Inoculants in soybean cultivation can generate savings

The use of inoculants in soybean cultivation has been growing more and more among producers, especially because it is a more sustainable alternative than industrial fertilizers, which are produced from mineral inputs and depend on the burning of thousands of barrels of fossil fuels. An Embrapa study indicates that the sector can save around US$37 billion per year worldwide by reducing operational costs and losses caused by the environmental impact caused by the use of chemical products.

According to Paula Cerezini (photo), inoculant products analyst at Rizobacter do Brasil -- a multinational leader in agricultural microbiology --, the use of inoculants makes agriculture more sustainable and economically viable.

“These are products that act directly on the roots of plants, favoring their nutrition through a symbiosis relationship, that is, the bacteria used in the product receives energy generated by photosynthesis and, in return, solubilizes the agricultural input present in the soil, which can be nitrogen, phosphorus, among other substances that the plant cannot capture naturally”, he explains.

“This relationship does not pose any risk to the environment and stimulates plant growth, as well as helping to increase productivity”, he adds.

The company, which is a national reference in the bioinputs market, developed the LLI Inoculant, the first long-life inoculant with a liquid formulation to be applied in industrial seed treatment (TSI) and which is compatible with various chemical pesticides, micronutrients and biological products applied on the seed. Currently, the product occupies more than 80% of the seed treatment market in Brazil.