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THE DISEASE TRIANGLE Dissolved oxygen from nanobubble rhizosphere, promoting healthy root
technology is more stable than other development and improving plants’
• Host: The plant species that is
susceptible to a particular disease forms of oxygenation, enabling growers resilience to environmental stressors
and provides a habitat for the to achieve longer and more consistent such as drought and heat. Healthier,
pathogen to grow and reproduce. dissolved oxygen concentrations in less stressed crops are less susceptible
their irrigation water. to pests and disease.
• Pathogen: A disease-causing
microorganism that invades and Because of the nanobubble’s hard Nanobubble technology from Moleaer
damages the host plant. surface, they also help to scour biofilm can be installed on any stored water,
• Environment: The external from irrigation systems and cover including day and fertigation tanks,
conditions, including abiotic and irrigation piping to reduce reformation. reservoirs or basins and drain tanks.
biotic factors, that influence the Biofilm is pervasive and harbors root Installation and integration are simple
interaction between the host pathogens. and growers see results soon after
and pathogen, affecting disease installation.
development and spread. PATHOGEN
Overall, these benefits have allowed
All three must be present to elicit a Nanobubbles produce mild oxidation Moleaer’s customers to achieve
disease to occur. Since it’s often hard when they encounter contaminants in
increased and better-quality crop
to remove the pathogen and impossible the water, directly reducing waterborne yields, reduced crop cycles, lower
to remove the host plant, most IPM pathogens and lowering disease
fertilizer and chemical inputs and more.
strategies focus on controlling the pressure.
environment. Traditionally, controlling To learn more about Moleaer’s
the environment for waterborne NovaCropControl, a research facility technology, visit our website at www.
in the Netherlands, tested Moleaer’s
pathogens came from prevention Moleaer.com. Griffin Greenhouses is
tactics like water quality, reduced generators on greenhouse tomatoes an authorized distributor of Moleaer
and found that nanobubbles reduced
biofilm and cleaner growing medium. nanobubble generators.
pathogens by 75%. At Delphy Research
HOW NANOBUBBLES REDUCE Institute similar results were achieved
DISEASE for greenhouse strawberries with
74% lower Pythium counts. Moleaer’s
Nanobubble technology supports all customers have achieved up to 80%
three points of the Disease Triangle.
disease reduction and fewer cleaning
Moleaer’s nanobubble technology and dosing chemicals.
supersaturates irrigation water with
dissolved oxygen and injects hundreds HOST
of millions of electrochemically charged
nanobubbles that alter the properties of Increased dissolved oxygen levels
water to deliver multiple benefits. maximize oxygen utilization by
plants and beneficial microbes in the
Nanobubbles measure 70-120
nanometers in diameter, roughly 2500
times smaller than a grain of salt. They
possess neutral buoyancy, hovering
uniformly within a liquid and constantly
providing natural oxidative effects.

ENVIRONMENT
High-quality irrigation water that’s well-
oxygenated and properly disinfected
plays an important role in limiting root
diseases. Nanobubble technology
efficiently increases dissolved oxygen
(DO) levels in water, promoting an
aerobic environment less conducive
to waterborne pathogens and that
promotes beneficial bacteria.