Salicrop

Adapted from the project website

Improving Crop Yield In Stress Conditions

Farmers are increasingly challenged by factors ranging from weather to environmental conditions to crop prices as they look to increase crop yields in sustainable ways. 

Salicrop Technology utilises a unique non-GMO wet chemistry process that stimulates an epigenetic reaction to salinity conditions. In this manner, the treated seeds, which are deliberately exposed to abiotic stress at an early stage, are expected to grow well in high salinity soils or when irrigated with brackish water later on, and to resist the actual abiotic stress caused by salinity, heat stress, and drought. 

Generally, seed treatment technologies have many advantages and are cheaper or more versatile than other competing technologies such as gene editing, RNAi, selective breeding, or grafting. SaliCrop technology has been shown to be effective in multiple experiments with different crops under high salinity conditions.