Plant Health Care Acquires VAMTech Inc.

In early November, Plant Health Care, Inc. (PHC), a leading provider of natural products for plants and soil, acquired VAMTech, Inc., which specializes in the synthesis of formononetin, a compound that stimulates the growth of beneficial mycorrhizal fungi, a naturally occurring soilborne fungi, which exists in healthy soil.

Studies show that stimulating plant roots with mycorrhizal fungal products increases the surface area of the root system and improves plant health and survivability.

PHC has developed processes that isolate and concentrate Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (VAM) fungal spores, which allow PHC products longer shelf life than similar products. VAM spores can be mixed effectively with other biological (beneficial bacteria) and non-biological (biostimulants) ingredients, which enable PHC to diversify its product portfolio.