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Agriculture

Andes raises funds for fertilizer-reducing seed coating

by Michael McCoy
September 18, 2021 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 99, Issue 34

 

A photo of tweezers holding a seed.
Credit: Andes
Andes says its seed coatings can reduce fertilizer use.

California-based Andes has raised $15 million in series A funding to develop a microbe-containing seed coating intended to kick-start nitrogen fixation in the root structure of seeds, reducing the need for fertilizers. The funding was led by Leaps by Bayer, an investment arm of the crop protection company Bayer. Andes is also developing microbes that improve the carbon dioxide–sequestering ability of corn.

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