Mustard Biofumigant Blend

Mustard Biofumigant Blend

White mustard and Chinese mustard varieties blended for use in commercial crop rotations and home gardens as a natural soil biofumigant and green manure. Mustards contain glucosinolate, which when incorporated into the soil produce a natural bioactive chemical similar to the active ingredient used in some commercial soil fumigants. These natural chemicals suppress soil nematodes and fungal pathogens such as common root rot, which damage subsequent crops. The chemical properties of the mustards along with their rapid fall growth and canopy closure, also help to substantially reduce spring weed emergence. When incorporated into the soil, the large amount of biomass also improves soil quality by increasing organic matter, water infiltration, water and nutrient holding capacity and overall productivity.