AMI Product of the Year 2023- TERI Superrhiza

The prestigious prize recognizes a commercial product derived from microbiology research, with special consideration given to those products that have addressed the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Uttam Superrhiza, marketed by Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited in India, is manufactured by the not-for-profit institute, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI),

Disruptive mycorrhizal

A disruptive mycorrhiza product, Uttam Superrihza is powered by the native biofilm-forming microbiome of the endo mycorrhiza fungi and was developed by the Sustainable Agriculture Programme's Mycorrhizal Biofromulation Research team led by Dr Mandira Kochar.

Mycorrhizae are fungal associations between plant roots and beneficial fungi which effectively extend the root area of plants through their hyphae. The product's USP is no contamination, superior-quality, viable mycorrhiza spores that provide superior functional benefits across different edapho-climatic zones.

In the first year of its launch by Chambal Fertilizers in India, 1900 tonnes of Uttam Superrihiza granular mycorrhiza product sold in the market- enough to fertilize 450000 acres of agricultural land.