The Advanced Biofuel Center is a bioenergy crop research and development company that is meeting global demand for sustainable plant oil, specializing in the development of Moringa as a low-cost, sustainable source of oil, recently announced the launch of MOMAX 3, a proprietary cultivar of Moringa optimized for Moringa growing conditions with yields 300 percent greater than existing varieties.
MOMAX 3 is the first elite cultivar developed through the ABC's MOMAX Moringa Optimization Platform known as Moringa India. The platform provides growers and plantation developers with access to the highest yielding and most profitable Moringa in the world, specifically optimized for their unique growing conditions.
The result of 7 years of applied investment and research is reflected in MOMAX3 Perennial Moringa cultivar, a suite of enabling technologies and an ambition to transform Moringa into a versatile crop for diverse agricultural and climatic environments.
- ABC’s ability to achieve Seeds yields of 7MT/ha and greater in Year 1‐3 have been ascribed to the confluence of several important traits influencing yield:
- high number of seeds per fruit (this elite produces a large percentage of average 18‐seeded pods)
- the comparatively heavy seed weight (over 30 grams/100 seed)
- expressed early flowering trait (both after seeding and pruning) in comparison to the other conventional varieties.
ABC reports an achieved rate of germination of between 90%‐95% when direct seeding its MOMAX3 Improved seeds.
Reduced Time to Maturity
ABC reports that its MOMAX3 Improved are able to realize something close to full assumed productivity between years 1 and 3 from germination. Current ABC Improved seeds have a reported average oil content of 40%
Ability to Scale
The ABC’s commercial seed production programme is claimed to provide the necessary scaling and deployment capabilities to meet customers’ needs.
Sustainability
ABC’s MOMAX3 Improved seeds have been developed to maximize an array of superior traits, including the ability to grow on under‐utilized lands.
The MOMAX3 Moringa cultivar is capable of producing commercial quantities of high quality and quantity seeds oil and it exhibits a capacity for desirable characteristics including:
- Faster growth For higher yields at early age just after 4-6 months
- Superior branching More flower bearing branches
- Stronger tissue / fibre for stronger branches trunks
- Open shorter bushy morphology
- More sunlight to flowering branches, greater yield per plant, and easier harvesting
- Tighter flowering pattern and thus more uniform fruit maturation ripening , commercial plantations require more concentrated harvesting periods for efficiency and cost control
- Increased resistance to biotic and abiotic stress factors.
The yields and profitability of MOMAX3 and the MOMAX platform far exceed what is currently available through existing varieties of Moringa,"
MOMAX3 increases the profitability of Moringa to greater than 300 percent above existing commercial varieties. This equates to more than 950 gallons per ha , enabling the large-scale growth of the oil industry and development opportunities for community farmers, plantation developers and renewable energy investors.
The Advanced Biofuel Center's MOMAX3 cultivar has enhanced fruit yield, pest resistance, soil adaptation, improved flowering capabilities, uniformity and improved harvesting, all of which enhance profitability per ha of the crop.
"MOMAX 3 is the tip of the iceberg in the development of Moringa as a seed oil crop
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