Regeneration
We bring soil back to life with a purposefully selected community of bacteria and fungi.
agriCARBON · research and development
MicroCHAR® – the perfect biochar
We have drawn the very most out of biochar. MicroCHAR® is the result of years of research and development: biochar given properties and functions tailored precisely to the needs of a specific soil.
- Biochar
- soil knowledge
- scaling
- MicroCHAR®
Granular MicroCHAR for application at sowing, close to the roots; screened FertiCHAR for broadcast application; fine SuperCHAR for application with irrigation water. All three serve tree planting and cultivation as well.
We understand biochar
We know what biochar can do – and how to put it to work
Restored fertility
We give soil back its ability to nourish plants on its own.
Decarbonisation
Restored fertility reduces the use of industrial fertilisers and, with it, farming emissions. It opens the way to organic farming under EU rules.
What perfect means
Everything biochar offers, in one product
The most from biochar
We use the full potential of its porous structure.
Completeness
Nutrients, living component and carrier form a single whole.
Scaling
The perfection of MicroCHAR lies in composing it for each soil individually.
Function on demand
We choose its properties by the goal: regeneration, fertility, or both.
How it works
Biochar designed for a specific soil
The porous structure of biochar is a carrier into which we load exactly what the soil needs.
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Tailored nutrients
Macro- and micronutrients in any composition, matched to the soil and the crop.
2
Living component
Bacteria and fungi selected to revive the soil, assembled as a cooperating community.
3
Awakening on site
Everything in the biochar lies dormant and awakens in the target environment.
Development and validation
Years of work and eight specialist institutions behind MicroCHAR
MicroCHAR® was developed as a complete research programme, from formulation through registration to validation in the field and in soil life. Every step is documented.
Development
Formulation, production process and microgranule prototype were developed with the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague and the Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, including mycorrhiza testing.
Registration
Three forms of MicroCHAR are registered with the Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture (ÚKZÚZ) as a biotised soil conditioner with state-verified nutrient and microorganism content.
Validation
Field and greenhouse trials with VÚKROM and the European Test Farms pilot programme. Soil microbiome sequencing at Masaryk University demonstrated that MicroCHAR changes the composition of soil life. Selected bacterial and fungal strains are deposited in the Czech Collection of Microorganisms.
Contributing institutions: Czech University of Life Sciences Prague · Mendel University in Brno · Masaryk University · Institute of Botany CAS · VÚKROM · VŠTE · ÚKZÚZ · Czech Collection of Microorganisms
The project in brief
MicroCHAR® on video
Patent protection
MicroCHAR® is protected know-how
The MicroCHAR production process is protected by a Czech patent and a European patent with unitary effect in 18 EU countries. agriCARBON s.r.o. owns the patents and the know-how.
Patents
CZ 309512 · EP 4 452 905 B1 (unitary effect: AT, BE, BG, DE, DK, EE, FI, FR, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI)
International application
PCT/CZ2022/000028 (WO 2023/116953)
Patent applications
US 18/772,738 · JP 2024-538295 · BR112024012832-6
Trademark
CZ 385700
Get in touch
Interested in MicroCHAR®?
Contact agriCARBON to learn more about the product or cooperation.
email@a-carbon.eu