Mr. Roberto Baigorri Ekisoain is responsible for the Scientific Area of the Technical and Development Department of Timac AGRO, a company based on innovation to achieve plant nutrition solutions among others, and which has a World Research Center (CMI) also collaborating with more than 100 universities.
In his presentation called "Soil microbiota, the great forgotten in fertilization", Roberto Baigorri will talk about soil microorganisms and the additional contribution of others that complement mineral fertilization.
The living part of the soil
The living part of the soil, microorganisms, is most of the time the great forgotten in agronomic fertilization. Normally the farmer infers that a large part of the profitability of the crop is given by the NPK balance added to the substrate, normally soil, in the form of mineral fertilization.
This reflection leads us to forget that the mineral part of the soil, and therefore devoid of life, has to support a living entity such as the plant and that for this a part that was alive (humus) and another part come into play. that acts as a plant-soil link and that lives in said soil, microorganisms.
These microorganisms are divided into bacteria, fungi, nematodes, insects... we will focus on the most abundant bacteria and fungi which become a community of up to 5000 species in fertile soil.
Why then add more of these microorganisms to the soil? Obviously not all species are equally abundant in different soils. And neither do they all establish synergistic relationships with plants. And if, in addition to choosing the best among them, we add precursors of the molecules involved in microorganism-plant communication, then we can indeed have interesting products that complement mineral fertilization.
Timac Agro: innovation as the key to achieving products with high added value
Timac Agro is dedicated to the development, manufacture and commercialization of plant nutrition solutions and animal feed products. Leading company in the national market of special fertilizers, It is based on innovation, as a key means to achieve products with a high added value that contribute to making agricultural and livestock farms profitable.
Multinational company, Timac AGRO It is present in 39 countries and has 73 production units around the world. It currently collaborates with more than 100 universities and has a world research center (CMI), present and future of innovation in plant nutrition worldwide with more than 400 researchers.
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