MICROBIOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS below the ground. As crops become more resilient and balanced, many opportunities become available. This results in numerous long-term benefits, including a greater tolerance for plant stress, improvements in yield and quality, and a reduced dependency on inorganic inputs to control plant nutrients and plant diseases. Seed treatment While the use of chemical substances to treat seeds occurs on a large scale worldwide, treating seeds with biological substances is an application that is still less common. Our seed treatment programme is a good example of vision, knowledge and solutions coming together to produce a ground breaking application. Together, soil and seeds form the basis of every cultivation. We have proved to be in a position to provide these primary materials with a very specific, tailor-made coating, consisting of microorganisms that provide the perfect start. This mix improves the condition and biodiversity of the soil, ensuring that diseases have less chance of taking hold. At the same time, the availability of water and fertilizers is substantially enhanced, with the result that crops grow more rapidly and robustly and are therefore more productive. These smart coatings lead to a natural and sustainable start for crops such as maize, wheat and soya and eventually produce entirely residue free end products. In addition to beneficials and pollinators, microbial products such as bacteria and fungi form a third pillar for the sustainable production of plants and crops. 42
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