The government has registered 101 more biostimulants this week under the Fertiliser Control Order (FCO) taking the total notified formulations to 146.
Through the extraordinary gazette notifications on August 13, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, notified the biostimulant product formulations such as extracts of seaweed, Brassica Juncea seed extract, Cytokinin, Glutamic acid, Humalite, Humic acid and Fulvic acid derivatives among others.
Earlier in May this year, the government had notified 34 biostimulants, while 11 were registered during May 2024. In 2021, the biostimulants were officially incorporated into the FCO, categorising them as distinct class of fertilisers.
