Is Your Corn Crop Ready for This Year’s Stress?
How StrongSoil Helps Corn Adapt and Thrive Under Pressure
With unpredictable weather, shifting disease pressures, and soil fatigue from years of synthetic inputs, today's crops face stress like never before. If you’re looking to break that cycle and build long-term resilience into your soil, the question going into the summer months isn’t just “How do I get more yield this season?”—it’s “Is my crop ready for this year’s stress?”
The Answer Starts Underground
At Chonex, we believe the best defense is a biologically strong offense. That’s why StrongSoil® delivers a critical mass of diverse, highly functional microbiology—including beneficial bacteria, fungi, and protozoa—along with essential nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and calcium, plus chitin, a key material for boosting plant health and natural defense.
Unlike inputs that disrupt your soil’s balance, StrongSoil® works with the biology already in your field, quickly amplifying native microbial activity and improving overall soil health. The result? A thriving, resilient underground ecosystem that helps your crops stand strong under stress.
Backed by BeCrop® Trials
StrongSoil was tested in independent BeCrop® Trials by Biome Makers. Using soil microbiome analysis, satellite imagery, and yield data, the trials tracked how StrongSoil influences biological function.
The results show that across corn trial sites, StrongSoil enhanced nutrient cycling, boosted plant stress adaptation, and improved microbial defenses —without compromising the natural balance of your soil.
Here’s what stood out in corn:
Enhanced Nutrient Cycling
Healthy soil biology is key to unlocking fertility. StrongSoil increased microbial communities responsible for cycling nitrogen and mobilizing nutrients like calcium, magnesium, copper, and chlorine—nutrients essential for growth and grain fill.
+18% capacity to deliver plant-available nitrogen
+5–7% increased mobilization of potassium and chlorine
Stronger Stress Adaptation
Stress doesn’t wait until the end of the season. Heat, drought, and pathogens can strike early and often. With StrongSoil, corn trials saw:
+109% increase in microbes that produce salicylic acid, a key hormone that helps plants adapt to stress and fight off disease
Boosted production of abscisic acid and microbial glues, which help plants maintain water use efficiency and structure under pressure
These adaptations were especially important under heat and water stress, and patterns matched what we saw in cotton trials as well.
Microbial Disease Defense
When the soil microbiome is thriving, it fights back. StrongSoil trials showed:
Shifts in pathogen load
Increases in microbial groups that suppress fungal pathogens, root-feeding nematodes, and root-feeding insects
Each site responded uniquely, reinforcing our belief that regenerative approaches should work with your field’s biology, not against it.
See More From the Biome Makers Study.
Is Your Corn Crop Ready?
If you’re investing in regenerative farming, building long-term soil health, or simply want your corn to handle stress better, StrongSoil is a smart place to start.
As summer approaches, it’s not too late to give your corn the boost it needs—StrongSoil can still be applied at V4. This timing supports microbial activity during a critical period of growth, helping your crop adapt to early stressors like heat, water pressure, and pathogen exposure. An in-season application at V4 reinforces root zone biology, enhances nutrient uptake, and sets your corn up for stronger performance through the rest of the season.
Backed by data, designed for biology, and proven in the field—StrongSoil feeds your soil’s future.
