Description du projet
Un biofertilisant innovant produit par des bactéries
En agriculture, les engrais représentent un additif indispensable pour garantir la qualité et le volume de production des cultures. Les agriculteurs sont toutefois confrontés à un dilemme crucial entre deux catégories d’engrais. D’une part, les engrais chimiques ont une action nutritionnelle rapide mais sont associés à des effets néfastes sur l’environnement. Les biofertilisants sont quant à eux respectueux de l’environnement, mais ils ont une durée de conservation plus courte, sont spécifiques aux cultures, et leur gestion est coûteuse. Le projet Bulhnova, financé par l’UE, propose un biofertilisant innovant fixateur d’azote, développé par un groupe de bactéries présentes dans les racines, ou la rhizosphère. La solution comprend les bactéries Azospirillum brasilense et Pantoea dispersa et fournit un biofertilisant intégré qui combine l’apport d’azote, de phosphore et de potassium. Bulhnova est rentable, possède des propriétés multinutritionnelles et améliore la qualité des cultures.
Objectif
The rising need for food safety, in response to the rising global population calls for new technologies for higher and healthier crop yields. Fertilizers are a vital agricultural additive, essential to the security of the world’s food supply. While chemical fertilizers have their place increasing plant nutrients, they also come with several harmful effects (ground water contamination, increased air pollution, and mineral depletion). Bio-fertilizers are a viable option for an efficient and rational use of agricultural resources with low adverse environmental impacts. However, bio-fertilizers also have several limitations that hinder their potential for greater impact in the agricultural industry (shorter shelf life, insufficient macronutrients, higher application volumes, nutrient variability, crop specificity and high handling and application costs.
Probelte has developed Bulhnova, an appropriate response to the limitations of current bio-fertilisers. Bulhnova is an innovative Nitrogen fixing Bio-Fertilizer, formulated from a group of bacteria that colonise roots or rhizosphere soil. The particular bacteria contained in Bulhnova includes Azospirillum brasilense and Pantoea dispersa, both in amounts superior to 1x108 Colony Forming Units (CFU)/ml. Azospirillum brasilense is responsible for the atmospheric nitrogen fixation, whilst Pantoea dispersa is responsible for the solubilisation of phosphates and potassium. Bulhnova provides an integrated Bio-fertilizer that combines Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium supply under a single product through the successful merging of our two strains of bacteria. The benefits of using Bulhnova include multi-nutritional capability, reduced dosage amounts (only 20L/Ha), enhanced crop output (by 40%), reduced salinization and ground nitrate content by up to 100%, drastic reduction of carbon footprint compared to equivalent nitrogen fertilizers and lower handling, storage and application costs.
Champ scientifique
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologybacteriology
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryalkali metals
- engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyfood safety
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineering
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture
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Régime de financement
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinateur
30500 MOLINA DE SUGURA
Espagne
L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.