A new biological promises to help crops tap into more of the nitrogen they need throughout the season — without adding more fertilizer.
Syngenta Canada says its Envita Dry uses the naturally occurring bacterium Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus to enable plants to draw nitrogen directly from the air. The bacteria fix nitrogen inside plant cells, giving crops a steady, season-long nutrient source beyond what’s available in soil.
“Envita Dry gives plants the ability to source additional nitrogen from the atmosphere and deliver it to the right place and at the right time when the plant needs it,” said Gustavo G. Roelants, biologicals marketing lead for Syngenta Canada. “It supports nutrient-use efficiency by fixing nitrogen inside the plant’s leaves for a steady nutrient supply.”
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Syngenta, which added the liquid form of Envita to its biologicals line in 2022, says the new dry formulation offers a two-year shelf life, a low use rate and a broad application window. Each 200-gram pouch treats 40 acres and can be added directly to tank water without pre-mixing.
The company recommends using Envita Dry alongside existing fertilizer programs and applying it with a non-ionic surfactant, or tank-mixing it with compatible fungicides and herbicides.
Field-tested in Canada, Envita Dry is registered for use on potatoes, canola, cereals, corn, pulses, soybeans and forage crops. It’s covered by a performance guarantee and designed to give farmers a simple, shelf-stable option for adding biological nitrogen fixation to their fertility plans, the company says.
More information and a list of tested tank-mix partners are available online.
