PhoSul® is an organically enhanced rock phosphate fertilizer designed to improve performance while mitigating the hazards associated with traditional phosphate fertilizer production. Conventional methods utilize phosphate-containing rocks that require processing with strong acids, resulting in gypsum waste contaminated with heavy metals.
RinotTec™ is an advanced microbial pesticide developed by ProFarm Group, a subsidiary of Bioceres Crop Solutions. This biodegradable microbial pesticide is designed for use in corn, cotton, soy, and wheat crops, offering a safer alternative for humans and the environment than conventional pesticides.
Miraterra is a cutting-edge technology platform in soil measurement and precision fertilization. Developed by the company Terramera, this innovative platform integrates remote sensing with proximal sensing and advanced modeling techniques to offer a comprehensive approach to soil management. By combining these technologies, Miraterra reduces the cost and complexity of soil testing while increasing accuracy and minimizing uncertainty. The platform features the Digitizer, a state-of-the-art tool that enables precise and cost-effective soil analysis.
Elicit Plant reduces water consumption in crops by using phytosterols to mitigate drought stress. The company aims to help agriculture adapt to climate change by reducing the stress of water shortages for field crops. Phytosterols are lipids that function as the building blocks of cell membranes, activating the physiological defense mechanisms of plants in response to environmental stress. By formulating a phytosterol-based solution, Elicit Plant helps plants be more resistant and better adapted to drought stress.
Biotrinsic® Z15 is a bionematicide that makes corn and soybean crops nematode-resistant. It is a microbial seed treatment that combines defense and protective actions to inhibit nematodes' development and reproductive life cycle, all without negatively impacting soil health or beneficial nematodes. Parasitic nematodes, or roundworms, are a huge problem in the agricultural industry, causing over $1.5 billion in losses annually. Indigo AG, the company that developed this technology, isolates a naturally occurring strain of Streptomyces sp from corn.
Developed by Pivot Bio, a sustainable agricultural company that uses microbes to deliver nitrogen to plants as an alternative to synthetic fertilizers. Pivot Bio’s technology pinpoints a microbe natural to a crop’s specific microbiome with the genetic code for nitrogen fixation. All genetic changes to the microbe are within its genome and applied during the planting phase, where they bind to the root and continuously fix nitrogen throughout the growing season.
Synthetic pheromones for mating disruption for crop protection –– a more sustainable and safer alternative to protect food supplies without toxic residues. By saturating an environment with synthesized artificial sex pheromones, reproduction can be drastically reduced by preventing male insects from finding female insects. Unlike traditional pesticides, synthesized pheromones are highly species-specific, making them safe for non-target insects.
Transforms waste from water treatment into granular fertilizers. Ostara uses nutrient recovery technologies called Pearl® and WASSTRIP®. This technology transforms recovered nutrients from waste in water treatment processes into granular fertilizers called Crystal Green®. Crystal Green® consists of sustainably recovered phosphorous, nitrogen, and magnesium in one powerful slow-release granule. This fertilizer increases yields with a continuous release and season-long fertilizer supply, prevents soil tie-up for maximized efficiency, and reduces nutrient runoff.
Peptide emPOWERed™ Insecticides are peptide-based biological pesticides from naturally occurring molecules with effective insecticidal properties benign to mammals and vertebrates and not cross-resistant with synthetic insecticides. Biological pesticides are substances that naturally occur in or are inspired by nature, commonly target specific pests, and decompose quickly. The genes that encode for these peptides are inserted into a yeast strain, which undergoes a fermentation process that yields Spear peptide, the active ingredient for the pesticide.
Coordination compound that has the potential to be applied as a biocide for the prevention of algae and bacterial growth in water for industrial use. Tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium sulfate (THPS) is an organophosphorus compound with low toxicity, biodegradability, and exceptional activity against microorganisms. Since this biocide is non-halogenated and is produced in a water solution, it does not generate VOC emissions. It's readily biodegradable by oxidative process, hydrolysis and interactions with light and/or organisms.