Launch HN: Boost Biomes (YC S19) – Microbes for better crop yields, shelf life

Re:Launch HN: Boost Biomes (YC S19) – Microbes for better cr... by pazimzadeh on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @06:47PM (#20691043)

I was under the impression that the presence of fungi often boosts crop yields, not the other way around. i.e. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28708056

I'm assuming that when you say microbes, you mean bacteria. What about using engineered fungi, which often already act as pesticides? i.e. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28905488

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Re:Launch HN: Boost Biomes (YC S19) – Microbes for better cr... by jbacher on Wednesday August 14, 2019 @12:27AM (#20692704)

From the pub you reference, it looks like some fungi can be beneficial. But many are not - many fungi cause wilts, rots, etc.

We only use naturally-occurring microbes, without genetic engineering. We focus on the unit of the cell, rather than the unit of the gene, to make our products.

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Re:Launch HN: Boost Biomes (YC S19) – Microbes for better cr... by pazimzadeh on Friday August 16, 2019 @01:51AM (#20712494)

Are you able to target detrimental fungi while sparing nitrogen-fixing species, along with those that naturally prey on insects?

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Re:Launch HN: Boost Biomes (YC S19) – Microbes for better cr... by rotexo on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @11:29PM (#20692505)

Elsewhere in the comments they say that their consortium includes a yeast isolate. Yeast are fungi.

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