Krishna Agro Bio gets licence for encapsulation tech

This technology will enable smart and precise delivery to crops and also maintain high microbial population.

Hyderabad: Krishna Agro Bio Products, which has been supplying nanobiocapsules to farmers for the past six years, got the licence for encapsulation technology developed by ICAR-lndian Institute of Spices Research (Kozhikode).

This technology involves encapsulation of micro-organisms of interest in a gelatin capsule for delivery to agriculture fields and crops for enhanced soil nutrient solubilisation, growth and yield. It can be used for delivering all kinds of agriculturally important micro-organisms like nitrogen fixers, nutrient mobilizers, plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, trichoderma and others.

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This technology will enable smart and precise delivery to crops and also maintain high microbial population. Additionally, it is stable in room temperature and has a high shelf life. KABP will now be manufacturing and distributing other nutrient mobilisers directly to farmers by using the e-commerce route through the Krishna Agro Bio Products website and app, Suman, Marketing Head, Krishna Agro Bio Products, said in a release here.