Agricen is a plant health biotechnology company headquartered in Plano, Texas, United States, that produces microbially derived biochemical products for the agriculture, turf and ornamental plant markets.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Agribusiness |
| Founded | Pilot Point, Texas, 1998 |
| Headquarters | Plano, Texas, U.S. |
Key people | Michael Totora (President and CEO) |
| Products | Agricultural Biologicals / Biostimulants |
| Website | Agricen.com |
History
editAgricen was founded as Advanced Microbial Solutions in 1998.[1] In July 2012, Agricen entered a strategic partnership with Loveland Products, Inc., a provider of crop input products and part of then publicly traded company Agrium Inc., which is now Nutrien. As part of the agreement, Loveland Products acquired an ownership position in the company. The company’s name was changed to Agricen in early 2013.[2] In August 2014, Agrium (now Nutrien), acquired a controlling interest in Agricen through Loveland Products.[3]
Agricen also operates in Australia under the name Agricen Australia.[4]
Products
editAgricen's products, which are manufactured in Denton, Texas and Victoria, Australia, are derived from natural microorganisms and their biochemical byproducts through an industrial fermentation process. Commercially available products in the United States include Accomplish MAX, Extract Powered by Accomplish, Maritime, Terramar, Prologue, and Titan XC, which are distributed by Loveland Products[5] through Nutrien Ag Solutions. In addition, Agricen's products are also available through Nutrien Ag Solutions locations in Canada, Australia and several countries in South America. Agricen also sells proprietary ingredients and products. Agricen's products are primarily marketed as biological and biochemical fertilizer catalysts that increase nutrient availability, improve nutrient efficiency, promote root growth and function, and improve plant health.[6] Products for abiotic crop stress mitigation are also available.
In published university research, Agricen’s product technology has been shown to help ameliorate salt stress in plants,[7] reduce nitrous oxide emissions associated with nitrogen fertilizers,[8] and positively influence plant secondary metabolism.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Company Overview of Agricen". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ Cho, Hanah (25 February 2013). "Frisco-Based Advanced Microbial Solutions Changes Name to Agricen". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 20 August 2013. (blog)
- ^ "Calgary's Agrium Buys Agricen". Calgary Herald. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Agricen Australia". Agricen Australia. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Nutrient Catalysts, Soil & Plant Health Solutions". Loveland Products. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Ruen, Jim (18 January 2017). "Biological solutions improving". Corn and Soybean Digest. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ Yildirim E, Taylor AG, Spittler TD (2006). "Ameliorative effects of biological treatments on growth of squash plants under salt stress". Scientia Horticulturae. 111 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2006.08.003.
- ^ Calvo P, Watts DB, Ames RN, Kloepper JW, Torbert HA (2013). "Microbial-based inoculants impact nitrous oxide emissions from an incubated soil medium containing urea fertilizers". J Environ Qual. 42 (3): 704–712. Bibcode:2013JEnvQ..42..704C. doi:10.2134/jeq2012.0300. PMID 23673937.
- ^ Ali MB, McNear DH (2014). "Induced transcriptional profiling of phenylpropanoid pathway genes increased flavonoid and lignin content in Arabidopsis leaves in response to microbial products". BMC Plant Biology. 14 (84): 84. doi:10.1186/1471-2229-14-84. PMC 4021374. PMID 24690446.