CARY, N.C.-- Worldwide, farmers are searching for ways to improve the overall health and performance of their crops in order to meet rapidly-rising global food demand, as well as safeguard their bottom lines. Take Off® is the latest technology launched by U.S.-based Verdesian Life Sciences proven to protect farmers’ fertilizer investments by boosting crop growth and increasing yield.
“Bringing Take Off to a wider market during a time when growers are forced to produce more with less is aimed at helping them achieve greater profitability and efficiencies,” said Greg Thompson, chief operating officer at Verdesian.
“Take Off works inside the plant to accelerate nutrient acquisition and assimilation while improving nitrogen efficiency in corn, soybeans and cereals,” said Ryan Bond, Ph.D., vice president of marketing and technical development. “Take Off allows more applied nitrogen to be taken up by the crop, which leaves less in the soil at risk being lost to the environment via volatilization and leaching.”
Discovered by Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and developed by Verdesian, Take Off quickens germination, emergence and establishment. This increases plant biomass, which leads to healthier, more robust crops and, ultimately, more bushels in the bin.