linden said.
Knutson added, “Based on research thus far, we think we have a new tool to help suppress and slow down the massive pine beetle epidemics currently raging throughout the Western United States.”
ODC is available under the brand name ODC Colloidal Chitosan in two sizes - a 1-ounce bottle for $24.99 (30 treatments) and an 18.5-ounce bottle for $249.99 (550 treatments). ODC is currently available at nurseries in Colorado and via the AgriHouse website at http://www.ODCchitosan.com, Loveland Garden Center & Nursery, Loveland, Colorado, and Ft. Collin Nursery, Ft. Collins, Colorado.
Anyone know any info on this stuff .
I am also hoping for info on a weed control product called IRONX if that rings a bell to anyone.
ODC includes chitosan, the exoskeleton of shellfish, as its principal ingredient. The AgriHouse team holds a patent on the ability of chitosan to induce a defense response by all plants.
It was Linden’s research that recognized ODC molecules “fit inside” receptors attached to the surface of cells in the tree root. According to Knutson, these root networks thrive in the top soil nearest to the tree’s drip ring, i.e. the soil directly under the tree branches. Once the molecule adheres to the receptor, a switch is activated in the plant cell that elicits chemical responses throughout the plant and increases plant health,
stimulates photosynthesis, and overcomes environmental stresses such as beetle attacks and blue stain fungus infection.
“We’ve developed an environmentally friendly product that we believe will begin to address the
pine-beetle epidemic across Colorado,” said Linden. The 2008 U.S. Forest Service Study showed the elevated sap output using ODC has the potential to reduce about 37 percent of the pine beetle eggs in treated trees,” Linden said.
Knutson added, “Based on research thus far, we think we have a new tool to help suppress and slow down the massive pine beetle epidemics currently raging throughout the Western United States.”
ODC is available under the brand name ODC Colloidal Chitosan in two sizes - a 1-ounce bottle for $24.99 (30 treatments) and an 18.5-ounce bottle for $249.99 (550 treatments). ODC is currently available at nurseries in Colorado and via the AgriHouse website at http://www.ODCchitosan.com, Loveland Garden Center & Nursery, Loveland, Colorado, and Ft. Collin Nursery, Ft. Collins, Colorado.