Valena^™ - OMRI-LISTED^®, Novel Fertilizer 

Primes Soil with Novel Plant Growth Technology

Growers are continuously seeking new sustainable ways to improve the health and growth of their crops. Especially young plant growers who are often at the forefront of the plant industry regarding the latest growing techniques and market trends.

At Kemin, our approach to plant health consists of giving them a great start. We believe that maximizing the potential of the growing environment where a plant grows is a more powerful option. That is why we developed Valena™.

Valena is a new generation of OMRI-Listed® fertilizer that goes beyond N.P.K nutrients. Valena is a dry powder to use at seedling or transplant that primes the growing media with a unique source of 1,3-β-glucan material derived from Kemin’s sustainable microalgae Euglena gracilis known to elicit plants’ defense responses.

Valena top dressed or soil amended, helps promote higher quality plants and crop yield, and helps with an earlier transplant.

Valena is a great sustainable alternative to traditional liquid fertilizers or biostimulants to help growers upgrade their nutritional program and reach their farming potential.

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Euglena Gracilis - Kemin's Sustainable Material For Plant Growth

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS:

• β-glucan.....................................>50%
• Total Nitrogen (N) .......................>2%
• Total Phosphorus (P₂O₅) ..........>1%
• Total Potassium (K₂O) ................>1%

THE KEMIN DIFFERENCE - NOT ALL β-GLUCANS ARE THE SAME

Unlike other β-glucan, our 1,3-β-glucan is unique to Euglena and has the highest purity form currently available on the market, with a concentration of fifty percent compared to other types of glucans (i.e. laminarin 2-9%) extracted from other sources.

Valena has a unique mode of action. When incorporated into the growing media, it breaks down and releases its active ingredients 1,3-β-glucan, known to elicit plants’ defense responses.

Scientific research showed that substances like 1,3-β-glucan are viewed as Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns (PAMPs) by Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs)^1-4 present naturally in plant cells, meaning that the presence of Valena in the soil can be mistaken for pathogens^3,5,6 by the plant.

Normally, a plant increases nutrient uptake to fight off potential pathogens. However, when there is an increase in nutrient uptake with no real pathogenic threat, the growing media has been primed to encourage the nutritional uptake favorable to plant growth^7-9.