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Document Supporting Mycorrhizal <br />Inoculum: <br />Granite Seed - erosion control products <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />granite <br />Your one-stop shop for seed and erosion control prod s. SEED <br />QuickGuard and AM 120 <br />QuickGuard and AM 120 Inoculum PDF link <br />Using QuickGuard Sterile triticale, Native Seed and AM 120 Mycorrhiza n? <br />When: vegetation is removed down to the parent material or subsoil level, virtually <br />all of the beneficial organisms on which a plant community is dependent are also <br />destroyed. Re-seeding with AM 120 mycorrhizal fungi can improve the recovery of <br />these areas by initiating the restoration of the natural soil biology. Of all the natural <br />organisms that make up a healthy soil, mycorrhizal fungi comprise about 90% of the <br />total biomass. They also are critical facilitators for the re-entry and movement of <br />many other beneficial soil organisms. <br />Benefits: Mycorrhizal roots produce thousands of miles of "hyphae" that can extract <br />moisture and nutrients from distant, as well as microscopic locations not accessible to <br />nonmycorrhizal roots. <br />Weeds or Natives? The lack of mycorrhizal presence generally leaves a sight open - <br />to the establishment of non-mycorrhizal weeds such as cheatgrass, yellow star <br />thistle, knapweed, whitetop, Russian thistle, etc. Sites that regenerate with the aid of <br />mycorrhizae offer greater opportunities for reclamation success when re-estabishing <br />highly mycorrhizae dependent native plant communities. <br />Less Fire Fuel: Mycorrhizal association increases the supply of moisture and <br />nutrients, evenduring periods of soil moisture deficit. Healthy native plant <br />communities maintain a higher level of chlorophyll until much later in the dry <br />seasons, reducing fire potential. Mycorrhizae produce a soil binding agent; "Glomalin" <br />which improves structure and water infiltration. <br />Improved Soil Aggregation: Disturbed soils generally have poor water infiltration <br />properties and become subject to accentuated soil erosion. Mycorrhizal fungi excrete <br />"Glomalin" or "Soil Glue" throughout the root zone which coats and aggregates soil <br />particles. This begins the process of improving soil structure, moisture retention, and <br />resistance to water and wind erosion. <br />Application Methods and Rates: AM 120 Mycorrhizal Inoculant can be added to <br />any seed mix containing native seed and or superior pathway host such as <br />"QuickGuard" sterile triticale which is commonly used as a cover crop. "QuickGuard" <br />has been demonstrated as an excellent host capable of spreading mycorrhizal fungi <br />http://www.graniteseed.com/planting-aids/index_php?id-10 7/27/2008