Groundwork BioAg Rootella Mycorrhizal Inoculants

Groundwork BioAg is a global bioagriculture company with offices in Israel, the USA, Brazil, India and China. It makes mycorrhizal fungi inoculants that extend crop root systems, improve phosphorus uptake and help crops tolerate drought and salinity, and it describes its product as the first cost-effective mycorrhizal solution for mainstream agriculture.

The Rootella family reaches up to 167,000 viable propagules per gram and comes in formats for each use: wettable powder and concentrated liquid for seed treatment, fine powder for in-furrow use, flakes for growing media and grow packs for transplanting, with filters for row crops, rice, sugar cane, vegetables and trees. Rootella Carbon, verified under Verra VM0042, lets growers earn soil carbon credits from mycorrhizal carbon storage, with up to 70% of net proceeds going to growers.

• Rootella X and L: wettable powder and concentrated liquid for seed treatment and liquid applications.
• Rootella F and Forte: fine powders for in-furrow and seed treatment use.
• Rootella P, G and T: dusting powder, growing-media flakes and transplant grow packs for specialty crops.
• High propagule density: up to 167,000 viable propagules per gram.
• Rootella Carbon: Verra VM0042 verified soil carbon program with a BBB rating from BeZero Carbon.
• Broad crop fit: options for row crops, rice, sugar cane, vegetables and trees.

• Sugar companies supplying mycorrhizal inoculants to contract cane growers to cut phosphorus use.
• Rice seed and input firms in saline-affected Mekong Delta areas adding a root-enhancing seed treatment.
• Nurseries for coffee, durian and vegetables using growing-media formulations at transplanting.

• Higher yields: the company reports about 5-15% higher yields.
• Less phosphorus: up to 40% less phosphorus fertilizer needed.
• Carbon income: Rootella Carbon reports 1.5-3.5 tCO2e per acre per year, with up to 70% of net credit proceeds to growers.
• Proven scale: 24 million acres applied globally across 23 established commercial markets.

High phosphate prices and declining soil health are driving interest in inoculants that improve nutrient uptake, while soil carbon programs give growers a second revenue stream. Large crop protection firms are partnering with biological specialists, and rice, sugar cane and vegetable systems in Vietnam and Southeast Asia face salinity and drought stress.

Offices in Israel, the USA, Brazil, India and China, with 24 million acres applied and 23 commercial markets reported through 2026. Ranked third on Fast Company's list of most innovative food and agriculture companies. Signed a strategic partnership with Syngenta in July 2026; Rootella Carbon credits are verified under Verra VM0042 and rated BBB by BeZero Carbon.