Title: Solving the Nitrate Problem

Biography:

Wilson Boardman in his early career was working in the pesticide industry in both technical and commercial roles for multi-national manufacturers. Micromix was acquired by the OLMIX group in June 2018 and Wilson is now the Global Ambassador for Plant Care Products for the French owned group. Micromix recently was awarded a research grant by the UK government of a little over $1m to develop its technology facilitating crop development under reduced irrigation or drought conditions.

Abstract

Aim: To develop technologies that promote greater efficiency of crop output per applied unit of nitrogen fertiliser

Nitrogen fertilisers are used and abused all around the world.

• World grain production has almost tripled in the last 50 years
• Per capita grain production has increased, reducing global hunger
• Nitrogen fertilisers have played a significant role in enabling these results by increasing the yields of fast growing, nitrogen hungry crops

Key Drivers:

• Over application
• Product Limitations
• Lack of viable product alternatives

Multi-N™ represents a revolution in Nitrogen Fertiliser Technology.   Foliar applied Nitrogen with almost zero scorch, active plant uptake and reduced pollution.

• 85% Grain N uptake efficiency
• 30% reduction in N required/ha
• High rates of application (up to 90kg N)
• Can supply total N needs of a crop
• Low ammonia volatilisation -> no leaf scorch
• Reduces losses to groundwater >90%
• Higher Yields even with lower N
• Reduces Volatilisation losses >35%
• Easy to use (can even be tank-mixed)
• Reduces carbon footprint >20%