Bayer U.S. wanted to prove through BeCrop® Trials that elements of microbiome composition and structure of the soil can be effectively modulated, testing a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens-based biostimulant, MinuetTM to increase yield in potato crops.

BeCrop® Trials crop input testing protocol helped recommend Minuet, and validate marketing claims based on soil microbiome effectiveness. In the fields with low yield, due to low nutrient mobilization, yield increased by 41% after product treatment.

Thanks to BeCrop® Trials, Bayer was able to see the general microbial distribution of each region, the evolution of the fungal and bacteria communities before seeding, 1 month after, 2 months after, and after harvest, comparative nutritional indexes evolve over time, and a predicted result was a yield bump of up to 41% in one of the fields tested in Idaho.