SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, April 8 — GreenSTEM Technology Corp is proud to introduce BioProspector™ Fertilizer (BioPro), an exciting new product that uses biosafe fungi to improve plant tolerance to abiotic stress such as drought, extreme temperatures, salinity or nutrient deficiencies, such as in – but not exclusive to – mine sites. The product is ready for field testing, and GreenSTEM is looking for participants in field trials.
Co-founder Susan Kaminskyj says, “One of our major motivations at GreenSTEM is to reduce and repair the collateral damage to land and water that human technology has produced over time. We hope this will result in increased resilience in the face of global climate change.”
She says, “In BioProspector™ the fungi form a mold, similar to the strain that makes penicillin. The mold helps plants access water and nutrients in very hot and dry conditions, as well as in soils that have been stripped of nutrients. BioPro is ideally suited for growing crops in dry soil, as has been happening more and more on the Prairies over the last 25 years.”
Based on GreenSTEM’s bench tests, they expect that all crop species growing on every type of soil will not only benefit from BioPro but will also enjoy higher yields and improvements in soil nutrients. Kaminskyj says, “This product is ready for field testing, and it can work in gardens, greenhouses and fields. As we prepare to scale, we are eager to share BioPro with farmers willing to field test on diverse soil and crop types. We are happy to cover the costs of the product and soil testing.”
