Crops thrive on soil biodiversity

Added on 06 March 2023

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Koppert Team knows that their biological solutions are beneficial for crops, people and the planet. What they are now increasingly aware of, is how Koppert organic soil improvers bring back the natural balance in soil life. Continuous research shows that plants thrive on the resulting biodiversity in the soil.

Ellen Klein is Koppert’s consultant for resilient growing and has studied the effect of Koppert’s products on biodiversity for some time: ‘By using our organic solutions to feed the soil, we are changing the biodiversity of the soil, and that results in more resilient plants and less reliance on synthetic fertilizers. It’s a bonus for the crop and biodiversity at the same time.’

‘Recent research has shown that the biomass of soil life improves by approximately 50% when organic soil improvers, such as Vidi Funda, are introduced into the soil. We see that the number of soil bacteria and other microbes increases rapidly over a relatively short period of time. Not only the mass of microbes, but also the variety changes into more resilient species,’ Klein remarks. ‘This improves the soil quality and biodiversity, and has a positive impact on the plants’ health.’