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Acts & Schemes – Centre, Sustainable Energy

Could bring down around 15 lakh ton of CO2 per annum

A 750 MW Solar Project was inaugurated and dedicated to the nation by PM Narendra Modi in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh on July 10, 2020. Spread over 500 hectares of land inside a Solar Park which occupies 1500 hectares, the project is made up of three 250 MW solar power generating units.

The Solar Park was developed by the Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL), a Joint Venture Company of Madhya Pradesh UrjaVikas Nigam Limited (MPUVN), and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a Central Public Sector Undertaking.

The Park’s development was carried out with funding of Rs. 138 crore by RUMSL Central Financial Assistance to RUMSL for development of the Park. RUMSL, by reverse auction, has selected Mahindra Renewables Private Ltd., ACME Jaipur Solar Power Private Ltd., and Arinsun Clean Energy Private Ltd to develop the three solar generating units of 250 MW each within the Solar Park.

The Rewa Solar Project was the first solar project in the country to break the grid parity barrier and will reduce carbon emission equivalent to around 15 lakh ton of CO2 per year.

Could bring down around 15 lakh ton

Animal Health, E-commerce, Live Stock, R&D, Seeds

Dhurrin is a precursor to prussic acid, which is highly toxic to ruminant animals that feed on fresh sorghum forage.

S&W Seed Company and The Agricultural Alumni Seed Improvement Association, Inc. (Ag Alumni Seed) announced the execution of an exclusive agreement to collaborate on joint development of dhurrin-free sorghum for use in S&W’s grain, sweet, forage sorghum and other sorghum species. Dhurrin is a precursor to prussic acid, which is highly toxic to ruminant animals that feed on fresh sorghum forage. This collaboration is expected to bring innovations to sorghum production which will expand crop management options to optimize livestock grazing, harvest timing and forage quality. 

Pursuant to the agreement, Ag Alumni Seeds has granted S&W an exclusive, worldwide license to the new dhurrin-free trait, and will provide dhurrin-free parent and hybrid seed developed at Purdue University using traditional breeding and non-GMO mutations. S&W will contribute best-in-class product development, production and marketing to deliver high quality sorghum hybrids that contain the dhurrin-free trait to sorghum growers. 

“The forage sorghum industry has had limited technology brought to the market in recent years. We believe the dhurrin-free technology provides us with an opportunity to bring forward a product line that can provide better forage management, safety and potentially better palatability and digestibility for ruminant animals,” says Don Panter, S&W executive vice president, Americas.

“At S&W Seed we look at sorghum as one of our key product lines and have prioritized our R&D efforts to bring improvements in genetics and technology to sorghum growers. The dhurrin-free technology is another example of our commitment to bring innovative traits to the sorghum industry, like the Double Team™ weed control system we announced earlier this year.  We expect to be able to offer a broad-spectrum line of dhurrin-free sorghum hybrids to the marketplace through our Sorghum Partners® brand in the coming years.” 

“In bringing advanced research technology from our university partner Purdue University to the marketplace, this collaboration between Ag Alumni and S&W will provide the first dhurrin-free sorghum in the market to support better forage management techniques for sorghum growers,” says Jay Hubert, president and CEO of Ag Alumni Seeds. 

Mitch Tuinstra, Professor of Plant Breeding and Wickersham Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Research at Purdue University said, “The development of dhurrin-free sorghum addresses this important consideration and can provide farmers with greater flexibility in production. Given the outstanding water use efficiency of sorghum, these new dhurrin-free varieties may replace other forage crops that require more water for production.” 

David Callachor, S&W Seed Company executive vice president, international, says, “We think this is a great opportunity for S&W customers around the globe, whether you’re farming in the United States, South Africa, Saudi Arabia or Australia.  In most markets forage sorghum is grazed by sheep and cattle, and farmers have risked livestock health due to prussic acid poisoning under certain conditions. This development of dhurrin-free sorghum is expected to eliminate that threat, giving our customers a safe product and offering peace of mind regardless of growing conditions or grazing and feeding practices.” 

Extensive field trials are planned for 2020-2021 to verify hybrid performance and fine-tune the feeding benefits of dhurrin-free sorghum system. Development of regulatory data is underway to obtain global approvals for the trait and to help ensure grain can be traded and exported through normal commercial grain channels.

Dhurrin is a precursor to prussic acid,

Agrotech, E-commerce

It will combine AI capabilities with Bayer’s expertise in vegetable production 

 

 

Bayer has entered a strategic partnership with Prospera Technologies Inc., a leading AI data analytics company, specializing in machine learning. With a focus on agriculture, Prospera provides a transformative, digital farming system to vegetable greenhouse growers worldwide that generates insights and optimizes the growing process. 

The collaboration brings together the strengths of Prospera’s data and AI capabilities with Bayer’s expertise in vegetable production, crop protection, and digital transformation, to provide an all-in-one, cloud-based service that will help transform grower operations and enable greater access to high-quality fruits and vegetables. 

“At Bayer, we believe in the power of collaboration to bring more innovative, digital solutions to life. Our partnership with Prospera is our first step into solutions beyond the seed for the vegetable greenhouse market. We look forward to innovating with customers to find new ways of solving the problems that growers face every day,” said Chris Moore, Head of Digital Transformation for Bayer’s Vegetable Seeds business. 

The joint solution will enable vegetable greenhouse growers to make timelier and insightful decisions that help optimize both the profitability and sustainability of their crops and operations. For example, using Prospera’s data visualization and analysis platform, pepper growers will be able to apply precise quantities of water to specific locations in the greenhouse, enabling more efficient use of natural resources and yielding more sustainably grown produce. 

The initial roll out and in-field exploration of the offering will begin in July 2020 in Mexico, an important market for disruptive innovation and global vegetable production. Bayer and Prospera will collaborate with several key customers in the region to continuously adjust and enhance the digitized farming system, with the intent to expand globally in coming years based on growers’ needs and changing consumer demand.

 “We are very excited to partner with Bayer, the world leading provider of vegetable seeds and crop protection solutions. We believe this collaboration can unleash tremendous value for vegetable greenhouse growers,” said Daniel Koppel, CEO and Co-Founder of Prospera Technologies. “Our advanced AI algorithms and data tools combined with Bayer’s complimentary knowledge and data sets have the potential to change the way vegetables are grown and help feed the world sustainably with fresh, nutritious food.”

 

It will combine AI capabilities with Bayer’s

Agro chems – Chemicals, E-commerce, Sustainable Energy

RCM produced from bio based feed stocks are sustainable alternatives to products made from fossil resources.

  Praj Industries announced that it is developing technologies to produce bio-based Renewable Chemicals and Materials (RCM). RCM produced from bio based feedstocks are sustainable alternatives to products made from fossil resources.

The company has a Bio-Mobility platform which promotes the use of renewable resources to produce carbon neutral transportation fuel across all modes of mobility. Adding to this segment, the company has forayed into Bio-Prism, with renewable chemicals and materials.

Praj Industries has entered into an MoU with National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) for jointly working on promising project opportunities in RCM space.

Praj strategy has been to expand its business horizons leveraging its innovative, technology solutions in Bioeconomy. On the back of a formidable track record of its Bio-MobilityTM platform for renewable transportation fuel globally, Praj is now making inroads into the RCM industry through its newly launched Bio-PrismTM portfolio.

This will create jobs in the economy, and is environmentally sustainable. Resources are being deployed for this portfolio with separate marketing teams, we will hit the market somewhere in the beginning or mid of 2021,” said company’s executive chairman, Pramod Chaudhari.

He added that Praj is open to exploring newer business models with strategic partners. Our stride in RCM is the result of exclusive work in molecular biology, microbiology, fermentation and chemical synthesis.

 “During this pandemic, usage of single use plastic is increasing. However, “During this pandemic, usage of single use plastic is increasing. However, with Bio-Prism technology we can make bio plastics, which are safe, biodegradable and will be made using agricultural feed stocks,” Chaudhari said while interacting with media.

Praj’s Bio-Prism portfolio comprises a variety of bio-industrial products, including bio plastics as a priority, along with cellulose-lignin refinery products and specialty products. The company is right now in its R&D stage and will be setting up production facilities for RCM.

We are now reforming to a new arena. This is the solution to have a sustainable future. For this portfolio, a variety of biomass can be converted into usable products,” the company said.

 

 

RCM produced from bio based feed stocks

Finance, Schemes - Banks, Schemes - Govt

Rs 10,000 crore sanctioned for the current year

A new pan India Central Sector Scheme-Agriculture Infrastructure Fund has been approved by the Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi, to provide a medium – long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management Infrastructure and community farming assets through interest subvention and financial support.

As per the scheme Rs one lakh crore will be provided by banks and financial institutions as loans to Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), Marketing Cooperative Societies, Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs), Self Help Group (SHG), Farmers, Joint Liability Groups (JLG), Multipurpose Cooperative Societies, Agri-entrepreneurs, Startups, Aggregation Infrastructure Providers and Central/State agency or Local Body sponsored Public Private Partnership Project.

For the current year, Rs 10,000 crore has been set aside for disbursal, and the next three financial years will see disbursals of Rs. 30,000 crore each. Agri Infra fund will be managed and monitored through an online Management Information System (MIS) platform and qualified entities can apply for loan under the fund.

There will be an interest subvention of 3 percent per annum up to a limit of Rs. 2 crore for the loans which will be in force for a maximum period of seven years.

Rs 10,000 crore sanctioned for the current

R&D

Improving on prevalent Agriculture practises and crop yields

Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad is collaborating with NVIDIA, a multinational technology company, to establish India’s first ‘NVIDIA AI Technology Centre’ (NVAITC) further research on Artificial Intelligence and explore options on commercial adoption.

This was announced at the event held to mark the commencement of operations of this Centre. IIT Hyderabad already houses two NVIDIA DGX-1TM systems and an NVIDIA DGX-2TM system dedicated to research being undertaken at the institute. The NVAITC will accelerate research for the 220 faculty at IIT Hyderabad, which is already among India’s foremost research institutions in just over a decade into its inception.

Highlighting the significant benefits of this state-of-the-art facility, Prof. B.S. Murty, Director, IIT Hyderabad, said the combination of NVIDIA’s leading-edge technology for AI Compute and some of the finest minds in the country from IIT Hyderabad will bring synergy to help find solutions to uniquely Indian challenges, be it enhancing crop yield or safer cities. This will build on the strong AI capabilities IIT Hyderabad has built, including the country’s first B.Tech in AI program.”

The State Government recently announced 2020 as the ‘Year of AI’ with an aim to establish Hyderabad among the top 25 global AI innovation hubs. NVIDIA is already a partner to the government of Telangana in this endeavor.

 

Improving on prevalent Agriculture practises and crop

Agrotech, North America

Currently, 92% of U.S. cotton acres are planted with genetically engineered, insect-resistant seeds. 

Herbicide-tolerant (HT) crops, which tolerate potent herbicides (such as glyphosate, glufosinate, and dicamba), provide farmers with a broad variety of options for effective weed control. Based on USDA survey data, the percent of domestic soybean acres planted with HT seeds rose from 17 percent in 1997 to 68 percent in 2001, before plateauing at 94 percent in 2014. HT cotton acreage expanded from approximately 10 percent in 1997 to 56 percent in 2001, and reached a high of 95 percent in 2019. Adoption rates for HT corn grew relatively slowly immediately following the commercialization of GE seeds. However, adoption rates increased following the turn of the century. Currently, approximately 90 percent of domestic corn acres are produced with HT seeds.

Insect-resistant crops, which contain genes from the soil bacterium Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) and produce insecticidal proteins, have been available for corn and cotton since 1996. Domestic Bt corn acreage grew from approximately 8 percent in 1997 to 19 percent in 2000, before climbing to 83 percent in 2019. Bt cotton acreage also expanded, from 15 percent of U.S. cotton planted acreage in 1997 to 37 percent in 2001. Currently, 92 percent of U.S. cotton acres are planted with genetically engineered, insect-resistant seeds.

Increases in adoption rates for Bt corn may be due to the commercial introduction of new varieties resistant to the corn rootworm and the corn earworm (prior to 2003, Bt corn varieties only targeted the European corn borer). Adoption rates for Bt corn may fluctuate over time, depending on the severity of European corn borer and corn rootworm infestations. Similarly, adoption rates for Bt cotton may depend on the severity of tobacco budworm, bollworm, and pink bollworm infestations.

 

Currently, 92% of U.S. cotton acres are

Water

To optimize water usage in industry follow three R’s – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

Asok Kumar, Additional Secretary & Mission Director, National Water Mission, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India today said, “Rainwater harvesting has become inevitable in the current scenario of water scarcity across the country.” He added, “To optimize the water usage in any industry, we must follow the three R’s – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.” 

Addressing FICCI webinar ‘Catch the Rain Infrastructure Preparedness and Awareness Generation’ Kumar said, “Water management is the biggest problem in India. The idea is to save the rainwater be it on the rooftop, compounds, and premises.”

Emphasizing the importance of groundwater recharge, Kumar said, “India is the biggest extractor of groundwater in the world, which is more than China and the US combined.” He further mentioned that National Water Mission’s project ’Catch the Rain’ has been initiated to nudge states and stakeholders to keep ready rainwater harvesting structures before the onset of the monsoon with emphasis on catch the rain as it falls, where it falls. Stressing on the importance of the participation of corporates and communities in this sector he said, “National Water Mission is a people’s movement and local communities, companies and NGOs must come forward to take this mission ahead.” 

 Naina Lal Kidwai, Past President, FICCI; Chairman, FICCI Water Mission and Chairman, Advent Private Equity said, “The FICCI Water Mission and National Water Mission are aligned in the common objective of promoting water stewardship. Water is a basic need, and in a COVID-19 situation it assumes a critical role in ensuring recommended hygiene protocols related to hand wash and clean drinking water.” She further mentioned, “Water conservation, water re-use and effective water management must be part of the DNA of an organization.”

 

Sangeeta Thakral, Head CSR & Sustainability, Diageo India said, “Our water conservation strategy is driven by our goal of better water management, which we are working on to realize through an extensive water-mapping initiative while stressing priority on water-stressed areas. Our water replenishment efforts in 7 states have benefited more than 1.5 lakh people.”

 

 S Vishwanath, Advisor, Biome Environmental Trust said, “Rainwater harvesting is not only about storing water but also about livelihood and generating employment opportunities for entrepreneurs, traditional well-diggers and plumbers.” He mentioned, “Rainwater harvesting is the only option that will work in a city like Bengaluru where water comes from 95kms away and 300mts below the city.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To optimize water usage in industry follow

Agro chems – Pesticides, Agro Universities, R&D

The biocide produced using millet grain based agro-medium is toxic to many insects but harmless to plants 

 

 

A patent bearing No. 336230 has been granted for application No. 1627/DEL/2008 dated July 8, 2008 for the mass production of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) biocide using millet grain based agro-medium. 

The patent has been granted to ICAR-VPKAS, Almora and the names of the inventors are M. Mohan, S.N. Sushil, J.C. Bhatt, S. Saha, H.S. Gupta and J. Stanley. The invention involves the process for the mass production of bio-insecticide, Bacillus thuringiensis and employs cost effective high yielding agro based medium consisting of finger millet grain powder, defatted soybean, etc for early, profuse sporulation.

The medium is supplemented with crop wastes to make it solid for mass production. The biocide has been found to be toxic to specific target insects, but is harmless to plants and other non-targeted organisms. Moreover, it is cold tolerant and can sporulate even at low temperatures. 

The process followed in this invention makes use of locally, abundantly available agro-industrial by-products which significantly reduces the overall cost of technology in addition to providing environmentally safe insecticide.

 

 

The biocide produced using millet grain based

Pulses

Series will focus on impact of govt reforms on domestic trade, agri-production, market Dynamics, investments and supply chain

 

 

 India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for India’s pulses trade and industry, announced the launch ‘THE KNOWLEDGE SERIES’, a series of monthly webinars to discuss and explore topics of critical interest to the pulses sector in India and world at large. The IPGA Knowledge Series will feature a panel of eminent speakers and domain experts discussing the topic of the month threadbare to have a better understanding as well as chart a road map ahead for the domestic and global pulses sector.

The first webinar of The Knowledge Series will be held on Friday, July 10, 2020 at 3 pm and will focus on Specifics of Amendment to the Essential Commodities Act; Farmers’ Produce and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance 2020; and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020, and their impact on  domestic trade, agri-production, market Dynamics, investments and supply chain.

 The panelists of the July 10th webinar, to be moderated by Economist, Senior Editor and Policy Commentator G Chandrashekhar boasts of industry stalwarts and domain experts like Dr Ashok Dalwai, Chief Executive Officer – National Rainfed Area Authority and Chairman, and Chairman of Inter-Ministerial Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income; Ms. Nidhi Khare, Additional Secretary – Dept. of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution;  Rajesh Srivastava, Executive Chairman – Rabo Equity Advisors;  Sunil Kumar Singh, Additional Managing Director – NAFED;  Yogesh Thorat, Managing Director – Maha Farmers Producers Company Ltd. (MAHAFPC);  Rajnikant Rai, Divisional Chief Executive – ITC Agri-Business and ITC Foods; and  Parag Gadre, Chief Executive Officer – ETC Agro Processing (India) Pvt. Ltd. 

 Jitu Bheda, Chairman – IPGA speaking about The Knowledge Series said, “IPGA already hosts THE PULSES CONCLAVE, one of world’s largest conferences of the Pulses sector every two years. The Knowledge Series, following the precedence set by The Pulses Conclave, is the next thought leadership step to establish IPGA as the knowledge hub of the pulses sector.”

Bimal Kothari, Vice Chairman – IPGA said, “Earlier this month, Indian government announced a series of path-breaking reforms in the agri-marketing space including enhanced marketing freedom for growers. These included Amending the antiquated Essential Commodities Act as well as the introduction of two new Ordinances aimed at giving Indian farmers much needed freedom to market their produce and derive best possible price discovery. These reforms will also encourage domestic as well as FDI into the agriculture value chain which will include Contract Farming, Warehousing, Processing, to name a few. This initiative by IPGA is much needed in these challenging times. The association will always stand by the industry and its members as we all prepare to change, adapt, collaborate and sustain together.”

 

Series will focus on impact of govt reforms

Agro chems – Pesticides, AgroPolicy

Helicopters, drones adds to aerial spraying capacity of pesticides

 

In the ongoing locust control operations, between 11th April and 6th July 1,43,422 hectares of farm land was covered in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana by Locust Circle Offices (LCOs).

Respective state governments of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhatisgarh, Haryana and Bihar have also conducted control operations in 1,32,465 hectares of farm land till 6th July. Control operations were carried out at 22 places in the 7 districts of Barmer, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Ajmer, Sikar and Jaipur of Rajasthan State and 1 place each in Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh and Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh by LCOs in the intervening night of 6th-7th July. 

The State Agriculture Department of Uttar Pradesh also carried out control operations at 3 places in Jhansi district and Madhya Pradesh State Agriculture Department at 1 place in Tikamgarh district at the same time. The use of a Bell helicopter in Rajasthan and the IAF deploying a MI-17 helicopter has increased aerial spraying capacity of pesticides. 5 companies with 15 drones are deployed at Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Nagaur and Phalodi in Rajasthan for spraying of pesticides on tall trees and in inaccessible areas.

 

 

Helicopters, drones adds to aerial spraying capacity

Acts & Schemes – Centre, Agrotech, R&D

Nanobiotechnology to be used to improve agricultural systems and increasing food requirements

‘Guidelines for Evaluation of Nano-based Agri-input and food products in India’ was jointly released by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister for Science & Technology, Health & Family Welfare and Earth Sciences and Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development & Panchayati Raj in Delhi on July 7, 2020.

The guidelines have been prepared by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in conjunction with Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The guidelines are meant to assist in policy decision making by providing relevant information on the existing regulations for nano-based products in agriculture and food and also to ensure quality, safety and benefits of the intended products. Compared to the amount of chemical inputs in crops, use of nano-nutrients can reduce nutrient run-off into ground and surface water and can thus help to reduce environmental pollution.

The guidelines can also help policy makers and regulators to frame effective provisions for future novel nano-based products in the agri-input and food sectors. The guidelines will also provide significant benefits for the government’s mission on doubling farming income by 2022.

 

Nanobiotechnology to be used to improve agricultural

Agro Universities, AgroPolicy, R&D

  The analytical lab would enhance the food safety across the agricultural products 

 

 

Adv. V.S. Sunil Kumar, Minister for Agriculture, Government of Kerala virtually inaugurated two new facilities – Spice Processing Facility and Pesticide Residue Analytical Laboratory at the ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research headquarters in Kozikode. The occasion also marked the celebrations of the Institutes’ 25th Foundation Day. The Minister stated that the pesticide residue analytical lab would play a vital role in the efforts for enhancing the food safety across the agricultural products. He also hoped that the newly established spice processing facility would focus on enhancing the share of value-addition in spices and promote entrepreneurship in the farming community. 

In his Foundation Day address, Dr A.K. Singh, Deputy Director General (Horticultural Sciences), ICAR emphasized that the spices sector will continue to evolve as a major contributor in the agricultural economy of the country. He also stressed that the research undertaken at the Institute would strengthen the ability to remain as the global powerhouse in the spice trade.

Dr R. Ramakumar, Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences & Member, Kerala State Planning Board, delivered a lecture on “Global and Indian challenges in agriculture sector in the Post-COVID-19 scenario. 

Dr C.N. Ravishankar, Director ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Dr. V. Ravi, Director, ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute and Dr Anitha Karun, Director, ICAR-CPCRI also participated in the programme.Dr Santhosh J. Eapen, Director, ICAR-IISR presided over the events of the day. 

The Institute distributed spice flavoured hand sanitizers, pedal-operated hand sanitizer dispensers and face masks to the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. Around 5 farmers were felicitated for their significant contributions to the spices sector through innovative and scientific cultivation practices adopted in spice farming.

 

The various publications including Annual Report and Extension Pamphlets on Spice Cultivation were released during the occasion. More than 200 participants including Former Directors and Employees participated in the event through video conferencing.

  The analytical lab would enhance the food

E-commerce, R&D, Seeds

It provides superior field performance, excellent root stimulation and drought tolerance. 

 

 

Advanced Biological Marketing (ABM) announces a new product launch for 2021. It is a metabolite, derived from Trichoderma and has consistently provided increased yields in numerous field trials. This novel product is ABM’s first non-living biological seed treatment. It will also be available as an in-furrow application. 

It provides superior field performance, excellent root stimulation and drought tolerance. These benefits provide yield increases of up to 11 bushels per acre. The product is expected to be available in early 2021.

“We are excited about this product development that came out of our R&D facility in Geneva New York. It is a result of our extensive work with Trichoderma. Dr Molly Cadle-Davidson and her team have worked hard to provide a unique product that will be a benefit for farmers and be easy to use for our seed customers,” says Dan Custis, President and CEO of ABM. 

This new liquid seed treatment has a low application rate of only 0.1 fluid ounces per unit of seed. The development started in 2014 and work continues as other applications and uses are being explored. Financial assistance was provided by a grant from The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) through the National Science Foundation.

 

                                                                                                                                               Source: ABM

It provides superior field performance, excellent root