Biostimulants

Living inputs for crop protection and nutrition — Bacillus thuringiensis biopesticides, predatory mites and bumblebee pollination, microbial biostimulants and mycorrhizal inoculants — the fastest-growing segment of crop protection, scaling from $17B today toward $43B by 2035.

Mycorrhizal inoculants deliver arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal fungi as seed, in-furrow and transplant treatments that extend the effective root surface 10–100×, improving nutrient and water uptake across row crops, horticulture and forestry nurseries — a fast-growing slice of biological crop inputs led by Rootella, MycoApply, MYKE PRO, MycoUp and INO FOREST.

Development of biological nitrification inhibitors and engineered root-zone microbes that allow cereal crops to utilize nitrogen directly, reducing synthetic fertilizer dependence.