Valena™ – OMRI-Listed®, Novel Fertilizer for Plant Growth

Features and Benefits of Valena

When used according to label instructions

• Helps increase nutrient uptake efficiency
• Gets plants ready for earlier transplant
• Aids growth of thriving plants from the start
• Increases fruit and vegetable marketable yield
• Supplies soil with ingredients to support plant growth
• May help reduce the application of traditional fertilizers or biostimulants
• Designed to fit into any nutritional program

How Does Valena Work? - Mode of Action

Euglena Gracilis - Not all β-Glucans Are the Same

Valena has a unique mode of action. When incorporated into the growing media, it breaks down and releases its active ingredient, 1,3-β-glucan, which is known to elicit plants’ defense responses.

Unlike other β-glucans, our 1,3-β-glucan is unique to Euglena and has the highest purity currently available on the market, with a concentration of 50% compared to other types of glucans (e.g., laminarin at 2-9%) extracted from other sources.

Scientific research showed that substances like 1,3-β-glucan are viewed as Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns (PAMPs) by Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs)1-4 present naturally in plant cells, meaning that the presence of Valena in the soil can be mistaken for pathogens3,5,6 by the plant.

Normally, a plant increases its nutrient uptake to defend itself against potential pathogens. However, when there is an increase in nutrient uptake with no real pathogenic threat, it means the growing media has been primed to encourage the nutritional uptake favorable to plant growth7-9.

Seeing is Beliving

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References:

1. Bittel, P. and S. Robatzek (2007). Microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) probe plant immunity. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 10:335-341.2. Bigeard, J., Colcombet, J., and H. Hirt (2015). Signaling mechanisms in pattern-triggered immunity (PTI). Molecular Plant, 8:521-539.3. Burketova, L., Trda, L., Ott, P., and O. Valentova (2015). Bio-based resistance inducers for sustainable plant protection against pathogens. Biotechnology Advances, 33:994-1004.4. Balmer, A., Pastor, V., Gamir, J., Flors, V., and B. Mauch-Mani (2015). The ‘prime-ome’: towards a holistic approach to priming. Trends in Plant Science. 20:443-452.5. Schmidt, W. and J. Ebel (1987). Specific binding of a fungal glucan phytoalexin elicitor to membrane fractions from soybean Glycine max. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 84:4117-4121.6. Cosio, E., Frey, T., Verduyn, R., van Boom, J., and J. Ebel (1990). High-affinity binding of a synthetic heptaglucoside and fungal glucan phytoalexin elicitors to soybean membranes, FEBS Lett. 271:223-226.7. Cheong, J. and M. Hahn (1991). A specific, high-affinity binding site for the hepta-beta-glucoside elicitor exists in soybean membranes. Plant Cell 3:137-147.