WHO´S AFRAID OF XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA?
Why is the phytopathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa feared? Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is one of the most dangerous plant bacteria worldwide, causing a variety of diseases, with huge economic impact for agriculture and the environment. It is considered a “fastidious” microorganism because it is difficult…
BIO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION 2019
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is organizing this year the Bio Internation Convention, as it has been doing for 27 years in different USA cities. Since its first edition in 1993 has seen substantial growth and the average of assistance is already calculated in approximately…
MYCOREMEDIATION: CAN FUNGI HELP TO SAVE THE WORLD?
This was a question propounded by mycologist Paul Stamets fourteen years ago. Many studies have been published and new companies have arisen since the idea of using fungal mycelium for the restoration of degraded environments and ecosystems- was first stated (Gadd, G 2001, Stamets, P…
MORE ABOUT FARMS: LIVESTOCK AND PETS
We have already talked in our blog about new products for agriculture and the urgent need for safer and friendlier biopesticides for us all. But what about livestock and pets? Does a similar scenario apply to intensive livestock management? May we maintain productivity increasing product…
BIOMAR MT- The picture of 2018
Biomar would like to share with you a vision of the changes and innovations that we have experienced in this 2018 and what they have meant for the future of the company. In a year in which the biotechnology sector has continued to grow as…
MARINE COSMETIC: UNEXPLORED POTENTIAL
The cosmetic business is one of the industrial sectors of greatest boom in recent times. Cosmetic sales are expected to reach 430.000 million dollars in 2022.We are talking about a market with a high level of diversification which products are increasingly presents in our everyday…
MICROORGANISMS FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Alleviation of the effects of drought on plants Microorganisms are essential for the development of plants. Crops yields are often limited by the availability of soil nutrients. The interphase between the roots of the plants and the soils is the rhizosphere, and it is there…
THE NEED OF EFECTIVE, SAVE AND SUSTAINABLE PESTICIDES
The enormous impact of agriculture on Earth There is no doubt that the agricultural use of pesticides and fertilizers has been the key for the increment of farms productivity in the last century, however, it has come with an environmental impact which solution cannot be…