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Research

We develop efficient & sustainable Fertilizers

Sustainable Materials | Nutrient Use Efficiency | Circular Economy

AI-ML-driven service

Soil Diagnostics & Agronomic Intelligence

Precision Agriculture through farm care and soil health…

Next-generation fertilizers / Products

Carbon Credit & Climate-resilient Agriculture

Enabling every farmer to sequester carbon in soil…

Science / AI-ML-driven agriculture

Artificial Intelligence in agriculture

Real-time soil-plant data-based decision-making in fertilizer use…

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Laboratory reaction set-up at NRL Soil sampling in the field Farm care at the NRL site Researcher at the NRL laboratory
Fig. 01 — LaboratoryNRL at work
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02 — About us

We are a startup aiming to transform and tune India’s fertilizer industry and farming practices to climate change and the circular bioeconomy, enabling India to achieve its SDG goals.

Materials science+ Soil dynamics+ Agronomy+ Real-time crop & soil data→ AI-ML→ Whole agronomic intelligence
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03 — Below the surface

Agriculture begins below the surface.

01 / 06 · Surface Farm care Precision Agriculture through farm care and soil health…
02 / 06 · Soil Soil diagnostics Soil testing services and soil health card, with sample collection from the farm.
03 / 06 · Root zone Nutrient use efficiency New fertilizers capable of efficient delivery of macro- and micronutrients.
04 / 06 · Matrix Soil physics · Diffusion in soil matrix Research into soil dynamics: how nutrients move through the soil matrix.
05 / 06 · Material Material discovery Materials science, organic synthesis and inorganic chemistry, applied to fertilizers.
06 / 06 · Data Agronomic intelligence Real-time soil-plant data-based decision-making in fertilizer use…
NRL farm care site
HORIZON AHORIZON B
RHIZOSPHERE
SOIL MATRIX · DIFFUSION
ĤΨ = EΨ
Y = Ymax · min(Rl0 / Rl0*)

Research, products and services from one laboratory.

04 — What we do
01

Research

New fertilizers capable of efficient delivery of macro- and micronutrients.

  • Material discovery
  • Nutrient use efficiency
  • Soil, water & environment
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02

Products

Next-generation fertilizers, from available plant growth enhancers to formulations in research and field trials.

  • Organic & organo-mineral fertilizers
  • Hybrid fertilizers & biofertilizers
  • Plant growth enhancers
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03

Services

AI-ML-driven soil diagnostics and agronomic intelligence for precision agriculture.

  • Soil testing & soil health card
  • Fertilizer recommendation
  • AI-ML fertilizer planning
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05 — Research

Research begins beneath the surface.

Our primary research activities revolve around the development of new fertilizers capable of efficient delivery of macro- and micronutrients. We also conduct research in modern soil science, agronomy, and crop care under the broad shadow of climate change.

SOILMATERIALSNUTRIENTSPLANTSDATADECISIONS
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AREA OF RESEARCHRESEARCHER
01 Material discovery Dr. Lahur Mani Verma
02 Nutrient use efficiency Dr. Lahur Mani Verma
03 Soil, water & environment Dr. Lahur Mani Verma
04 Organic synthesis Dr. Vipin Singh
05 Drug discovery Dr. Vipin Singh
06 Soft matter physics Dr. Vikki Anand Varma
07 Non-equilibrium processes Dr. Vikki Anand Varma
08 Soil physics Mr. Surya Mani Verma
09 Diffusion in soil matrix Mr. Surya Mani Verma
10 Inorganic chemistry Dr. Indresh Verma
11 Sensing Dr. Indresh Verma
12 Environment All researchers

Turning soil data into agronomic intelligence.

06 — AI-ML-driven serviceSoil Diagnostics & Agronomic Intelligence
01 Soil sample Sample collection from the farm.
02 Testing Soil testing services and soil health card. Instrument: STFIR Pusa, New Delhi.
03 Data Real-time data on crops and soil.
04 Analysis Advanced research in materials science, soil dynamics, and agronomy informs how results are read.
05 AI-ML An AI-ML-based digital recommender for fertilizer planning.
06 Recommendation Fertilizer recommendation — data- and test-informed, agroclimatic zone and crop-based.
07 Farm action Precision agriculture through farm care and soil health.
Soil sample collection on the farm
NRL soil testing laboratoryINSTRUMENT: STFIR PUSA, NEW DELHI
Y = Ymax · min( Rl0 / Rl0* )AGRONOMIC INTELLIGENCE
FERTILIZER RECOMMENDATION
BasisData- and test-informed
ZoneAgroclimatic zone-based
CropCrop-based
PlanningAI-ML digital recommender
Farm care at the NRL site

Next-generation fertilizers.

AvailableField trialsResearch
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Product photograph — sugar press mud-based organic fertilizer
01 / 05Conventionally known
Material image — organo-mineral granules, research sample
02 / 05Under research
Field-trial photograph — hybrid fertilizer plots
03 / 05Under field trials
Microscopy image — biofertilizer culture, research
04 / 05Under research
Product photograph — plant growth enhancer
05 / 05Available
08 — Science / AI-ML-driven agriculture

Intelligence for every field.

Real-time soil-plant data-based decision-making in fertilizer use…

  1. AField
  2. BSoil grid & data points
  3. CCrop zones
  4. DRecommended nutrient zones
AERIAL FOOTAGE — INDIAN FARM PLOTS, DRONE, TOP-DOWN
ZONE AZONE BZONE C
09 — Our services
Soil testing services and soil health cardInstrument: STFIR Pusa, New DelhiSample collection from the farm Fertilizer recommendationData- and test-informedAgroclimatic zone and crop-based Fertilizer planning & recommendationAI-ML-based digital recommender
10 — Climate

Carbon Credit & Climate-resilient Agriculture

Enabling every farmer to sequester carbon in soil…

We strive to make carbon credits available to farmers through sustainable agri-practices.

CO₂ Plant Root Soil Organic carbon Soil health CARBON
CYCLE

NRL at work

11 — In the lab and on the farm
NRL researcher working at the laboratory bench
Research01
Soil sampling in the field
Soil sampling02
Farm care — crop structure at the NRL site
Farm Care03

The scientists behind NRL.

12 — Team
Dr. Lahur Mani Verma Dr. Vipin Singh Dr. Vikki Anand Varma Mr. Surya Mani Verma Dr. Indresh Verma
Scientific Lead, NRL Dr. Lahur Mani Verma MTech, Mol. Eng. (2018), PhD Chem. (2024), IIT Delhi, Postdoc (2024-2026) Chemistry IIT Delhi | CRDT | Volcani Institute | The Hebrew University, Israel Material discoveryNutrient Use efficiencySoil, Water & Environment
Associate NRL Dr. Vipin Singh PhD Organic Chem. (2022), IISc Bangalore, Postdoc (2024-26) IISc Bangalore, PI Industries Limited, Cornell University, USA Organic synthesisDrug discoveryEnvironment
Associate NRL Dr. Vikki Anand Varma PhD Computational Physics (2024), IIT Delhi, Postdoc (2024-26) IIT Delhi, Aalto University, Finland Soft matter physicsNon-equilibrium processesEnvironment
Associate, NRL Mr. Surya Mani Verma MSc Physics (2020), MASS IGNOU Lucknow University | NRL Private Limited Soil PhysicsDiffusion in Soil MatrixEnvironment
Associate NRL Dr. Indresh Verma PhD Inorganic Chem. (2024), IIT Kanpur, Postdoc (2024-26) Palacký University, Czech Republic Inorganic chemistrySensingEnvironment
13 — Outreach

As part of our Corporate social responsibility, we support rural quality education and environmental preservation activities.

EDUCATIONALMoti International School SOCIAL SERVICE & PHILANTHROPYSatyarth Foundation
14 — Contact

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