Biological Products for Sustainable,

Regenerative Agriculture
About Bontera

Our mission:
We serve the soil to empower sustainable agriculture that meets the nutritional
needs of society.

Our products:
We develop products based on naturally-occurring soil microbes selected for their
superior performance and functionality. These specialized microbes are the catalysts
for achieving optimal soil health and fertility and increasing crop yield.

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What’s different about
Bontera products?
• Each product has a cocktail of multiple high-performing microbes to improve
biodiversity in the soil and to ensure the product is multi-functional. Many of
our competitors have just one microbe.

• All products are in a powder form which ensures a much longer shelf life
– two to three years.

• One 2.2lb (1kg) bag is sufficient for between a 10–40-acre application, which
also reduces shipping & handing costs.
How Microbes
Carry out Beneficial
Functions in the soil?
• Microbes produce a wide variety of organic
compounds in the soil. These compounds
are also referred to as metabolites which
include organic acids, enzymes, natural
hormones, and antibiotics.
• Organic acids, which are just one class of
compounds produced by microbes, lower
the pH of the rhizosphere (root zone) and
break down the complex organic matter
into simpler forms, thus helping build soil’s
organic matter (SOM).
These organic acids also make nutrients
available to plants and help make soil
permeable to water, fertilizers, and other
nutrients.

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How Microbes
Solubilize P & K?
• Enzymes are another class of
compounds produced by microbes.
They help breakdown chemical
bonds between the nutrients, such
as phosphate, potassium and many
other minerals, in rock or soil particles,
thereby releasing or freeing the
nutrients for plant uptake.

• Enzymes are also needed for plant

growth and development to help
synthesize proteins, glycoproteins,
polysaccharides, and lipids.

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How Microbes Fix N?
• Many microbes are capable of fixing
nitrogen in plants. Microbes use free or
atmospheric nitrogen and transform
it into ammonia then further convert
it into inorganic compounds that are
usable by plants. Nitrogen is an essential
part of proteins and nucleic acid
molecules.

How Microbes Protect

Plants from Diseases?
• Many microbes produce a variety of
organic compounds to protect plants
from invading diseases. For example,
Bacillus thruingiensis produce Cry
Protein crystals that are toxic to many
harmful insects and their larvae.

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SA-10 Microbial Soil Enhancer
Water-Soluble Powder Concentrate

Soil heath is fundamental to profitable and sustainable agriculture. Our

Bontera SA-10 Microbial Soil Enhancer is a scientifically formulated
proprietary blend of microbes selected for their ability to enhance
soil fertility and plant health through seed treatment, in-furrow and
foliar applications. Bontera SA-10 increases the efficiency of fertilizers,
improves the microbial balance in the soil, and enhances soil fertility.

Key Benefits of SA-10: Beneficial Microbes in SA-10

Include:
• Enhances plant health
• Increases fertilizer efficiency • Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
• Increases soil organic matter • Bacillus pumilus
• Improves germination and root • Bacillus subtilis
development • Bacillus lichenformis
• Improves plant’s resistance to • Bacillus megaterium
stresses • Trichoderma harzianum
• Trichoderma koningii
• Mycorrhizae
Crops: All crop types.
Tank Compatibility: Can be co-applied with other fertilizers. Should not be mixed with pesticides.
SEED-COAT Wettable Powder

Bontera Seed-Coat is a highly concentrated, organic formulation

consisting of a broad-spectrum microbial consortium that is specially
designed to stimulate seed germination and emerging roots and shoots.

Key Benefits of Seed-Coat: Beneficial Microbes in Seed-Coat

Include:
• Helps create optimal soil
conditions for seed germination • Bacillus pumilus
• Maintains acidic pH in soil for • Bacillus megaterium
seed germination and root • Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
development • Bacillus licheniformis
• Improves availability and uptake • Bacillus subtilis
of nutrients • Azospirillum brasilense
• Enhances overall health of seeds • Azotobacter chroococcum
and roots • Mycorrhizae, including several of
• Helps fix atmospheric nitrogen Glomus and Rhizopogon species,

Crops: Can be used to coat corn and all kinds of legume, grain, fruit, and herbaceous crop seeds and a wide
variety of grass seeds.
Application: Can be added to planter box or mixed with carbon.
DEL MAR Water-Soluble
Micronutrient Seaweed Extract

Nutrient availability is a vital aspect of improving soil fertility, root

development, and crop production. Bontera Del Mar is an organically rich,
water-soluble powder product which contains an extract of brown seaweed.
This marine algae is an abundant source of polysaccharides, polyunsaturated
fatty acids, enzymes, bioactive peptides, and over 70 vitamins and minerals.
Bontera Del Mar is shown to be effective in stimulating plant growth,
improving nutrient uptake efficiency, and providing tolerance against
abiotic stresses. Bontera Del Mar is most effective when used with products
containing beneficial soil microbes.

Key Benefits of Impact: Source of Algae:

• Enhances plant health • Ascophyllum nodosum
• Stimulates plant growth
• Improves nutrient availability
• Enhances nutrient uptake
• Provides better tolerance
against stresses
Crops: All crop types.
Tank Compatibility: Can be co-applied with other fertilizers and pesticides.

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 High Performing Trichoderma Species
TRICHO-POWER Water-Soluble Powder Concentrate

Bontera Tricho-Power is a highly effective and powerful blend of

all-naturally occurring beneficial soil fungi, designed to stimulate the
plant’s rhizosphere.
The Trichoderma strains were selected specifically for their aggressive
growth and plant growth promoting capabilities. Some of these strains
have also been shown to exhibit disease suppression properties and
have been reported as mycoparasites of various plant pathogenic fungi.

Key Benefits of Tricho-Power: Beneficial Microbes

in Tricho-Power include:
• Stimulates root development
• Improves plant’s resistance to • Trichoderma asperellum
stresses • Trichoderma hamatum
• Improves overall plant health • Trichoderma harzianum
• Improves crop quality • Trichoderma koningii
• Improves soil biological condition • Trichoderma viride

Crops: All crop types.

Tank Compatibility: Can be co-applied with other fertilizers. Should not be mixed with pesticides.

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NITROFIX High Performing Nitrogen Fixing Microbes
Water-Soluble Powder Concentrate

Nitrogen fixation in the soil is a key process in making nitrogen

containing nutrients available to the plant. Bontera NitroFix, is
a powder product containing a broad spectrum of beneficial
microbes with a strong emphasis on efficient nitrogen fixation, seed
germination, and root development. Bontera Nitrofix is best used as
an in-furrow soil application and can also be used as a seed coating.

Key Benefits of Nitrofix: Beneficial Microbes

in Nitrofix include:
• Promotes efficient nitrogen fixation
• Improves nitrogen availability • Rhizobium spp.
• Helps seed germination • Bradyrhizobium spp.
• Helps early-stage root • Azosprillum spp.
development • Azotobacter spp.
• Stimulates plant growth • Paenibacillus spp.
• Enhances plant health • Gluconacetobacter spp.

Crops: Legume crops and all other bean crops as well as corn.
Tank Compatibility: Can be co-applied with other fertilizers and pesticides.

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NT-10 Biological Soil Improvement
Water-Soluble Powder Concentrate

Nematode damage in crops is mainly due to biological imbalances in

the soil. Essentially, there are too many root-feeding nematodes and
too few beneficial organisms to keep nematode population in check.
Bontera NT-10 contains naturally occurring and versatile soil microbes
that helps to restore the balance in the soil food web and grow
stronger healthier plants.

Key Benefits of NT-10: Beneficial Microbes in NT-10

Include:
• Control nematode population
• Protect root system • Bacillus firmus
• Improve root development • Bacillus cereus
• Promotes plant growth • Streptomyces lydicus

Crops: All crop types.

Tank Compatibility: Can be co-applied with other fertilizers. Should not be mixed with pesticides.

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 Microbial Enhancer
PC-10 Water-Soluble Powder Concentrate

Bontera PC-10 contains a powerful blend of naturally occurring

biocontrol agents that are very effective against a wide variety of foliar,
stem and root diseases, root knots and several predominant insects that
serve as disease carriers. The product is able to enhance the microbiome
of the soil and plant, which effectively provides protection against insect
pest damage.

Key Benefits of PC-10: Beneficial Microbes in PC-10

Include:
• Helps to restore the microbial
balance • Bacillus thuringiensis
• Provides protection against a • Metarhizium anisopliae
range of diseases • Streptomyces griseoviridis
• Protects the foliar and leafage
of the plant

Crops: All crop types.

Tank Compatibility: Can be co-applied with other fertilizers. Should not be mixed with pesticides.

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 BONTERA APPLICATION GUIDELINES
Soil Application Foliar Application Seed Application
Product Bag Size
Range per Bag Frequency Range per Bag Frequency Range per Bag

20 acres per In furrow at time 40 acres per One time per One bag per 880lb
SA-10 1kg / 2.2lbs application of planting application month (400kg) of seed

One 40lb pail will

Seed-Coat 40lb pail Not for soil use Not for soil use Not for foliar use Not for foliar use coat approximately
25,000lb of seed

20 acres first
In furrow at time 20-40 acres per One time per
Del Mar 1kg / 2.2lbs application, 40
of planting application month
acres after that

10 acres first
In furrow at time 40 acres per Every other week
Tricho-Power 1kg / 2.2lbs application, 20
application (or as necessary)
of planting
acres after that

20 acres per In furrow at time One bag per 880lb

Nitrofix 1kg / 2.2lbs Not for foliar use Not for foliar use (400kg) of seed
application of planting

10 acres first
At time of planting 40 acres per
NT-10 1kg / 2.2lbs application, 20
+ 4 weeks after application
As necessary
acres after that

10 acres per In furrow at time 10 acres per

PC-10 100g / 3.5oz application application
Apply weekly
of planting

Storage & Handling: Store product in a cool dry place until ready to use.
Once mixed with water, use within 12-24 hours. All powders are good for 3 years. Nitrofix – 18 months.
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© Bontera BioAg • Plano, TX 75093 • [email protected]

www.bontera.com

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