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An innovative technology to prime and protect crops from

abiotic stress and help them reach their genetic potential.
BioAtlantis Ltd. is a company providing solutions in the area of maternal immunity transfer and plant stress mitigation,
based on naturally derived compounds. The company entered the crop biostimulant market in 2007 with crop stress
mitigation as a central strategy. The company has spent over a decade in Research and Development aimed at
understanding stress related problems in different life forms. SuperFifty® is one of the leading brands developed by
BioAtlantis and is designed to reduce abiotic stress and increase crop yield. SuperFifty®, an extract of Ascophyllum
nodosum, is the most highly concentrated product of its kind in the world and is sold in over 35 countries globally.

Abiotic stress How SuperFifty® works and why

Abiotic stresses such as drought, heat and BioAtlantis in collaboration with scientists
cold are the most harmful factors that from University of Potsdam in Germany,
affect crop yields worldwide. Depending have investigated the mode of action of
on the crop and geographical location, SuperFifty®. Using cutting edge “Omics”
50-80% of the yield potential worldwide screening technologies, it has been
is lost due to abiotic stress. demonstrated that bioactive compounds
in SuperFifty® have the capacity to prime
Since the turn of the 21st century alone, and activate the plant’s own genetic and
the USA have accrued losses of $71 metabolic responses.
billion due to extreme drought and heat
stresses. In 2018, Europe was affected by The SuperFifty® primed plant will respond
extreme heat and drought stress and the to an upcoming stress event more rapidly.
German Farmers Association (DBV) A rapid upregulation of the plant’s own
requested €1 billion ($1.17 billion) federal stress defence systems will occur along
help. with a series of stress adaptations,
resulting in the plant being tolerant to
All abiotic stresses give rise to a high stress events (EU Crop Strengthen
accumulation of harmful Reactive Oxygen project, 2018).
Species (ROS) in plants. This high ROS
SuperFifty® based stress
accumulation is a hallmark of abiotic
mitigation technology
stress and creates what is referred to as
SuperFifty® is designed to improve
an “oxidative imbalance” in plant cells. The
crop resilience to abiotic stress.
oxidative imbalance damages DNA,
The product has been tested and
proteins and cells, ultimately reducing
proven to reduce ROS and
plant growth and yield and in extreme
oxidative damage. The technology
cases, killing the plant.
involves prior application of
SuperFifty® as a foliar spray onto
Therefore, strategies aimed at reducing
crops, 3-5 days prior to a stress
ROS accumulation in plants represent a
event.
novel strategy for increasing crop yield in
the face of threats imposed by abiotic
This prior exposure to SuperFifty®
stress.
renders the plant more tolerant to
upcoming stress, thus preventing
crop yield losses.

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SuperFifty® improves drought stress
tolerance in tomato
Trials on tomato have demonstrated that
priming with SuperFifty® induced plant
tolerance to drought for up to 7 days.
After 7 days, relative water content in the
leaves was significantly higher in
SuperFifty® primed plants compared to
non-primed plants, and ion-leakage was
reduced. Root traits contributing to crop
establishment under drought were also
improved by SuperFifty® treatment.
The production of reactive oxygen
species (ROS), which can stunt plant
growth during drought, was significantly
reduced by applying the product in
advance of the stress. SuperFifty® primed
plants showed better growth under stress
compared to un-primed plants.
SuperFifty® improves genetic yield
potential in normal field conditions
The target for any grower is for their crop
to achieve its maximum genetic potential
and increase production. It is widely
accepted that crops rarely reach their
genetic potential typically only reaching
on average 70-75% of their maximum
capacity. For example, field trials
organized by BioAtlantis in collaboration
with their research partners suggests that
under standard field conditions without
any major stress event occurring, crops
achieve only ~75% of their genetic yield
potential in a growing season (Table 1).
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Apply SuperFifty®
at sensitive
growth stages to
enhance crop
performance and
improve return on
investment (ROI).
Super Fifty as a plant strengthener has
the potential to improve crop
performance. It will help crops to Conclusion
maximize yield potential. Treatment with SuperFifty® is an essential tool for
Super Fifty® in a range of different crops
use in crop production to mitigate
such as tomato, rice, onion, pineapple and
wheat show yield increases between 10 & the effects of abiotic stresses and
20% with an average increase of 14% help crops reach their genetic
(Table 1). This increase will ensure return potential.
on investment (ROI) for the grower.
Recommendation for growers
Proven benefits in terms of yield
1. Apply SuperFifty® at sensitive growth improvement, fruit set and
stages to enhance crop performance and marketable fruit size can be
improve return on investment (ROI). achieved by applying SuperFifty®
The SuperFifty® label provides more
in a precise and timely manner.
information on crop specific application
timings, rates and dilutions.
2. SuperFifty® based priming in climate
smart interventions.
SuperFifty® is proven to reduce oxidative
damage during drought, heat and cold
stress events. Therefore, growers should
apply SuperFifty® 3-5 days before
anticipated stress. This will provide
protection for the crops.
SuperFifty® helps crops reach their genetic potential in normal field conditions
Genetic Percentage of genetic potential
Crops Variety
Potential (t/ha) achieved in the field
Control SuperFifty
Yield (tonnes/ha) Yield (tonnes/ha)
Tomato Arka 55 38.5 (70%) 47.8 (87%)
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Rice IR-43 9 6.8 (76%) 7.7 (86%)
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Onion Century 80 60.0 (75%) 70.9 (88.6%)
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Pineapple Mauritius 35 25.9 (74%) 32.6 (93%)
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Wheat JB Diego 11.2 8.7 (77.6%) 9.8 (87.5%)
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Average 74.5% 88.42 (+14%)
Table 1