Episode 53: Biostimulants and Plant Growth with Colin Bell

Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast

Tad Hussey.

Cannabis, Gardening, Natural Sciences, Cultivation, Leisure, Science, Home & Garden, Marijuana, Weed, Growing, Organics, Grow

4.7 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2019

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Colin Bell is the Co-founder, co-inventor and Chief Growth Officer at Growcentia, parent company of Mammoth. Colin completed his Ph.D. in Soil Microbial Ecology in 2009. As a Research Scientist at Colorado State University, Colin published dozens of peer reviewed publications that were focused on elucidating microbial mediated processes that enhance plant growth. Colin left his academic position at Colorado State University in March 2015 to launch Mammoth, a young company in the Ag-Tech sector that develops microbial biostimulants to sustainably increase plant yield, and all natural biocontrol products to prevent pests. Their first product, MAMMOTH P® is a beneficial bacterial bloom stimulant that targets phosphorus cycling to maximize both quality and yield in cannabis plants.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Cannabis
0:09.9	Welcome to the Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast.
0:20.9	I'm your host, Tad Hussey of Kiss Organics.
0:23.9	This is the podcast where we discuss the cutting edge of growing from a science-based perspective
0:28.6	and drawn top experts from around the industry to share their wisdom and knowledge.
0:33.1	My guest this week is Colin Bell.
0:35.4	Colin is the co-founder, co-inventor, and chief growth officer at Grossentia, parent company
0:40.5	of Mammoth.
0:41.7	Collin completed his PhD in soil microbial ecology in 2009.
0:46.4	As a research scientist at Colorado State University, Colin published dozens of peer-reviewed
0:51.5	publications that were focused on elicidating microbial-mediated
0:55.6	processes that enhance plant growth.
0:58.5	Colin left his academic position at Colorado State University in March 2015 to launch
1:03.8	Mammoth, a young company in the egg tech sector that develops microbial biostimulants
1:09.3	to sustainably increase plant yield and an all-natural
1:12.7	biocontrol product to prevent pests. Their first product, Mammoth P, is a beneficial
1:17.7	bacterial bloom stimulant that targets phosphorus cycling to maximize both quality and yield
1:22.9	in cannabis plants. Now on to the podcast.
1:32.2	Hey, Colin, thanks for coming on the show today.
1:38.5	Dad, hey, how are you doing? It's great talking to you today. Yeah, I'm excited to have you on here.
1:45.9	I've known you for a long time and we've chatted and, you know, become friends through this process. And I wanted to get you on to talk a little bit about microbes, since that's sort of what your background is in.
1:51.9	Man, microbes are my thing. I appreciate it. That's a perfect topic for us to discuss today.
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