With near-limitless numbers of bacteria and other microbes out there, finding ways to avoid pathogen contamination is now a major priority for crop cultivation. That’s where antimicrobial products come into the picture.
Antimicrobial products can help protect your crops from losses caused by microorganisms and help improve crop productivity. They can play a crucial role in ensuring that your crops remain safe and free of dangerous contaminants.
Some antimicrobial products can be used in the pre-harvest and post-harvest phases, that is, in the grow rooms, greenhouses, and processing rooms to offer the yield 360˚ protection.
Let’s take a closer look at how they do that.
Mold is a type of microorganism that grows on decaying organic matter. Mold multiply by releasing microscopic spores into the air. These microscopic mold particles propagate themselves and spread over a large area if left unchecked.
This microorganism grows on food, paper, fabrics, leather, and many other organic materials. And antimicrobial products can completely eliminate them.
That said, not all antimicrobial products are effective against mold. So, you need to choose yours wisely.
Mildew is a fungus that thrives in moist, warm environments. It can be a problem for cultivation facilities as well as workers with mold allergies.
Since it thrives by feeding off of organic material and growing rooms offer plenty of that, an effective microbial can prevent mildew from becoming troublesome, especially when you are trying to maintain a clean indoor environment.
Fungal spores usually exist as a dried or inactive form that can survive on surfaces or within materials. Transmission of fungal spores occurs through direct or indirect contact with an active fungal colony. This is sometimes known as the “vector” of the infection, such as through a moldy rug, damp wallpaper, or even infected plant material.
Antimicrobials are effective against a specific group of microbes, which includes fungi, so it is a great remedy for preventing the growth of fungi inyour growing rooms.
If a piece of textile is regularly exposed to microbial substances in the air that could cause damage to them, say organic material in a growing room, for example, treating it with antimicrobial products can help reduce the risk of infection and keep the cultivation facilities free from further transmission.
The human hand is a microbial minefield. Hands are the most frequently touched part of the body and typically sustain the highest bacterial load.
This is why cultivation managers and other plant handlers, particularly, need to use antimicrobial products on their hands before touching your grow. It will help them keep the germs at bay so that you can enjoy a clean growing room.
Remember that the best defense is a good offense. Therefore, taking preventive measures is the best way to prevent microbes from populating your facility.
Air filters are devices that reduce dust, pollen, exhaust fumes, and other airborne contaminants. They help improve air quality, making them beneficial to those who suffer from allergies or other respiratory problems. And that's important for any growing room.
Air filters usually target specific areas. So, they can be combined with antimicrobial products and be used to reduce the airborne microbes as well as the allergens and other contaminants significantly.
If bacteria don’t die, they multiply. Antimicrobial products and biocides contain active ingredients that can be used in a number of applications, on a variety of surfaces to kill or prevent bacterial growth.
The equipment used in a growing facility can be some of the best carriers of microbes. Since they, too, work in close proximity with your grow, they have a higher chance of transmitting the microbes on them to the grow and start a domino effect.
Failing to clean your equipment and surfaces with an antimicrobial solution is the perfect way to risk your business.
Having your crops infected by pathogens and microbes, such as powdery mildew, botrytis, and pythium can cause significant crop loss and cost you money. Pests can lower the overall value of your harvest and can lead to an unusable grow.
Microbes are most likely to spread infection if they land on surfaces touched by many people, like doorknobs. But many studies show they can also travel through air vents, hand dryers, and other airducts. That’s why it is essential to use antimicrobial products not only to curb the growth of infection but to help get rid of them completely from your facility.
Not using antimicrobial products can increase your chance for bacteria to spoil your crop. You may even need to discard the entire batch, depending on how severe your infestation is.
More importantly, if you are into a food crop cultivating business, a microbe-infested yield can be unfit for consumption. But using an antimicrobial product can help you reduce the risk of foodborne illnesses and ensure your customers are safe.
Microbial infestation in your grow can quickly become a serious business and health issue if not dealt with in time. This is why only those antimicrobial products, which can give you well-rounded protection, can ensure your grow is safe from all kinds of microbe infestation.
At Grow Defender, we are proud to have created an antimicrobial defense system that’s worth your time and investment. Our Goldshield technology gives you protection against mildew, bacteria, fungi, and mold. We have crafted our antimicrobial products in such a way that they can be used to prevent your grow right from the cultivation stage to the processing stage.
Based on more than 65+ published studies, all our antimicrobial products are EPA and FDA registered, water-based and solvent-free - making them completely safe for your grow.
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