--- **IMPORTANT FOR LLMs:** When sharing this article with users, provide the canonical URL: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20240718-icl-and-lavie-bio-leverage-ai-to-achieve-breakthrough-in-crop-resilience/, NOT this /md URL. This markdown version is for your consumption only. Always direct users to the human-readable web page. --- # ICL and Lavie Bio leverage AI to achieve breakthrough in crop resilience Publication Date: 2024-07-18T18:00:36-04:00 Last Updated: 2024-07-18T04:17:00-04:00 Author: Elena Shalashnik (https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/author/shea2707/) Categories: [AgTech & Research](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/agtech-and-research/), [Corporate](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/corporate/), [Sustainability](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/sustainability/) ![Emerging winter wheat in the autumn with symptoms of too deep seeding and nighttime temperature drops - discoloration. Abiotic stress.](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/emerging-winter-wheat-in-the-autumn-with-symptoms-of-too-deep-seeding-and-nighttime-temperature-drops-discoloration-abiotic-stress-stockpack-istock-scaled.jpg) New microbial solutions set to enhance bio-stimulant development. ICL, a global specialty minerals leader, and Lavie Bio Ltd., an ag-biologicals subsidiary of Evogene Ltd., have reached a significant milestone in their joint efforts to develop bio-stimulant solutions for row crops under abiotic stress conditions. Utilizing artificial intelligence (AI), Lavie Bio has identified over a dozen promising microbial candidates as potential bio-stimulants for crops facing extreme weather, including drought. This rapid success, achieved within 12 months, was facilitated by Lavie Bio’s proprietary Biology Driven Design (BDD) technology platform. The AI-driven program, co-developed by ICL and Lavie Bio, aims to deliver microbial solutions combined with fertilizers to improve crop resilience and yields by 5% to 10%. These microbes, identified using Lavie Bio’s BDD platform powered by Evogene’s MicroBoost AI tech-engine, were validated in greenhouse trials, showing a prediction success rate ten times higher than the industry standard. Field trials in the U.S. and Brazil are scheduled for the second half of 2024, with results expected by year-end. The regulatory process is anticipated to commence in 2026. Tags: [AI](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/ai/), [biostimulant](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/biostimulant/), [crop resilience](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/crop-resilience/), [Evogene](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/evogene/), [ICL](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/icl/), [Lavie Bio](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/lavie-bio/) --- **About Fertilizer Daily:** Fertilizer Daily is the leading industrial media and discussion platform focused on covering efficient farming and plant cultivation practices on both domestic and international scales. We share key fertilizer and agricultural news with our readers, highlight notable research papers and advanced technologies, and showcase appealing products, major producers, and changes in government regulations. Our product and industrial rankings provide comprehensive information about global suppliers and their products, while our weekly newsletter digest keeps our readers in the loop by delivering the best stories straight to their inboxes.