Pink ipê trees grow taller and faster thanks to a microscopic boost from an ancestral formula.

I propose a ‘genome-first’ framework to collapse the phenotypic bottleneck in bioinput discovery. By integrating multi-layered genome mining and reverse ecology, this paradigm enables the rational de...

Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry and OCP Nutricrops set a reference volume for 2026-27 while expanding cooperation in soil health, bioinputs and fertilizer logistics

AgrofoodBIC invests in Nunatak, an Argentine startup using extremophile microorganisms to develop bioinputs that address soil degradation and climate stress.

Brazilian agriculture is a global leader in the use and production of bioinputs, such as biofertilizers. Now the country has become one of the first to approve regulation specifically aimed at this market

Recent voerde Brazilië een nieuwe wet in voor de productie van biologische gewasbeschermingsmiddelen. Boeren mogen ze zelf gaan produceren, liefst in…

Brazil's Senate has approved legislation creating a program that could provide up to BRL 10 billion

International agreement reduces costs, increases legal certainty, and accelerates innovation in Brazilian biotechnology.

By-products of fruit processing may contain bioactive compounds with potential application as bioinputs. This study optimized the ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) of phenolic compounds from the by-products of Eugenia dysenterica DC (Myrtaceae) fruit to obtain bioinputs with antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antibiofilm activities. The fruit by-products (seeds and peels) were subjected to UAE optimization using the Box–Behnken design and response surface methodology. Two optimal conditions were defined: 1-plant material/solvent ratio of 0.01 g/mL, time of 40 min, and ethanol content of 30%; 2–0.19 g/mL, 39 min, and 46%. The bioinputs (liquid extract—LQE; lyophilized extract—LYE), obtained under the optimal conditions, were tested for antioxidant activity (ABTS, FRAP, and DPPH). LQE: 1633.13 µM Trolox/g, 1633.60 µM FeSO4/g and 73.35 g sample/g DPPH; LYE: 1379.75 µM Trolox/g, 1692.09 µM FeSO4/g and 83.35 g sample/g DPPH. For antimicrobial activity, both extracts presented MBC < 62.5 mg/mL and MIC and MBC of 2.5 mg/mL for P. aeruginosa. LQE presented antibiofilm action for S. coagulase (50 mg/mL) and Streptococcus spp. (12.5 mg/mL); LYE for P. aeruginosa (50 mg/mL; 12.5 mg/mL), E. coli (25 mg/mL). The bioinputs obtained by UAE under optimized conditions for phenolic compounds present antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antibiofilm activities.

The Regulatory Framework for Bioinputs ( Law No. 15.070/24, or “Bioinputs Law”) was published on December 24, 2024. It regulates the production, import, export, registration, trade, use, inspection, a...

Government aims to boost bioinput use in agriculture as global demand surges, with soybeans, corn, and sugarcane leading the way

Postdoc in Kenya: study farmer practices and locally made biofertilizers/biopesticides via surveys, meta-analysis and on-farm trials. PhD agronomy/soil/crop;...

Othón P. Blanco, Q.R. -- More than 300 sugarcane farmers will be trained in the management and application of organic bioinputs.

The Brazilian agricultural sector has long been a driving force in the global economy, contributing significantly to international and domestic markets. In 2022, for instance, Brazil was the world’s...

The Brazilian agricultural sector has long been a driving force in the global economy, contributing significantly to international and domestic markets. In 2022, for instance, Brazil was the world’s...