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Microbial biostimulant formulas with chemical compatibility to degrade soil pollutants, improve soil fertility, and enhance germination of seeds even coated with fungicides.
About
BIOM Co., Ltd. has a collection of chemically compatible natural microbes that are used to create our own products, including microbial biostimulants to promote soil health and crop yield, seed germination enhancers in chemically polluted and infected soil, and biocontrol microbes and peptides to combat plant disease without contaminating soil with harmful chemicals. Additionally, BIOM co-develops and customizes microbial formulations to meet client requirements. Corporate farms and large holders can benefit from BIOM's products in order to maintain adequate supply chain productivity. Upon the development of sustainable agriculture, they would also serve as complementary products for agrochemical and fertilizer companies. BIOM’s current products are: MBS-8, a microbial biostimulant formula, functions as a soil remediator that effectively treats pesticide residues in soil, regenerating soil fertility, and shortening the transition period for farmland in transition. It also promotes plant growth and crop yield by enhancing nutrient uptake. So, MBS-8 can be used alongside chemical fertilizers or even in place of them in organic fields. For instance, MBS-8 increases rice yield by 42%, tobacco leaves are five times heavier, and cassava roots are three times larger. While there are other products on the market, the majority of them may not survive in chemically hostile soil conditions. In such environments, MBS-8 thrives and is resilient. SGE-1 (Seed Germination Enhancer-1) is a microbial formulation that promotes seed germination. It is designed to overcome the challenges of plant seed germination in polluted and infected soil. It stimulates root growth rate and health and is compatible with fungicides used to coat seeds in the seed industry. BioControl microbial formula (BC) and BioControl Peptide (BCP) are developed to combat plant disease, initially focusing on bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum (RS). BC-RS and BCP-RS evidently and effectively stopped the spread of the disease in infected sweet basil and saved these export crops.
Key Benefits
The products of BIOM can assist corporate farms and large landowners in improving soil health. They clean up organic chemical residues such as pesticides in polluted soil, regenerating soil fertility in conventional agriculture, shortening the transition period for farmland in transition, and enhancing plant organic nutrient uptake in organic farmlands. In infertile soil, they improve seed germination, maximize crop yield while minimizing agrochemical use, prevent crop disease, and respond quickly to disease outbreaks in order to maintain adequate supply chain productivity. BIOM’s products are natural with chemically compatible properties; therefore, they serve as complementary products for agrochemical and fertilizer companies to support the development of sustainable agriculture without compromising farmer needs. BIOM is a university spin-off R&D company that offers industrial research services. Therefore, we also co-develop bio-based and microbial-based products to meet client specifications.
Applications
The target markets of our microbial biostimulants, e.g., MBS-8, include: 1. Corporate farms and large landowners who rely on conventional agricultural practices that require the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides Our microbial products are chemically compatible; therefore, they contribute to the improvement of soil fertility and soil health during conventional crop rotation periods in order to increase crop growth and productivity while decreasing agrochemical costs and usage. 2. Corporate farms and large landowners with organic agricultural practices Our products are natural microbes that produce plant growth hormones such as indole acetic acid (IAA) and enzymes that facilitate plant nutrient uptake, such as phosphate-solubilizing enzymes and potassium solubilizing enzymes, which stimulate plant growth and crop yield. 3. Farmland in transition from conventional to organic practices Our products are natural microbes that are capable of removing chemical contaminants from soil, thereby shortening the transition period and enhancing soil health. 4. Agrochemical and chemical fertilizer companies With the expansion of sustainable agricultural practices and the impact of war on the agrochemical market, BIOM’s products serve as complementary or new products for agrochemical and fertilizer companies in order to support the development of sustainable agriculture without compromising farmer needs. The target markets of our seed germination enhancer, e.g., SGE-1, include: 1. Seed producer companies In seed production practice, fungicides are used to coat seeds to prevent diseases, but this inhibits the incorporation of beneficial microbes that normally cannot withstand chemical toxicity. BIOM’s microbial collection is primarily chemically compatible and is used to create SGE-1, which stimulates root growth and health even in the presence of fungicide coating. 2. Corporate farms and large landowners who produce their own seeds will ensure seed germination quality and, therefore, crop quality and productivity. The target markets of the biocontrol microbial formula (BC-RS) and peptide (BCP-RS) include corporate farms and large and small landowners utilizing conventional and organic agricultural practices. At present, bacterial wilt cannot be controlled once a plant is infected. In particular, chemical sprays are not effective for controlling plants once they show symptoms. The current protocol is to remove infected plants as soon as possible and dispose of them by burning (where legal) or burying them. Our BC-RS and BCP-RS have proven with the infected sweet basil farm that they can stop the spread of the disease outbreak and save the rest of the farm.