2023-07-03 02:00:00
In December, the entrepreneurs of the Conscientes program signed the climate solutions company. An engineer who participates in this project recounted that “the same week that we planted in San Javier, 45,000 hectares burned in Salta, and hundreds more in Tucumán. We began to wonder how we could scale our project. In one day, with 400 volunteers, we planted 3.5 hectares. Now, in one working day, a drone can reforest 20”. Indeed, the new initiative employs drones up to two meters in diameter equipped with planting technology to precisely and efficiently plant trees in deforested areas. “These drones can plant thousands of trees in a day, which is much faster and more efficient than traditional planting methods,” explained the company manager. In addition, new “bombs” are used, modified to guarantee the survival of the seeds.” They are native seeds with a chemical treatment. Traditionally, in order to germinate, a seed needs to be ingested by an animal, pass through the digestive tract, and be expelled. What we do is select the best ones and we test them with a consortium of bacteria (fungi, compost and other promoters) that cover them. These natural components give them better germinative conditions”, explained a biotechnologist from the group. They are packaged in a 17 mm ball, biodegradable, compostable and biosoluble. With laboratory tests, the germination rate is 100%.
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