Metabiotics, the future of sustainable agriculture

Metabiotics, the future of sustainable agriculture

Agriculture has evolved considerably since the use of the first chemical fertilisers at the beginning of the last century. For more than 100 years, advances in the field have allowed farmers to maximise productivity, but have also had serious environmental consequences. As traditional techniques showed their limits and negative effects on the ecosystem, the need for a different approach emerged. This is microbiology: a method that not only improves soil fertility, but also protects biodiversity, ensuring long-term sustainability.

Micro-organisms help to:

1. Fix atmosphericnitrogen in the soil, making it accessible to plants.
2. Solubilise phosphorus and other nutrients, facilitating their absorption by the roots.
3. Biocontrol pests and diseases, reducing the need for pesticides.
4. Stimulate growth through the production of phytohormones and enzymes.

Strain Knowledge: The Key to Success

We have spent years researching and developing unique and characterised microbial strains that allow us to offer customised solutions for each agricultural situation. Why is it so important to know each strain in depth? Because of the specificity of how they work.

Each micro-organism has unique properties that can vary significantly from one strain to another, even within the same species. For example, Bacillus aryabhattai may have one strain that is good at fixing nitrogen, while another strain of the same species may be more efficient at solubilising phosphorus or defending against pathogens. By having a deep understanding of the genetic and phenotypic characteristics of our strains, we can ensure that each formulation is optimised to solve specific soil and crop problems.

Metabiotic Platform

Thanks to the knowledge obtained in microorganisms, we have managed to create the maximum exponent in the world of microbiology applied to agriculture, a platform where all the technologies related to microorganisms are brought together, which serves as a basis for the specific design of products according to the needs of the market.
This platform consists of 3 technologies:

• PREbiotic technology: bioactive molecules that favour the implantation and growth of populations of micro-organisms of interest.
• POSTbioticTechnology : Technology by which we use different metabolic extracts from plants and microorganisms to greatly enhance the desired effect while acting as communication molecules between them.
• PRObiotictechnology : this technology refers to the microorganisms included in the product in question. These microorganisms are perfectly identified both qualitatively and quantitatively and are selected according to the biocontrol, bionutrition or biostimulation properties that we want to give the product.

The experience in the creation of consortiums formed by microorganisms and specific metabolites that have given us decades of study is the basic and fundamental pillar of our NEW ECONATUR PRODUCT RANGE.
This range has been oriented in such a way that we work in 3 different fields in agriculture.

1. Bionutritionrange: products focused both on increasing the availability of nutrients in the soil that can be assimilated by crops and on recovering soils that are physico-chemically depleted or that have been transformed into sterile soils due to the use of chemical disinfection.
2. Biocontrolrange: Focused on improving both the innate resistance properties of the plant and creating physical-chemical barriers to prevent the entry and subsequent colonisation of the rhizospheric space by pathogenic fungi and nematodes.
3. Biostimulation range : aimed at improving the plant’s capacity to absorb nutrients, improve its metabolism, production, etc.

The combined use of these products leads to increased productivity by optimising access to nutrients and improving soil structure and reduced costs as in the long term farmers can reduce dependency on fertilisers and pesticides.

Knowing a strain in depth is not just a matter of science; it is a matter of assurance and trust. When you choose one of our myrobiological formulations, you are choosing a product that has been developed and tested with a level of expertise that only a company with decades of research can offer. This means that our metabiotic platform is not only effective, but also safe for the environment and for human health.