12/06/2026
Biological products often perform well in trials and controlled conditions, but underperform in commercial nursery production.
Why?
In my experience, the answer is rarely the biology alone. It is formulation, delivery, timing, cost per hectare — and whether the product fits the grower’s real production system.
That gap is the focus of my session at FutureGrow Expo 2026: Nursery of the Future, organised by the Horticultural Trades Association, on 6 October 2026 at NAEC Stoneleigh, Warwickshire.
Biological products already have a clear role in modern horticulture. The next challenge is making them more reliable, practical and cost-effective in commercial nursery systems — and that means looking beyond the active ingredient alone.
Formulation matters.
Delivery matters.
Timing matters.
Cost per hectare matters.
Grower fit matters.
At Bionema Group Limited, our work focuses on biological crop protection and plant health technologies that can move beyond controlled conditions to deliver consistent performance in real production systems.
My talk will cover biological control and plant health in ornamentals; why formulation and delivery determine performance, cost, and consistency; and what the industry needs to do next to accelerate adoption.
I look forward to joining the discussion at FutureGrow Expo 2026 — and to hearing directly from nursery growers about where biologicals are working, where they are not yet working, and what needs to change.
If you are a nursery grower, adviser or producer attending FutureGrow Expo, come and speak to me — I would value hearing your practical experience with biologicals in real production systems.
Minshad Ansari
