Microorganisms are a key development direction in the agricultural field, and the market for microbial biostimulants has huge room for development.

Plant biostimulants refer to substances, mixtures and microorganisms that are not introduced into plants as plant nutrients, but stimulate the natural nutritional processes of plants. Plant biostimulants include two categories: microbial stimulants and non-microbial stimulants. Microbial biostimulants are plant biostimulants composed of a certain microorganism or a variety of microbial groups.

Microbial biostimulants are environmentally friendly, increase crop yields, and optimize fertilizer efficiency. Microorganisms are widely found in nature and are closely related to plant growth. The co-evolution of plant and microbial symbionts is of great significance to maintaining the balance of the ecosystem. In recent years, driven by stricter environmental protection supervision and scientific and technological progress, microorganisms have become plant organisms. Key development directions in the field of stimulants.

In nature, there are many microbial strains with biostimulant effects, including Azotobacter, mycorrhizal fungi, Rhizobium, Azospirillum, Flavobacterium, Colletotrichum, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Trichoderma, etc. Microbial biostimulants need to be safe and efficient. Therefore, in terms of strain selection, the effectiveness, activity, and safety of the microorganisms are required to be high. In addition, whether the strain has commercial value and is easy to produce/storage is also a focus.

According to the “2022-2026 China Microbial Biostimulant Product Market Analysis Feasibility Research Report” released by the Industrial Research Center, Microbial biostimulants are a research hotspot in various countries around the world. According to different active components, currently commercialized microbial biostimulants can be divided into two categories: based on signaling compounds and based on PGPR inoculum. The development of microbial biostimulants has broad prospects. Thanks to technological progress, more and more high-tech and equipment are applied to the development of microbial biostimulants, such as high-throughput analysis systems.

The production scale of microbial biostimulants is small, but the market is growing rapidly. Globally, companies engaged in the research and development and production of microbial biostimulants include Ag Spectrum in the United States, IFB Ltd in Brazil, Bayer, Biolchim SpA, and Lantmannen Bio Agri in Sweden. AB, French Biovitis, Indian Greenmax Agro Tech, etc. The research and development of microbial biostimulants in my country started late, but my country is a major producer of microbial fertilizers and has a rich variety of domestic microbial fertilizers, which has laid a solid foundation for the research and development of microbial biostimulants.

Industry analysts said that microorganisms are the largest group of organisms in nature. The coordinated development of microorganisms and plants is important for maintaining the stability of the ecosystem. Of great significance, in the context of increasingly stringent environmental protection regulations, the development of microbial biostimulants is particularly important. my country is a major agricultural country in the world. The output of vegetables, fruits, wheat and other crops ranks among the top in the world. The market for microbial biostimulants has broad development space.