TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 9
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 9
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 9
1.3 OVERVIEW OF CALIFORNIA BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET 10
1.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 11
1.5 LIMITATIONS 11
1.6 MARKETS COVERED 12
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 14
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 14
2.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 15
2.3 DBMR TRIPOD DATA VALIDATION MODEL 16
2.4 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 19
2.5 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 20
2.6 MULTIVARIATE MODELING 21
2.7 PRODUCT TIMELINE CURVE 21
2.8 SECONDARY SOURCES 22
2.9 ASSUMPTIONS 22
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 23
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 25
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 26
5.1 DRIVERS 28
5.1.1 INCREASIG NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 28
5.1.2 UPSURGE IN THE DEMAND OF SEAWEEDS AS RAW MATERIAL 29
5.1.3 HIGH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN CALIFORNIA 29
5.2 RESTRAINT 31
5.2.1 STRINGENT REGULATIONS ON BIOSTIMULANTS 31
5.3 OPPORTUNITIES 32
5.3.1 INCREASED DEMAND FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTS 32
5.3.2 RISING AWARENESS ABOUT BIOSTIMULANT 33
5.4 CHALLENGE 34
5.4.1 HIGH DEMAND OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS 34
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6 CALIFORNIA BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET, BY ACTIVE INGREDIENTS 35
6.1 OVERVIEW 36
6.2 ACID BASED 37
6.2.1 AMINO ACID 38
6.2.2 HUMIC AND FULVIC ACIDS 38
6.3 EXTRACT BASED 38
6.3.1 SEAWEED EXTRACTS 38
6.3.2 PLANT EXTRACT 39
6.3.3 FUNGAL EXTRACT 39
6.4 PROTEIN HYDROLYSATES 39
6.5 MICROBIAL AMENDMENTS 39
6.6 CHITIN 39
6.7 CHITOSAN 39
6.8 B-VITAMINS 40
6.9 OTHERS 40
7 CALIFORNIA BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET, BY CROP TYPE 41
7.1 OVERVIEW 42
7.2 FRUITS & VEGETABLES 43
7.3 CEREALS & GRAINS 43
7.4 OILSEEDS & PULSES 43
7.5 TURF & ORNAMENTALS 44
7.6 OTHER CROPS 44
8 CALIFORNIA BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET, BY APPLICATION METHOD 45
8.1 OVERVIEW 46
8.2 FOLIAR TREATMENT 47
8.3 SOIL TREATMENT 47
8.4 SEED TREATMENT 47
9 CALIFORNIA BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET, BY FORM 48
9.1 OVERVIEW 49
9.2 LIQUID 50
9.3 SOLUBLE LIQUID CONCENTRATE 50
9.4 EMULSIFIABLE CONCENTRATE 50
9.5 SUSPENSION CONCENTRATE 50
9.6 DRY 50
9.7 WETTABLE POWDER 51
9.8 DRY GRANULES 51
9.9 WATER DISPERSIBLE 51
10 CALIFORNIA BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET, BY END USER 52
10.1 OVERVIEW 53
10.2 FARMERS 54
10.3 RELATED INDUSTRIES 54
10.4 RESEARCH INSTITUTES 54
11 CALIFORNIA BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET, BY ORIGIN 55
11.1 OVERVIEW 56
11.2 NATURAL BIOSTIMULANTS 57
11.3 SYNTHETIC BIOSTIMULANTS 57
12 CALIFORNIA BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL 58
12.1 OVERVIEW 59
12.2 DIRECT 60
12.3 INDIRECT 60
13 CALIFORNIA BIOSTIMULANTS MARKET, COMPANY LANDSCAPE 61
13.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: GLOBAL 61
14 COMPANY PROFILES 62
14.1 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 62
14.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 62
14.1.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 63
14.1.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 63
14.1.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 64
14.2 FMC CORPORATION 65
14.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 65
14.2.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 66
14.2.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 66
14.2.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 66
14.3 AGRINOS 67
14.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 67
14.3.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 67
14.3.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 67
14.4 BRANDT CONSOLIDATED, INC. 68
14.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 68
14.4.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 68
14.4.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 68
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14.5 LALLEMAND INC. 69
14.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 69
14.5.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 69
14.5.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 69
14.6 OMEX 70
14.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 70
14.6.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 70
14.6.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 70
15 QUESTIONNAIRE 71
16 RELATED REPORTS 74