EcoPep
Entered program in 2025Enhancing crop resilience and yield using plant peptide hormones for sustainable agriculture.
Our project leverages plant peptide hormones (PPH) to enhance root growth, improving drought resilience and crop yields. We developed a novel bacterial strain for scalable PPH production, overcoming previous production limitations. Early trials show over 25% root growth increase in barley and maize. To showcase the full potential for sustainable agriculture, we are expanding testing to additional crops, further validating PPHs’ broad applicability.
This project is supported by Spin-outs Denmark, a unique program that invests in researchers who create more impact by starting research-based companies.