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Specialty crop growers face steep losses from nutrient deficiencies that compromise plant structure, shelf life, and yield—even when nutrients are present in the soil. While the common response is to add more fertilizer, this input-heavy approach often misses a key nuance: deficiency doesn't always mean absence. Sometimes, nutrients are there but locked away, unavailable to the plant. Enter silicon—a quiet enhancer that helps unlock the soil’s existing pantry. By improving root uptake, nutrient mobility, and plant resilience, silicon doesn’t just add—it activates. Especially for tricky nutrients like calcium, which is critical but immobile, silicon enables smarter, more efficient nutrition strategies that protect crop quality without the excess.

Heat stress reduces crop yields and quality, costing billions. Silicon strengthens plant cell walls, improves water use, boosts antioxidants, protects photosynthesis, and enhances nutrient uptake. Highly soluble silicon forms offer fast, effective defense and recovery. For climate-resilient agriculture, silicon is essential to protect crops before, during, and after extreme heat events.

Dune is stabilized monosilicic acid, a bioavailable form of silicon that strengthens plant cell walls and tissues. Plants uptake silicon as monosilicic acid, impacting the health, strength, growth rate, and outcomes of crops. Dune improves plant performance, tolerance of heat, drought, and frost, and resistance to salinity and heavy metals. 

What is it? Four carefully chosen species of beneficial bacteria. Each species (Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus pumulis, Bacillus amyloliquifaciens, and Paenibacillus chitinolyticus) is classified as a Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR). The product includes each species in live cell form, dormant...

Why microbial considerations are every bit as critical as the rest of any growing program. Written by Marie Turner, Ph.D. Did you know? So called “germ-free” mice suffer a myriad of physical problems, and then, they die. Young, small, sick,...

Marie Turner, PhD, explores the concept of "co-culturing" microbes –– By co-culturing multiple species, these communities create a dynamic ecosystem, producing beneficial compounds that significantly impact agricultural practices and pave the way for more sustainable farming methods.

It is understandable to be skeptical about so-called “biologicals”. But in the age of pesticide and herbicide resistance, here is a reason for rethinking this skepticism. By Marie Turner, PhD, Creative Director & Head of Science Communications at Impello Biosciences.

Humic acids and fulvic acids–natural compounds resulting from organic decay–play a critical role in biostimulant products.

The biostimulant industry is rapidly growing. Would it benefit from a certification program?

Microbial inoculants can reduce pathogenic risk when used appropriately in vertical farming systems.

Carbon farming is an important climate solution. Learn how a healthy soil microbiome helps sequester carbon.

Impello Biosciences is thrilled to announce a partnership with the Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Student Nutrition Program.

Maximize nutrient use efficiency with beneficial microbes: Effective strategies for sustainable nutrient management.

Learn how tomato nutrient deficiencies can be avoided and corrected with plant biostimulants.

The market for plant biostimulants has exploded over the past two decades. Why is this and will the trend continue?

Learn about the best biostimulants for fruit production and how to use them effectively. Explore the mechanisms behind these organic compounds and optimize your fruit yields with biostimulants.

Discover the benefits of using corn steep liquor as an organic fertilizer. Improve soil quality, increase plant growth, and reduce your environmental impact.

Biostimulants can enhance plant stress tolerance and resilience, without posing harmful effects on the environment or human health. Here’s how they do it.

An ever-growing human population and increasing climatic instability will demand changes to how we grow food. But opinions on what these changes should be are hotly debated. They often veer in one of two directions. One direction sees “back to...

The invisible world of beneficial microbes—fungi and bacteria that aid human, plant, and ecosystem health—is now a viral topic (no pun intended!) There are bestselling books about the fungal networks of forests, growing awareness about the influence and importance of...

Conventional—or synthetic—fertilizers have dramatically increased short-term yields over the past century. But our reliance on these chemical inputs comes with consequences, including polluted waterways, nutrient runoff, and the release of harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Alongside pesticides, monocropping, and deforestation, conventional...