Microbial fertilization - fusion farming

Post date: Sep 20, 2010 5:57:50 PM

TwinN is a reliable, cost effective selection of high yielding nitrogen fixing microbes for use as a soil improver in all crops, leguminous and non-leguminous. TwinN operates by converting atmospheric nitrogen into a plant available form. In effect, TwinN microbes function like millions of tiny nitrogen fertilizer factories to provide nitrogen in a readily available form directly to the plant tissues and root zone. TwinN also improves yields by other mechanisms – see TwinN Mechanism of Action.

TwinN is a freeze-dried biological alternative to traditional nitrogenous fertilizers. Stringent quality control over production ensures that each vial provides consistently high numbers of viable TwinN microbes. Every batch is tested under standardized Quality Control procedures for purity and correct concentration. The freeze drying process results in an extremely concentrated product with a long shelf life. This is a key difference from most bio-fertilizer products and ensures that each vial of TwinN delivers consistently very high numbers of functional microbes to your crop. The freeze drying process also enables the product to be transported and applied very cost effectively.

TwinN is designed for use in combination with conventional cropping practices where it enables large reductions in the need for chemical nitrogen fertilizers. It is also used in fully organic cropping systems where it has proven to be an effective source of nitrogen.

TwinN key results

A comparison of soybean plots at two USDA trial sites in Missouri that received TwinN showed:

• • an additional 8.6% yield increase in the TwinN treated sites at one site and a 12.8% yield increase at the second trial site.

  • 8 Measurement of specific classes of beneficial soil microbes showed that they were increased substantially in TwinN treated plots.

  • Application of TwinN resulted in a large decrease in the number of Fusarium fungal colonies on roots compared to Roundup treated plots that did not receive TwinN. The decreases were 40% and 43% at the two trial sites respectively.

  • Application of TwinN increased Rhizobium nodule weight per plant by 16% compared to Roundup treated plots not treated with TwinN.

In a maize trial in South Africa where chemical N application was reduced to 25% and two foliar TwinN applications used, the yield was increased 15% and profit was increased 28%.