Bio-N
ATMOSPHERIC
NITROGEN (N2)
(70,000,000 kg/ha)
The atmosphere contains over 70,000 tonnes of nitrogen
over every hectare (30,000 tonnes per acre) of your soil.
Your soil contains another 4,000 kg or more. But none of
this nitrogen is in the form that your crop can easily use….
…..UNTIL NOW
To supply
60 - 100 kg/ha
of nitrogen
equates to
100 litres of
Bio-N and
costs just
£720
(£36/ha)
69 kg/ha of
nitrogen
equates to
4 tonnes of
AN 34.5%
And costs
Around £1200
(£60 /ha)
SOIL
NITROGEN
(4000 kg/ha)
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60 kg/ha of
nitrogen
equates to
200 tonnes
Of 6% N FYM
and just looks
a mess!!!
(£120 /ha)
Take advantage of atmospheric nitrogen
Increases crop quality
Promotes root growth
Releases Phosphate
START CAPTURING LOW COST NITROGEN WITH Bio-N
THE NEXT GENERATION OF NITROGEN
DIRECT FROM THE ATMOSPHERE TO YOUR CROP
What is Bio-N ?
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Bio-N is a consortium of nitrogen fixing and companion bacteria.
Able to fix
atmospheric nitrogen into useable soil nitrogen, they can dramatically reduce the
amount of artificial nitrogen fertiliser required. Because Bio-N has many species, the
range of conditions over which the nitrogen can be fixed is extended. The species and
strains in Bio-N have been carefully selected and maintained to maximise nitrogen
fixation.
Bio-N includes the Azotobacter species that can help reduce the amount of
environmental damage by reducing the amount of artificial nitrogen needed to be
applied, decreasing the amounts leached and reducing the effects on the environment.
Bio-N also includes the Bacillus species that will increase the amount of phosphate
available to your crop. These Bacillus species will access ‘locked up’ phosphate that is
unavailable to plants and convert them to an available form, creating a larger supply of
available nutrients.
The companion bacteria in Bio-N aid in nutrient cycling and help provide the ideal
environment for the nitrogen-fixers to perform. They also help release other nutrients,
including phosphate and trace elements, into a crop accessible form.
Bio-N produces Plant Growth Promoters including auxins, gibberellins and cytokinins.
These stimulate plant growth, encourage strong root and green growth, without soft
growth typical of nitrate nitrogen fertiliser induced flushes.
Bio-N like plants, requires warmth and moisture to perform. Bio-N can continue to
fix nitrogen in cold conditions but more slowly. It works best in healthy soils with
good levels of organic matter, which Bio-N uses to grow. Can also be effective in soils
in poor condition but more attention must be paid to ensure adequate air supply.
Bio-N is environmentally friendly, no toxic chemicals are involved in its manufacture,
it is 100% biodegradable. Save on carbon too - the energy used to make Bio-N is
orders of magnitude less than artificial nitrogen.
Benefits:Decrease your spend on nitrogen or increase your yield
Constant nitrogen production around the plant roots
Reduce nitrogen waste through leaching
Access to FREE atmospheric nitrogen
Produces Plant Growth Promoters
Increases Phosphate availability
Improve soil nutrient cycling
Increases crop quality
Suitable for NVZs
Bio-N Usage on Vegetables
CARROTS
These carrots were grown organically
and drilled into a very light soil. The
carrots on the right were treated to give
the grower a much needed nitrogen
boost and to help crop quality. Being
organic the soil had not had nitrogen in
a bagged form and as can be seen, the
carrots really benefited from the
amount of biological nitrogen the
product was able to fix. Because of the
added nitrogen fixed on the treated
carrots they were lifted earlier and the
farmer was able to get a premium for
them.
Untreated
Treated
LEEKS
These leeks were grown on a medium
clay soil.
Results showed better rooting and
earlier maturity across the section of
the field that was treated with the
Bio-N product and again these leeks
finished earlier.
Untreated
Treated
NITROGEN FIXERS - GENERA
These Genera have been chosen to allow the
product to perform in as wide a range of soil
conditions as possible - that is, we do not
expect all the microbes to fix nitrogen to the
same extent in all situations, but one or more
of the genera should find conditions that suit
their metabolism and allow them to fix
nitrogen effectively.
The plant nutrient density was also
measured and found to be higher in
the treated leeks.
GENERA