Alternative Agriculture (The Scientist)
Eric Rey, CEO of Arcadia Biosciences, talks about a proprietary technology called TILLING which helps to produce “tomatoes that can be plucked when they are ripe and stay fresh as they are transported to market.”
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Reducing Nitrogen
Usage
Arcadia Biosciences has conducted field trials in five growing seasons. In each field trial, Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) canola demonstrated that it can achieve high yields using significantly less nitrogen fertilizer than conventional varieties. In the chart above, note that NUE canola yielded 2800 lb/ac using two-thirds less nitrogen fertilizer than the conventional variety needed to generate the same yield.