Many exciting things happened at the Bionic Group over the course of 2013, but one development is clearly standing out: the development of the Bionic µsoil production system. I have written here before about the Bio-EliteTM organic fertilizer licensed by Bionic Lab in Germany. Now Bionic has made the already excellent … Read more →
Category Archives: Bionic Agriculture
Healthy soil is Bionic’s focal point for 2013
At Bionic we have for years again and again discussed issues around the sustainable use of arable soil in more than one way. After all Bionic Fuel’s microfuel technology produces one of the most effective biochars available (besides the main product: liquid drop-in fuels), while Bionic Palm started more than 5 … Read more →
Bionic Jatropha Breeders reach F2 interspecific hybrids
At the breeding orchard of Bionic Palm in Ghana our Jatropha breeders have again passed a milestone: the first interspecific hybrid line has reached its F2 generation with 3 successfully raised seedlings. Again this milestone opens up a whole new world of breeding opportunities especially when the population of this … Read more →
The Bionic Cocoa project
At Bionic Palm an exciting new agroforestry project has been brought on the way. The Bionic Cocoa project will feature double hedges of Cocoa trees planted alongside local food crops like maize, pepper, tomatoes, okra, cocoa yam, plantain and more. Bionic Palm’s experience from over 3 years of Jatropha/food crop farming … Read more →
Heterosis a promising tool in Jatropha Breeding
Recently the Jatropha breeders at Bionic Palm found that heterosis can become one of the very interesting tools in their breeding program. Heterosis (also called hybrid vigor) is defined as “the increase in growth, size, fecundity, function, yield, or other characters in hybrids over those of the parents”. Very impressive effects … Read more →
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