Technology of Bio-FOB is a new innovation, introduces the role of microorganism and plant extract (secondary metabolite) in plant cultivation that orientes organic farming and environmentally friendly. Microorganisms used have a role to increase plant resistance to disease (induction of resistance) and productivity of plant.
This technology started to be investigated on vanilla plant since 1990 by collecting and evaluating the potency of several useful microorganisms such as Fusarium oxysporum non-pathogenic, Bacillus, Trichoderma, Penicilium and Pseudomonas fluorescens and plant extract. Since 2001 this technology has started to be launched and developed widely on vanilla plant.
Technology of Bio-FOB uses 3 kinds of microorganisms namely non-pathogenic F. Oxysporum and plant extract of clove so that its development orientes to cultivation of organic plants. In cultivation of vanilla plant with technology of Bio-FOB, it does not use anorganic fertilisers and synthetic pesticides. Several investigations show that technology of Bio-FOB can be used on other plants, especially Bio-TRIBA, Organo-TRIBA and Mitol 20 EC likes on cashew plants, black pepper, cocoa, coffee and other vegetables.
