Aligning with the power of nature to regenerate soil
Oath Soil Life is a microbial consortium of naturally occurring, non-GMO, beneficial soil microbes.
The diversity of the consortium addresses many of the deficiencies in depleted soils. For example, Oath Soil Life’s natural inoculant reduces the loss of key nutrients in the soil, reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers like nitrogen.
The science of Oath Soil Life
A fully characterized, diverse consortium, developed over 30 years, demonstrating broad efficacy across different ecosystems.
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We isolate and cultivate beneficial microbes from soils and plant roots for product development. Predictions of top candidates are generated from soil DNA computer models and scientific literature.
Phylogenetic tree of dozens of unique bacterial taxonomic signatures. (center shows common ancestor evolving 35M years ago)
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We sequence the genome of each microbe to identify beneficial functions (e.g., enzymatic capacity to degrade plant litter, nitrogen fixation, drought tolerance).
Wettable powder with billions of microbial cells per gram that is made into a variety of concentrations of Oath Soil Life.
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We combine several microbial species to form an enzymatically and functionally diverse soil inoculum. No genetic modification or gene editing - ever.
By analyzing a subset of 84 genomes, we identified the enzymatic capacity to produce 4,112 ‘social molecules’ responsible for interactions between microbes and plants.
Proof is in the data
The effects are considerable: carbon sequestration, yields, water conservation, plant health, and more.
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The microbial consortium in Oath Soil Life has been deployed over 25 years across thousands of crops and many soil ecosystems.
We view measurement and validation as core to our mission, and will announce a breakthrough hardware and software platform later this year.
A subset of data gathered over 20 years of field trials conducted by many institutions and universities. References
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Oath Soil Life's natural inoculant reduces the loss of nutrients in the soil, replacing or reducing the need for synthetic nitrogen.
“We saw a huge boost in nutrient density...We can hold 91% more water in the soil.”
— Adam Farrell-Wortman, Director of Horticulture, Tucson Botanical Gardens
The experts at Oath
Oath works side by side with many of the world’s most accomplished microbiologists and climate experts to restore our planet’s soil health.
Oath Science Leadership
Anna Edlund, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. Martin Voss
EVP Business Development, Field Sciences, Regulatory Affairs
Jamison McCorrison, PhD
Senior Bioinformatics Scientist
Shib Sankar Basu, PhD
Principal Scientist Research and Development Lead
Scientific Advisory Board (SAB)
Prof. Janet Jansson, Chair
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - PNNL
Prof. Tom Crowther
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Prof. John E. Fernández
MIT, USA
Prof. Jack Gilbert
UC San Diego, USA
Elaine Ingham, PhD
Soil Food Web
Prof. Paul Jensen
UC San Diego, USA
Prof. Jennifer Martiny
UC Irvine, USA
Prof. Mette Haubjerg Nicolaisen
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Prof. Joane Falcão Salles
Groningen Institute, Netherlands
Prof. Shibu Yooseph
Claremont McKenna College, USA
Climate Advisors
Mark Stevenson
Co-Founder of Cur8
Paul Hawken
Founder: Project Regeneration and Project Drawdown
Paul Stamets
CEO, Fungi Perfecti Chairman, MycoMedica
Contact us for information about Oath Soil Life for Agriculture, Pasturelands, Forests, and Turfgrass. For Oath Soil Life home and commercial products, visit our online store.
