MetaBoost | Wilchem Field Research

Biological metabolites.
Measured crop responses.

Explore the evidence for MetaBoost across Western Australian wheat trials: yield, canopy development, powdery mildew and foliar-program interactions with AminoMaster.

Explore trial results

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What the trials actually measured

+0.98 t/haMunglinup 2024

MetaBoost alone at tillering versus standard nutrition; statistically significant yield response.

−42%Dalyup 2025

Flag-leaf powdery mildew severity: MetaBoost alone 40.4%, untreated 69.9% (relative reduction).

+10%Goomalling 2026 interim

Visual biomass score 110 versus grower-standard score 100 in August. Final yield not supplied.

Where the research was conducted

Map pins show exact reported site coordinates for four trials. Munglinup and Dalyup are listed by district until exact paddock coordinates are verified.

Trial locations

Munglinup (2024) — yield and trace-element timing

Dalyup (2025) — powdery mildew and AminoMaster

Calingiri (2025) — COGGO/SLR biological showcase

York (2025) — Elders biological showcase

Moora (2025) — post-emergent biological comparison

Goomalling (2026) — interim biomass and canopy

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Source-based research library

Results, materials and methods

All comparisons are within individual trials. Treatments, rates, disease measures and statistical qualifications are retained.

2024 · Final · CRS2024-061

Munglinup — MetaBoost yield and trace-element timings

Grower standard

3.98 t/ha

MetaBoost alone

4.96 t/ha

Crop and soilScepter wheat; gravelly loamDesignRCBD, 6 replicates, 30 plotsApplicationMetaBoost 2 L/ha at tillering; common MAP/MOP/UANAssessmentHarvest yield; SNK test at 5%

Finding: +0.98 t/ha (+24.6%), statistically significant versus standard. MetaBoost + ZMC did not outperform MetaBoost alone. The supplied Munglinup report contains no disease-severity endpoint; any separate Munglinup disease evidence needs its source.

Source: Cultivate Research Solutions CRS2024-061, pp. 3–8.

2025 · Final · CRS2025-076

Dalyup — powdery mildew and AminoMaster interactions

Flag-leaf disease severity at 14 days after application (lower is better):

Untreated

69.9%

MetaBoost alone

40.4%

Revystar alone

33.2%

MetaBoost + Revystar

29.8%

Crop and diseaseScepter wheat; powdery mildewDesignRCBD, 6 replicates, 36 plotsTreatmentsMetaBoost 1 L/ha, AminoMaster 2 L/ha, Revystar 750 mL/ha in combinationsAssessment7 and 14 days; disease, grain yield, protein

AminoMaster interaction: MetaBoost + AminoMaster + Revystar yielded 4.66 t/ha; MetaBoost + Revystar 4.63 t/ha; Revystar alone 4.54 t/ha. These differences were not statistically significant. The trial did not include a MetaBoost + AminoMaster treatment without fungicide, so it cannot isolate a two-product interaction.

Claim boundary: MetaBoost alone significantly reduced disease severity versus untreated. Combinations were not statistically superior to fungicide alone. Do not claim fungicide replacement or resistance prevention.

Source: Cultivate Research Solutions CRS2025-076, pp. 4, 9–10. Untreated yield in the narrative conclusion conflicts with the results table (4.06 t/ha).

2025 · Final · COGGO/SLR

Calingiri — canopy, yellow spot and yield

Crop and soilVortex wheat; sandy gravel duplexDesignIncomplete block and windowpane plotsApplicationMetaBoost 250 or 500 mL/ha with Prothio 480AssessmentDrone indices, canopy, disease severity, harvest

Flag-leaf disease severity: 32.5% grower standard; 28% fungicide only; 24% MetaBoost 250 + fungicide; 22.5% MetaBoost 500 + fungicide. The MetaBoost combinations showed significant disease-severity separation from fungicide-only for the flag leaf. Yield differences among Wilchem treatments were not statistically significant.

Source: COGGO/SLR Biological Showcase final report, pp. 7–10.

2025 · Final · SLR-25-ELD-01

York — Elders biological showcase

Crop and soilVortex wheat; transitional duplexDesignRandomised complete block, 4 replicatesApplicationMetaBoost 250 mL/ha at mid-tillering and flag leafAssessmentOSAVI, canopy, crop height/density, yield

MetaBoost yielded 5.67 t/ha; Recruit + Bioteam 5.68; grower standard 70 N units 5.77; grower standard 100 N units 6.01. The reported LSD was 0.26 t/ha and MetaBoost did not show a statistically significant yield advantage.

Source: Elders/SLR SLR-25-ELD-01, pp. 4–8 and 21–22.

2025 · Final · Delta Agribusiness

Moora — $40/ha post-emergent comparison

Crop and soilVortex wheat; sand over gravelDesignRandomised block, 3 replicatesApplicationMetaBoost 250 mL/ha at tillering and flag leafAssessmentNDVI and grain yield

MetaBoost yielded 5.257 t/ha versus 5.220 t/ha untreated, a numerical +37 kg/ha. No statistically significant yield or NDVI differences were observed. Uneven establishment was a major limitation.

Source: Delta Agribusiness Moora trial, pp. 3–10.

2026 · Interim · COGGO-26-02

Goomalling — emerging crop-growth response

Crop and soilTomahawk wheat; loamy duplexDesignWindowpane, 6 replicatesApplicationMetaBoost 250 mL/ha; mid-tillering and flag timing in treatment listingAssessmentCanopy, NDVI, visual biomass; final harvest not provided

At 21 August, visual biomass was 110 for MetaBoost versus 100 for standard practice; treatment means had different statistical letters in the interim report. Treatment numbering differs across tables and requires confirmation before publication.

Source: COGGO/SLR 2026 interim, pp. 9–11. Document marked confidential; do not publicly publish without permission.

Which Trichoderma molecules could explain the field responses?

Research identifies several molecules made by particular Trichoderma species or strains. These molecules have not been analytically confirmed in the MetaBoost formulation. Field responses can be biologically consistent with a pathway without proving that a named compound caused the response.

6-pentyl-α-pyrone (6-PP)

Published function: volatile signalling, plant growth responses and induced defence in laboratory and greenhouse systems.

Wilchem connection: Munglinup yield increase and Dalyup disease-severity reduction are consistent with growth/defence hypotheses; neither identifies 6-PP.

Literature: Trichoderma–plant–pathogen interactions.

Harzianic acid

Published function: metal chelation, growth regulation and antimicrobial activity in studied systems.

Wilchem connection: crop growth results warrant nutrient-uptake investigations; there are no Wilchem tissue or metabolomic data establishing harzianic-acid activity.

Literature: FEMS ecological review.

Harzianolide

Published function: plant growth regulation and systemic resistance elicitation in experimental models.

Wilchem connection: the Munglinup yield and Dalyup disease observations support testing these processes, not assigning causation.

Literature: Cai et al., 2013.

Peptaibols, including alamethicin

Published function: membrane-active peptides with antifungal effects; some can elicit plant defence responses.

Wilchem connection: disease outcomes are compatible with several possible mechanisms. No peptaibol assay or direct pathogen inhibition test was provided.

Literature: Peptaibol review.

Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)

Published function: hormone-like root growth and development signalling in some Trichoderma interactions.

Wilchem connection: the yield response invites root-architecture and nutrient-acquisition studies; root growth was not directly quantified in these trials.

Literature: FEMS review.

1-octen-3-ol and trichodiene

Published function: reported defence signalling involving jasmonate/ethylene or salicylic-acid-associated pathways, depending on compound and model.

Wilchem connection: Dalyup and Calingiri disease-severity observations suggest a worthwhile plant-defence hypothesis, not pathway confirmation.

Literature: Mechanistic review.

MetaBoost × AminoMaster: what the research can say

Dalyup tested MetaBoost + AminoMaster + Revystar (4.66 t/ha), MetaBoost + Revystar (4.63 t/ha), AminoMaster + Revystar (4.06 t/ha), and Revystar alone (4.54 t/ha). The combined treatment was numerically highest, but not significantly different from Revystar alone. There was no MetaBoost + AminoMaster treatment without fungicide, so synergy has not been demonstrated. A factorial trial with and without fungicide, leaf metabolomics, enzyme/defence markers, tissue nutrition and harvest yield would test the interaction.

Publication boundary: These are molecules documented internationally in Trichoderma biology, not an ingredient list or verified mechanism for MetaBoost. Product-specific LC-MS/MS or equivalent chemical profiling is required. Disease-control claims also require regulatory review. The 2026 interim report is marked confidential.

Biological metabolites.Measured crop responses.