Project Owner: Prof. Dr. Mustafa BAŞARAN
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Başaran was born on March 13, 1969, in Bozkır District, Konya Province. He completed his primary education in Kayseri, and his secondary and high school education in Kırıkkale. He received his undergraduate degree from Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil Science, and his master’s and doctoral degrees from Ankara University, Institute of Science. He continued his scientific studies at Erciyes University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, with the titles of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor, respectively. Since 2019, he has been working as a professor at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. He has 8 national and international patent applications, two of which are registered, one Academic Venture Company within Erciyes Technopark, and numerous publications in domestic and foreign journals. Prof. Mustafa Başaran is married and has two children.
Project Summary:
Developed by Prof. Dr. Mustafa Başaran and his research team, and patented in 2021, the Nitrification Inhibitor Fertilizer falls into the category of advanced technology fertilizers known in the sector as Slow-Release or Smart Fertilizers. Produced by Doğatech AR-GE A.Ş., a Techno-Entrepreneurship Company founded by Prof. Dr. Mustafa Başaran, this fertilizer possesses a special technology that reduces nitrogen losses from nitrogen fertilizers through leaching or gaseous means. In conventional fertilizers, nitrogen losses can reach up to 70% under certain conditions. The nitrification inhibitor temporarily eliminates the conditions causing nitrogen losses, allowing nitrogen that would otherwise be lost to groundwater or the atmosphere to be incorporated into agricultural production, contributing to increased yield and quality. In this fertilizer group, largely dominated by European fertilizer brands, this invention, which received the YÖK (Council of Higher Education) Outstanding Achievement Award, is a completely national technology that contributes to the national economy by competing with foreign technologies and preventing imports.
