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What are MycoHarvesters? MycoHarvesters are designed to safely and efficiently harvest conidia (spores) of beneficial fungi, as part of production processes from solid substrates (e.g. conidiated grains such as rice) resulting in preparations that are easy to desiccate, formulate and package. Effectively this concentrates powdery conidia of insect control agents and certain disease control agents including some Trichoderma spp (see biological control agents for cocoa diseases). Practical experience, originally in the international LUBILOSA Programme, has shown that this is a key process in the development of commercially acceptable products. MycoHarvesters constitute one of the "enabling technologies" for biopesticide development: facilitating high quality formulation development. They have undergone continuous development since 1998 and there are currently there are two principal versions: the MH 3 for scaled-up production and the MH 6 model, which (like its forerunners the MH1 and MH 5) separates a product of high particle size quality on a laboratory scale. For further guidance, see what MycoHarvesters can and cannot do and the FAQ page (which includes species extracted to date). |
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The new MH 6: an enabling technology Our latest model is the MH 6, like the MH 3, is based on patented 'Diclone' technology. It has significant advantages over previous designs, including:
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The advantages of MycoHarvesters include:
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24/5/2017 |