Day 1 | Specialty Fertilizers, BioAg & AgTech Conference
- Luke Hutson - Chief Editor, New Ag International, UK
- Michael Tanchum - CEO, Nexus Foresight
- CS Liew - Managing Director, Pacific Agriscience
- Vatren Jurin - Vice President, Product Development, Dunham Trimmer
Enhanced efficiency fertilizers, such as urea treated with a urease inhibitor, controlled-release fertilizers (CRFs), and fertilizer blends, compose important strategies for improving efficiency in nitrogen (N) use by plants and mitigating ammonia (N-NH3) emissions. The physical mixture of fertilizers in blends can favor synchronization of N-release from the fertilizers and N-uptake by coffee plants and also dilute the costs of acquiring a pure CRF, making fertilizer blends more accessible to growers. To investigate this, a field experiment was conducted over two consecutive crop years with Coffea arabica with the aim of evaluating nitrogen fertilizer technologies at application rates ranging from 0 to 450 kg N ha−1. The fertilizers were characterized, and analyses were performed to quantify N-release from the fertilizers, ammonia volatilization, and nutritional and yield aspects of the coffee plant. The fertilizers used were urea (UCon), urea treated with N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric-triamide (UNBPT), urea-coated with polymer of the E-Max technology (with 41%N (EMax41) or 43%N (EMax43)), and blends of UNBPT with E-Max (Blend41–Blend43). The cumulative N-release for EMax41 always remained below that for EMax43, just as occurred for Blend41 in relation to Blend43. Over the two crop years, the greatest volatilization of N-NH3 occurred with UCon (~25%) and the least with EMax41 (9%). The results indicate that the technologies mitigated the N-NH3 emissions in relation to UCon [EMax41 (63% mitigation) > Blend41 (43%) > EMax43 (32%) > UNBPT (28%) > Blend43 (19%)]. Crop management affects coffee yield. The yield increase went from 20% in the first crop year to 75% in the second, with better results from fertilizers containing CRF. We present information that can assist fertilizer producers and coffee growers, and, above all, we seek to contribute to environmental action for the reduction of agricultural NH3, clarifying potential strategies for mitigation of these emissions and strategies that generate advances in research on technologies for coffee growing.
- Luke Hutson - Chief Editor, New Ag International, UK
- Uta Wille - Professor and Reader in Chemistry, University of Melbourne
- Murlee Yadav - General Manager- Crop Scientist, Smartchem technologies -subsidiary of Deepak Fertilizers & Petrochemicals Ltd
- Giuseppe Colla - Department of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences , University of Tuscia
- Bill Duan - Vice President, Leili Group, Leili Group
- Harshata Pal - Assistant Professor, Amity University Kolkata
- Francisco Manzano - Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer, CH Biotech R&D Co Ltd
- David Zhang - Director of International Business Department, Hebei Monband Water Soluble Fertilizer Co Ltd
- Riya Johnson - Researcher, University of Calicut
- Luke Hutson - Chief Editor, New Ag International, UK
- Bartlomiej Aniola - Export Area Manager, ADOB/Nouryon
The escalating climate crisis, rapid population growth, and the dwindling availability of arable land and irrigation resources underscore the urgent need for sustainable food production solutions. AGROLOGY’s Functional Crop Nutrition® (FCN®) addresses these challenges through a holistic approach of crop nutrition that utilizes the synergistic effect of Essential Nutrients and Beneficial Substances to enhance crop efficiency and sustainability. Key Questions - How does FCN® enhance crop efficacy and sustainability? - What are the primary characteristics and mode of action that contribute to the positive outcomes observed in various crops? AGROLOGY S.A. introduces Functional Crop Nutrition® along with a premium product portfolio grounded in the pillars of Nutrition, Protection, and Biostimulation. This presentation will explore the scientific basis and practical applications of FCN®, highlighting its proven benefits across diverse crop types
- Charilaos Bacharis - International Business Development Manager, Agrology
- Barbara Auer - Business Development, Jodoco
- Minshad Ansari - Founder & CEO, Bionema
- Harrison Yoon - President & COO, Kula Bio
Endophytes are emerging as key players in the global biological fertilization scheme, enhancing nutrient use efficiency (NUE) in crops through close plant-microbe interactions, offering advantages over traditional rhizospheric by increasing the persistence and minimizing competition with the autochthonous microbiota.
Ceres Biotics, a Spanish biotechnology company expert in the development and production of endophytic microbial biofertilizers with a strain collection of more than 500 strains (>90% with endophytic activity). Our innovative techniques, such as FISH and Multiplex-qPCR, verify endophytic colonization, persistence, and translocation.
Ceres Biotics' extensive R&D focuses on the physiological, functional, genomic, and metabolomic characterization of our strains, demonstrating key benefits like N2- fixation, nutrient solubilization (P, K, Fe), biostimulation, abiotic stress mitigation and soil structure improvement by forming biofilms and producing exopolysaccharides, enhancing aggregate stability, water retention, and reducing nutrient leaching.
- Licinio Diaz - R&D Director, Ceres Biotics
- Dmytro Yakovenko, - Head of International Sales, BTU-CENTER Group of Companies
- The increasing demand for potash in Asia underscores its vital role in enhancing soil fertility and crop yields, making it a cornerstone of sustainable agricultural practices.
- Addressing current supply chain inefficiencies is critical to ensuring a reliable nutrient supply, driving agricultural innovation, and supporting long-term industry growth in the region.
- Karl Wyant - Agronomy Director, Nutrien
- Ershad Tavakol - Product Management Fertilizers & Agronomy, K + S Minerals and Agriculture
- Luke Hutson - Chief Editor, New Ag International, UK
- Ketan Mehta - Founder & CEO, Ecosense Labs, India
- Minshad Ansari - Founder & CEO, Bionema
- CS Liew - Managing Director, Pacific Agriscience