FCO biostimulants by crop

✓ Updated as on October 2026

Biostimulants notified for soybean under the FCO

21 of the 227 notified biostimulants list soybean, the 5th highest of the 30 crops in Schedule VI. Each one below with its category, form and Gazette notification.

21notified for soybean

6for soybean and no other crop

15of them are liquids

#5of 30 crops

Soybean · by category

21 products

The largest groups are humic & fulvic and seaweed, with 5 each.

Humic & fulvic5

Seaweed5

Protein & amino acids5

Mixed formulations4

Cell-free microbial1

Bio-chemicals1

What it means for you: Soybean is one of the most crowded crops in Schedule VI. With 21 notified products competing for the same farmer, your label and claims must match your product's notified entry exactly, and your pack and price must stand out.

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Every entry below opens its full FCO page: composition, specification, test method, notified crops and history. The dose for soybean, word for word from the Gazette, with per acre and per guntha, comes in the product's label PDF.

Across these products, notified liquid doses for soybean run from 75 ml to 2.5 litre per hectare. There is no standard soybean dose: the exact dose of each product, word for word, comes in its label PDF.

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All 21

Biostimulants notified for soybean

Humic & fulvic

5 for soybean

Humic & fulvicLiquidHumic acid and Fulvic acid 19.5 % (Liquid)Humic acid ≥ 18 % w/w · Fulvic acid ≥ 1.5 % w/wChilli · Potato · Paddy · Cotton · Cumin · Onion +1Serial 11 · S.O. 3741(E) · 13 Aug 2025

Humic & fulvicLiquidHumic substances 6% (Liquid)Humic acid ≥ 4.0 % w/w · Fulvic acid ≥ 0.5 % w/wSoybeanSerial 15 · S.O. 3741(E) · 13 Aug 2025

Humic & fulvicPowderHumic acids 40% (Powder)Humic acid ≥ 40 % w/w · Total organic carbon ≥ 20 % w/wSoybean · PaddySerial 20 · S.O. 3741(E) · 13 Aug 2025

Humic & fulvicGranule / GranularHumic acid- 1.2 % (granules)Humic acid ≥ 1.2 % w/w · Total organic carbon ≥ 2.5 % w/wSoybean · Potato · Paddy · ChilliSerial 21 · S.O. 3741(E) · 13 Aug 2025

Humic & fulvicLiquidHumic acid 4% (Liquid)Humic acid ≥ 4 % w/w · Total organic carbon ≥ 2 % w/wSoybean · Potato · Paddy · Chilli · CottonSerial 22 · S.O. 3741(E) · 13 Aug 2025

Seaweed

5 for soybean

SeaweedLiquidAscophyllum nodosum 20% (liquid)Alginic acid ≥ 1.5 % w/w · Mannitol ≥ 0.5 % w/wChilli · Paddy · Cotton · Chickpea · Tomato · Soybean +1Serial 15 · S.O. 876(E) · 16 Feb 2026

SeaweedLiquidAscophyllum nodosum 22% (liquid)Mannitol ≥ 0.1 % w/w · Total organic carbon 12 % w/wCotton · Soybean · TomatoSerial 16 · S.O. 3741(E) · 13 Aug 2025

SeaweedPowderCarrabiitol (Kappaphycus alvarezii) 80% (Powder)Carrabiitol ≥ 80 % w/w · Total organic carbon ≥ 20 % w/wSoybeanSerial 18 · S.O. 3741(E) · 13 Aug 2025

SeaweedLiquidSeaweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) extract 22% (Liquid)Mannitol ≥ 0.1 % w/w · Alginic acid ≥ 0.1 % w/wChilli · Soybean · PaddySerial 27 · S.O. 3742(E) · 13 Aug 2025

SeaweedLiquidSeaweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) extract 97.52% (Liquid)Mannitol ≥ 0.4 % w/w · Total organic carbon ≥ 1.0 % w/wGroundnut · SoybeanSerial 30 · S.O. 3743(E) · 13 Aug 2025

Protein & amino acids

5 for soybean

Protein & amino acidsLiquidBacterial biomass hydrolysate (Amino acids 2%)(Liquid)Free amino acids ≥ 0.8-1.2 % w/w · Total organic carbon ≥ 1 % w/wGrape · Chilli · Soybean · CottonSerial 6 · S.O. 2346(E) · 26 May 2025

Protein & amino acidsLiquidProtein hydrolysate (Amino acids 20 %) (Plant Source) (Liquid)Saccharides ≥ 12.5 % w/w · Total amino acids ≥ 20 % w/wSoybeanSerial 11 · S.O. 2346(E) · 26 May 2025

Protein & amino acidsLiquidAmino acids (microbial source) 14% (Liquid)Total amino acids ≥ 14 % w/w · Total organic carbon in ≥ 3.0 % w/wSoybean · PaddySerial 24 · S.O. 3741(E) · 13 Aug 2025

Protein & amino acidsPowderAmino acids (microbial source) 40% (Powder)Total amino acids ≥ 40 % w/w · Total organic carbon ≥ 30 % w/wSoybean · ChilliSerial 25 · S.O. 3741(E) · 13 Aug 2025

Protein & amino acidsLiquidVinasse fermentation metabolites 52% (Liquid)Total amino acids ≥ 2.0 % w/w · Free amino acids ≥ 0.8 % w/wSoybean · Black gram · Cotton · Sugarcane · WheatSerial 45 · S.O. 1574(E) · 25 Mar 2026

Mixed formulations

4 for soybean

Mixed formulationsLiquidMixture of humic substances and seaweed extract (Liquid)Humic acid ≥ 2.5 % w/w · Fulvic acid ≥ 0.3 % w/wSoybeanSerial 17 · S.O. 876(E) · 16 Feb 2026

Mixed formulationsLiquidMixture of seaweed extract and vitamin (Liquid)Folic acid ≥ 1.5 % w/w · Alginic acid ≥ 2.5 % w/wSoybeanSerial 18 · S.O. 876(E) · 16 Feb 2026

Mixed formulationsGranule / GranularMixture of Protein hydrolysate and Humic acid (Granule)Humic acid ≥ 10.0 % w/w · Amino acid ≥ 0.27 % w/wSoybeanSerial 19 · S.O. 876(E) · 16 Feb 2026

Mixed formulationsOther / unspecifiedLabel cautionMixture of Seaweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) extract, Vinasse and corn steep liquor- 63.6% (Liquid)Alginic acid ≥ 0.50 % w/w · Fucoidan ≥ 2.00 % w/wMaize · Paddy · SoybeanSerial 57 · S.O. 1574(E) · 25 Mar 2026

Cell-free microbial

1 for soybean

Cell-free microbialLiquidCell free microbial (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) extract 75% (Liquid)Total amino acids ≥ 1.5 % w/w · Total carbohydrates ≥ 0.4 % w/wSoybean · ChilliSerial 9 · S.O. 876(E) · 16 Feb 2026

Bio-chemicals

1 for soybean

Bio-chemicalsLiquidHomobrassinolide- 0.04% (Liquid)Homobrassinolide ≥ 0.04 % w/w · Total dissolved solids ≥ 2.3 % w/wTea · Grape · Groundnut · Soybean · Paddy · Cotton +1Serial 3 · S.O. 3741(E) · 13 Aug 2025

Other crops

Biostimulants by crop

Major crops with no notified biostimulant yet: all crops → · How fast the list is growing: FCO Insights 2026 →

Which biostimulants are notified for soybean in India?

21 biostimulants in Schedule VI of the Fertiliser Control Order list soybean (as on October 2026): humic & fulvic (5), seaweed (5), protein & amino acids (5), mixed formulations (4), cell-free microbial (1), bio-chemicals (1). This page lists each one with its category, form and Gazette notification.

Where can I find the dose of a biostimulant for soybean?

The notified dose for soybean, word for word from the Gazette, with per acre and per guntha, is in each product's FCO label PDF (Rs. 49 + GST). Each product page also shows its notified dose range across all its crops.

From NanoKheti's consolidation of FCO Schedule VI, up to S.O. 1574(E) of 25 Mar 2026; crop names as notified, grouped (for example rice as paddy). The Gazette text is authoritative.