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We are a socially conscious biotechnology company addressing the greatest limitations to agricultural and natural ecosystems globally; drought, salty soils, and temperature stresses. Our approach is based on more than 150 years of research on symbiotic interactions between plants and microorganisms.
Over the last 20 years, our team of scientists has discovered that certain types of symbiotic fungi, known as endophytes, are capable of conferring several benefits to plants including tolerance to drought, salt, and temperature stress. With this knowledge, we have developed a series of microbial seed and plant treatments to confer these stress tolerances to crop plants. |
We have coined our first products BioEnsure® and they are dedicated to increasing the tolerance of crop plants to drought, salt and temperature stress. Products are developed for corn and rice, and other products are in development for a number of crops including soybean, vegetables, barley, cotton and canola. We are in our fourth season of field testing these products in different climate zones and soil types across the globe. The field results have been very positive with yield increases up to 85% in BioEnsure® treated plants (compared to untreated plants when exposed to severe drought conditions).
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Seeds were treated with high or low concentrations of BioEnsure®. Those treated with high concentrations produced 85% more yield than the untreated seeds.
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These products are currently prepared in liquid formulations (powder formulations are being studied) for application on seeds or plant tissues. Toxicology tests reveal that they are non-toxic and safe to handle, and field testing indicates that the organisms do not grow into seed or fruit.
BioEnsure® is NOT genetically modified and is registered as organic by OMRI, the Organic Materials Review Institute. Product Line Overview
We are developing a series of seed and plant treatment product lines to confer symbiotic benefits to crop plants. Collectively, the benefits will encompass the following paramount areas of sustainable agriculture: 
Our Vision
We are dedicated to improving agricultural sustainability and farmers' profitability by developing novel technologies to mitigate the impacts of climate variability. Our intent is to make this technology available to small and large-scale farmers in first world and developing nations. We believe that increasing agricultural sustainability and crop yields will decrease human hardship and lead to more social and political stability around the globe. |
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