Tammy Kovar speaks to international researchers in Portugal

SARASOTA, Fla. - Tammy Kovar, biologist and owner of Think Global, doing business as Biological Tree Services, was an invited speaker at the international COST870 conference in Evora, Portugal. The July 3 through 7 meeting featured keynote lectures on the use and application of mycorrhizal fungi in agriculture and nurseries, and visits to olive oil and grapevine production companies

Kovar, the sole U.S. representative, spoke on her experiences in introducing mycorrhizal fungi to the urban landscape environment in Florida. Mycorrhizal fungi introduces living microbes into urban landscapes to drive the natural sustainable processes that are found in forest ecosystems throughout the world. This fungi is a key ingredient in products used on lawns and landscapes by the Green Team at Biological Tree Services and is available for purchase for homeowner or landscaper application from Sustainable Landscape Supply.