Spain’s Fertiberia has announced the launch of NSAFE, which it says is the first microbiological development on the market with a nitrification inhibiting effect. It said the technology allows fertilizers to enrich the soil through their microbial nature, thereby offering a more efficient and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional chemically synthesized inhibitors.
“This pioneering technology protects nitrogen and prolongs its activity, remaining active in the soil for a longer amount of time and allowing plants to absorb it more slowly,” said Alfredo Segura, Commercial Director of Grupo Fertiberia. “And it does so with a twist: respecting microbial life and without having an impact on microorganisms present in the soil.”
The company said NSAFE does not act on ammoniacal nitrogen (NH4+) like synthetic inhibitors do, but instead acts on nitric nitrogen (NO3-) directly, being able to absorb it in its organic structure in protein form and release it in organic nitrogen form at the end of its life cycle.
Fertiberia said the product, which took more than six years of research, will initially be launched in the Spanish market, where it is already registered by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food. The company said procedures are underway for the NSAFE’s internationalization.