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SOIL NUTRITION

BIOIBERICA LAUNCHES THE NEW PROBIOTIC

BIOSTIMULANT TERRA-SORB SYMBIOTIC® FOR

THE OPTIMIZATION OF FERTILIZATION

Bioiberica, global life sciences company organisms with functional properties for to extreme conditions of temperature and
committed to improving the health and crops. This avant-garde system -patent salinity. This strain produces a variety of
well-being of people, animals and plants, pending- guarantees greater adaptabil- metabolites and enzymes that allow it to
is proud to present Terra-Sorb® Sym- ity of the strains to field conditions, use a wide range of substrates as nutrients,
Biotic, the first biostimulant probiotic to when applied with the same fermentation which gives it unique advantages:
enhance the unique symbiosis between broth in which they were grown. •Priming effect: Greater adaptability of
biostimulation and biofertilization through the microorganism in the field and gener-
the revolutionary exclusive Priming Tech™ KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS ation of functional secondary metabolites.
technology. •The innovative biostimulant from
Bioiberica’s Plant Health division, Ter- •Direct biostimulant effect: bioactive
Priming Tech™ from Bioiberica is a cut- ra-Sorb® SymBiotic, is a novel product compounds with biostimulant properties.
ting-edge technology for the selection and that incorporates the exclusive PH-023
conditioning of beneficial microorganisms Bacillus velezensis strain and offers mul- •Biofertilizing effect: Bacillus velezen-
for sustainable agriculture. It marks a mile- tiple key benefits for farmers: improved soil sis PH023 unlocks nutrients from the soil
stone in fermentation capacity, ensuring fertility , increases the efficiency of nutrient and makes them bioavailable for the crop.
the selection and conditioning of micro- This novel innovation, which combines
absorption, increases the foliar content of
macro and micronutrients, increases the the biostimulant prebiotic effect of L-amino
production and precocity of the crop and acids with the probiotic effect of the Ba-
stimulates the enzymatic activity of the cillus velezensis PH023 strain, reinforces
rhizosphere. Bioiberica’s commitment to science and
technology applied in sustainable agricul-
WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT ture, reinforcing our dedication to biostim-
BACILLUS VELEZENSIS PH-023? ulation and the development of solutions
Bacillus velezensis PH023 is a bacteri- for more efficient and environmentally
al strain patented by Bioiberica that has friendly agriculture.
been selected for being highly resistant
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SEIPASA RECEIVES SEICAN REGISTRATION FOR

THE CONTROL OF BLACK SIGATOKA IN BANANAS

Seipasa, a Spanish company specialising of use, as it can be applied the day before farmers. Seican is a new biological solution
in the development, formulation and pro- harvest without leaving chemical residues on that is fully in line with our Natural Tech-
duction of bioinsecticides, biofungicides, the crop. In addition, Seican is an optimal nology model and has all the security and
biostimulants and nutritional treatments for tool for resistance management. credibility that comes with a phytosanitary
agriculture, has obtained the phytosanitary Seican is a control tool developed under registration,” said Egas.
registration of Seican in Colombia and Ec- Seipasa’s natural technology model. In ad-
uador for the control of black sigatoka in dition to Ecuador and Colombia, Seican is a Resistance management
bananas. registered phytosanitary product in the Another key to Seican’s success is the
Seican is a biological fungicide and aca- USA, Mexico and Peru. inclusion of its active ingredient in group
BM 03 of the FRAC (Fungicide Resistance
ricide developed from a highly technical Action Committee), an international body
formulation of natural origin. It provides A real alternative to mancozeb that classifies fungicides and issues guide-
rapid curative and eradicant action for the José Luis Egas, Seipasa’s sales director lines for their use based on their resistance
control of various pathogens. Its formula- for LATAM, asserts that Seican is a “real behaviour.
tion offers precision, reliability and flexibility alternative to reduce the use of mancoz-
eb”, a chemical contact fungicide that “is For Miguel Lozano, Seipasa’s sales rep-
still very widely used to treat sigatoka in resentative in Ecuador and Colombia, the
banana plantations in South and Central inclusion of Seican in this FRAC-approved
America”. In addition to all the problems of group demonstrates the product’s ability to
resistance, crop residues and risks to human prevent the emergence of resistance: “Or-
and environmental health, mancozeb is a namental and banana crop technicians,
substance that is no longer authorised especially those who handle black sigato-
in the European Union ka, rotate with the FRAC groups. It is very
“The new registration of Seican reaffirms important for Seipasa to have the support of
our commitment to putting new alterna- this international committee, which recogm-
tive disease control tools in the hands of nises Seican as a new, effective and solvent
tool in rotation strategies,” assures Lozano.

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