With ever increasing legislative and consumer pressure to clean up brownfield sites before development, remediation has grown rapidly into a significant global industry. Remediation has a lot in common with agriculture, in that it uses chemical, physical, and biological means to solve soil-based issues. In fact, many of the advanced solutions found in agriculture can […]
Famed for its extremely intense flavour, wasabi is a Japanese plant used as a condiment. It is made by creating a paste from the plants underground rhizome. Wasabi paste is used (sparingly) on dishes ranging from sushi to ice cream. While the foliage and flowers are also edible, they lack the intense flavour of the […]
What is ‘biorational’? The term ‘biorational’ is fairly new and describes agrochemicals that work in synergy with beneficial organisms. It was initially used to describe a new generation of insecticides that were developed to work alongside biocontrol insects without harming them. Crucially, while biorational products can be used to reduce the environmental impact of farming, […]
According to the European Commission, biostimulants are “Substances or micro-organisms whose function when applied to plants or the rhizosphere is to stimulate natural processes to enhance/benefit nutrient uptake, nutrient efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, and crop quality.” The reason I need to start an article on biostimulants with a dry definition is because they do […]
Plater Bio’s focus is on innovation and combining this with quality manufacturing. This will ensure that our new products go significantly beyond what is currently on the market and address real needs/gaps in the market. A key product area is centred around manufacturing active ingredients from plants, algae and fungi, rather than crude extracts. Plater Bio are […]
by Dr Russell G. Sharp, Technical Director and founder of Plater Bio Welcome to the brand new Plater Bio blog! The aim for the blog is to keep customers up-to-date with the latest developments in the company and made aware of interesting scientific discoveries in applied plant biochemistry. I also hope to summarize the latest […]
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