What we do
Cropbiome
Microbiome product
formulation specialists
CropBiome products help reduce the amount of agricultural chemical inputs by integrating our product formulations into current production systems.
Our seed dressing inoculants are a targeted and highly effective delivery system because, when applied as spores, the endophytes are present from germination, stimulating the plant, increasing vitality and drought tolerance and the plants ability to more efficiently absorb nutrients in low nutrient conditions, reducing nitrogen application requirements.
Our seed coating products have also shown in field trials an increased resilience against challenging diseases such as Fusarium head blight (FHB) and Septoria blotch in wheat and Ramularia leaf spot in barley, leading to the development of foliar applied products.
Our products can be applied:
- Directly to the seed as a coating that inoculates the plant with a healthier microbiome. These act to promote growth and yield, reduce abiotic stresses (nutrient deficiency and drought) and biotic stresses (disease).
- To the foliage for disease control at times of increased disease pressure closer to harvest.
Cropbiome
Formulation Laboratories
We develop biological product formulations that improve crop resilience and productivity under low nutrient input and in climate-stressed environments. We formulate products for ourselves and for other partners.
Core areas: Abiotic and Biotic stress solutions
Cropbiome
Biobank
CropBiome have a large cryopreserved collection of endophytes isolated from crop wild relatives and a proven pipeline of discovery from a wide range of crops including brassicas, cereals, beets, forage grasses, potatoes and cover crops such as lettuce, tomatoes and strawberries. Our biobank consists of fungi, bacteria and metabolites.
We have characterised the collections with DNA sequencing and phenotypic assessments for crop performance. We have developed a pipeline for maximum utilization of the Biobank and for fermentation of the most promising formulations, demonstrating their ability to improve drought stress, disease pressure and nutrient use efficiency especially nitrogen.
