Natural Selection: How Biopesticides Are Transforming Crop Inputs
CropLife
2024.02.01
Burgeoning demand for environmentally friendly chemicals and production methods are putting biopesticides into the minds of growers worldwide. In offering new biopesticides to their customers, crop protection companies aim to hitch sustainability to existing high performance standards.
Albaugh, which markets the BIOST Nature’s Science lineup of biological seed treatments, recognizes the need for new modes of action that are compatible with synthetic products, notes Jay Stroh, Biological Seed Treatment Lead with the company.
“There’s more pressure on synthetics,” says Stroh. “With that, there is an interest in adding biological-based products to enhance standard synthetics.”
Burgeoning demand for environmentally friendly chemicals and production methods are putting biopesticides into the minds of growers worldwide. In offering new biopesticides to their customers, crop protection companies aim to hitch sustainability to existing high performance standards.
Albaugh, which markets the BIOST Nature’s Science lineup of biological seed treatments, recognizes the need for new modes of action that are compatible with synthetic products, notes Jay Stroh, Biological Seed Treatment Lead with the company.
“There’s more pressure on synthetics,” says Stroh. “With that, there is an interest in adding biological-based products to enhance standard synthetics.”
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