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BeCrop® is the global standard in microbial soil testing that combines DNA sequencing and machine learning to analyze the structure and functionality of soil microbiome.
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BeCrop® is the global standard in microbial soil testing. Powered by the largest database of 14M taxonomic references of microorganisms, our technology uses the soil microbiome DNA and machine learning approaches to analyze not only which microbes are present but also their functional performance as a network, identifying biological pathways involved in crop yield, nutrition, health, stress adaptation, resilience and more agronomic indicators. Our proprietary methodology has been validated in the scientific community through numerous research projects. BeCrop® delivers user-friendly reports with actionable insight to help growers and consultants optimize farms operations, while empowering retailers and manufacturers with product development and recommendations rooted in science. Our technology provides targeted solutions to real agricultural challenges, including detecting early disease risk, improving soil health and crop yields, assessing ag input effectiveness, and measuring the sustainability of farming practices. Our customers can dive deeper into results through the BeCrop Portal, our hub of analytical tools and project management resources, where they can check the status of projects, view and compare fields, reports, and more. A dedicated team of expert agronomists is also available to provide technical support for extracting the best value from their results.
Key Benefits
- Generate data on biological impact of products. - Identify and substantiate functional claims. - Provided trusted and proven recommendations for biologicals. - Get a comparison of different locations, crops, and yields. - Raise product awareness and generate grower interest. - Conduct grower trials to demonstrate and/or test multiple products or practices. - Take action to optimize nutrient applications and increase ROI. - Differentiate your product with proven data.
Applications
Depending on our customer profile (farmers, agronomists, manufacturers, retailers, food operators), BeCrop® can be applied for: • Monitor the effects of new practices/applications on the biodiversity and functionality of the soil microbiome. • Short-term monitoring of microbial carbon fixing pathways. • Analyze soil nutrient cycling, health and biodiversity for any crop, on any field, anywhere. • Adjust pest management programs by knowing which soil-borne pathogens or biocontrol agents are present and which ones are not at a particular point. • Measure differences between parcels/plots with the microbiome acting as a biomarker. • Determine whether nutrient deficiencies are caused by a lack of nutrients in the soil or by a low microbial capacity to make nutrients available for plants. • Test the effect of ag inputs in the soil microbiome. • Justify functional and compositional claims of bioproducts. • Correlate yield or other output differences with specific functions in the soil. • Empower nature-positive agriculture by measuring the impact of human intervention on soil health.