Growing Biofilms in your Grow Ops
Biofilms are slimy layers of microbial colonies that form where microorganisms grow and reproduce. Because microorganisms flourish where water and nutrients are abundant, irrigation systems offer ideal environments for biofilms. When biofilms develop in grow operations, they can create clogs, harbor pathogens and cause oxygen levels in the nutrient solution to drop. Preventing or eliminating biofilms is essential to growing healthy, high-yield crops.
How biofilms develop
Biofilm begins when free-floating microorganisms in the water supply such as bacteria, fungi, protozoa or algae …
