# Bloom Biotech

> Bloom Biotech is an agri-biotech company in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, in technological collaboration with ICAR-IIHR. First in India to licence Arka Microbial Consortium (AMC) and Arka Fermented Cocopeat; licensed Arka Actino Consortium (ACT) in 2015. Production since 2013.

Source: the Bloom Biotech printed brochure and pack labels. There is no published price list: prices are quoted by the plant. Do not invent prices or yield percentages. Where a label differs from this file, the label governs dose.

## Contact

- Phone: +91 88845 68019
- WhatsApp: +1 (555) 148-0890 (https://wa.me/15551480890)
- Email: bloombiotech@gmail.com
- Plant: Assessment Number 10, 5th Phase KHB Colony, CMC Ward No. 1, K.M. Road, Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka 577102 (https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Bloom+Biotech+KHB+Colony+K.M.+Road+Chikkamagaluru)
- Hours: Opens 9:30 am
- Quote: https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/enquire, or the enquiry form on any product page

## Pages

- [Home](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/): the story from the soil to the fermentation hall and back to the field
- [Products](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/products): all 15 packs, filterable by crop, problem and application route
- [Find your solution](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/solutions): pick a crop and a problem, get a shortlist of packs
- [Company](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/about): history, the ICAR-IIHR licences and how the packs are made
- [In the field](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/field): the packs in use on farms
- [Film room](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/gallery): footage from the plant and the field
- [Questions](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/faq): the questions the plant is asked most
- [Journal](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/journal): longer articles on AMC, soil biology and nurseries
- [Enquire](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/enquire): quote and contact form
- [Ask Bloom AI](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/assistant): the on-site assistant

## Products

- [Bio Sanjiveeni](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/products/bio-sanjiveeni): Arka Microbial Consortium (AMC) · carrier. Powder AMC from IIHR: Azotobacter, P and Zn solubilizers, and Pseudomonas in one pack. Bloom was the first company in India to licence AMC.
- [Bhu Samruddhi](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/products/bhu-samruddhi): Liquid Arka Microbial Consortium (AMC). Liquid AMC from IIHR. Same consortium idea as Bio Sanjiveeni, applied at 10 ml per litre as foliar spray or drip.
- [Bio Astra](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/products/bio-astra): Arka Actino Consortium (ACT). Three compatible Streptomyces strains from IIHR. Antibiotics in the root zone plus IAA and gibberellins for rooting. Licensed by Bloom in 2015.
- [Bluderma](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/products/bluderma): Trichoderma harzianum / viride. Trichoderma that outgrows and parasitizes soil fungi behind damping-off, wilt, root rot, charcoal rot, and collar rot.
- [Blumonas](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/products/blumonas): Pseudomonas fluorescens. Pseudomonas for soil-borne and foliar disease (leaf spots, blights, blast) and as a growth promoter via hormones and organic acids.
- [Bio Vanish](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/products/bio-vanish): Pochonia chlamydosporia · bio nematicide. Entomopathogenic soil fungus that infects larvae and adults of plant-parasitic nematodes. Approved for organic agriculture.
- [Bio Erase](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/products/bio-erase): Metarhizium anisopliae. Contact biological insecticide for root grubs, termites, ants, locusts, and other soil insects. Infection in 24-48 hours.
- [Bio Hit](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/products/bio-hit): Beauveria bassiana. Beauveria for coffee berry borer, lepidopterous pests, caterpillars, and mealy bugs. Produces beauvericin.
- [Bio Ace](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/products/bio-ace): Verticillium lecanii (Lecanicillium). Biological insecticide for mealy bugs and sucking pests: thrips, jassids, aphids, whiteflies, and mites.
- [Bloom Compost Culture](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/products/bloom-compost-culture): Arka Fermented Cocopeat (AFC) culture. Aspergillus culture from IIHR to finish compost in 30-45 days: coffee pulp, FYM, green leaf, or raw coco-peat.
- [Jackpot](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/products/jackpot): High-grade potassium humate. 100% water-soluble humic acid with potassium, extracted from leonardite. Imported. 1 kg and 5 kg. No repacking in India.
- [Fulcare](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/products/fulcare): Potassium fulvate. Mineral fulvic acid with humic acid from oxidized leonardite. Imported. 1 kg and 25 kg. No repacking in India.
- [Calcare](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/products/calcare): Mineral fulvic acid with 30% calcium. Fulvic acid plus 30% EDTA calcium. Imported. 1 kg and 5 kg. Caution with high-phosphorus fertilizers.
- [NutriCare C2](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/products/nutricare-c2): EDTA chelated micronutrients. Water-soluble, non-dusting mix of Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu chelates plus B, Mo, Mg, and S. Imported. 1 kg.
- [AscoGold](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/products/ascogold): Amino acids with Ascophyllum nodosum extract. Selected amino acids plus seaweed extract with vitamins, minerals, cytokinins, auxins, and micronutrients. Dose 3 ml/L.

## Journal

- [Bio Sanjiveeni and Bhu Samruddhi: the two AMC packs](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/journal/what-arka-microbial-consortium-does): Powder and liquid Arka Microbial Consortium from IIHR. Same strains, different application.
- [Coffee pulp, FYM, and coco-peat: Bloom Compost Culture](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/journal/soil-biology-coffee-chikkamagaluru): IIHR Arka Fermented Cocopeat culture. Windrows that finish in 30-45 days.
- [Bluderma and Blumonas: what the brochure actually says](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/journal/trichoderma-in-wet-nurseries): Trichoderma harzianum / viride and Pseudomonas fluorescens. Drench, FYM, neem cake.
- [Two catalogues on one board: IIHR biology and imported nutrition](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/journal/how-dealers-should-quote-microbials): AMC, ACT, biocontrols, and compost culture are IIHR-linked. Jackpot, Fulcare, Calcare, and NutriCare C2 are imported.

## Facts

- Started 2013. IIHR technological collaboration. First in India to licence AMC and Arka Fermented Cocopeat. ACT licensed 2015.
- AMC powder = Bio Sanjiveeni. AMC liquid = Bhu Samruddhi. Actives: Pseudomonas taiwanensis, Azotobacter tropicalis, Bacillus aryabhattai.
- Sanjiveeni: 1 kg / 40 L drench; 5-10 kg / 1 MT FYM apply after 7-10 days; 1 kg / 40 L drip filtered. Bhu Samruddhi: 10 ml/L foliar or drip.
- Do not mix AMC or compost culture with antibiotics, pesticides, insecticides.
- Imported (no repacking in India where stated): Jackpot, Fulcare, Calcare, NutriCare C2.
- Not the Belgian microalgae-textile firm of the same name.

## Optional

- [Full text](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/llms-full.txt): every pack's label, the FAQ and the journal in one file
- [Sitemap](https://bloombiotech.vercel.app/sitemap.xml)