Mycophyto
Presentation
Scientific knowledge concerning mycorrhizal symbiosis has highlighted the role of the links between organisms in the world of fungi and plants. Adapting this scientific knowledge to agriculture, Mycophyto, a Deep Tech start-up and spin-off from INRAE and UCA (Université Côte d'Azur), is inventing the agriculture of tomorrow thanks to mycorrhizal fungi, natural plant biostimulants.
Solution
Mycophyto develops, produces and offers to agricultural professionals efficient biological solutions by adapting scientific knowledge and technologies related to possible symbioses between plants and indigenous mycorrhizal fungi. The company proposes soil audit, extraction of fungi, their evaluation, enumeration and multiplication in the laboratory in the South of France, before reinjection into the soil, either in liquid form or in micro-organules.
Key advantages
Mycophyto's biological solutions, adapted to all kinds of crops, allow to increase yields while boosting the natural biodiversity of the soil. These microbiosolutions limit pollutant inputs to plants while allowing them to better capture nutrients. The mushroom-plant symbioses allow the latter to be more resistant to biotic and abiotic stress, and thus to limit or even stop the use of pesticides and insecticides. By enriching the soil with adapted organic matter, Mycophyto makes crops more productive while reducing their environmental footprint, in particular by avoiding pollution of water tables and waterways.
Facts & Figures
Mycophyto is a French startup co-founded in 2017 by Justine Lipuma and Christine Poncet. The company has 11 employees. Mycophyto is active in France and internationally with clients such as the PPAM sector (medicinal plants), local authorities, and market gardening or wine cooperatives. The startup has already received more than 12 awards since its creation. With INRIA, Mycophyto is developing an algorithm to obtain a giant "snapshot" of territories to adapt solutions locally.
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