Antarctic strains become a powerful tool for increasing crop yield
2026-09-07 08:00Products & Apps🔥 42.2 heat score
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The Pc3 strain of *Bacillus subtilis* from the Antarctic deep-sea, screened by the team of Chen Xinhua from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, won the gold award at the 51st Geneva International Invention Exhibition. This is the first time that Chinese scientists have received an award at this exhibition with such a result. The core component of this strain is a microorganism isolated from the Antarctic deep-sea, which has strong adaptability and can effectively resist salt damage, solving the problem of managing approximately 1.5 billion mu of saline-alkali land in China. Currently, Pc3 has been transferred to Shandong Tudaqiu Fertilizer Industry for development and application: it increases grain production by 800 to 1,000 jin per mu in garlic cultivation in Jiangsu, Shandong, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia, increases eggplant production by 24.6%, and raises the cotton emergence rate to over 85%. The sales volume of this product exceeded 200 tons within 90 days, and the company has established 495 scientific research demonstration fields in the core salinized areas and promoted its market application.
China Agricultural Technology Promotion AssociationFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityPc3The First Marine Research Institute of the Ministry of Natural ResourcesTu Da Chou Fei Ye
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Meng Yanhua, Secretary-General of the China Agricultural Technology Promotion Association, recently reported that after the application of the Antarctic strain “Pc3” in Jiangsu, Shandong, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia, garlic production increased by 800 to 1,000 jin per mu, eggplant production rose by 24.6%, and cotton germination rate increased to over 85%. This product was developed by Chen Xinhua’s team from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University and transferred to Shandong Tudaochu Fat Industry. Its core component is the Bacillus subtilis strain Pc3 isolated from Antarctic deep-sea environments. Pc3 won the gold award at the 51st Geneva International Invention Exhibition, marking the first time that Chinese scientists have received such an award based on research results of Antarctic deep-sea microorganisms. Experts point out that microorganisms selected from the extreme conditions of Antarctic deep-sea environments possess strong adaptability, capable of effectively combating salt damage and solving the problem of managing approximately 1.5 billion mu of saline-alkali land in China. Currently, the sales volume of Pc3 has exceeded 200 tons in 90 days, and enterprises have established 495 research demonstration fields in the core saline-alkali areas and are promoting the market application of this product.