Company
Phytotron, since 1988.
Founded in Bengaluru by a team of scientist-technocrats. Research, formulation and manufacturing under one roof, with a Toronto office since 2002.
Where we work.
- Phytotron Canada HQ
- Unit 1802, 31 Bales Ave, Toronto, ON M2N 7L6, Canada
- Phytotron Research Centre, India
- No. 1 Thirumenahalli, Jakkur Post, Yelahanka, Bengaluru 560 064, India
- Plant
- KIADB Industrial Area, Gauribidanur, Karnataka 561208, India
+1 (647) 915-9816 / admin@phytotroncanada.com
+91 76187 11742 / admin@phytotron.com
Formulation and packing under ISO 9001:2015.
Registrations.
- FCO registration
- JDA/F&PP/KAR/FE19-20118502/2021-2022
- Quality
- ISO 9001:2015
- GSTIN
- 29AABCP2726Q1ZW
- Udyam
- UDYAM-KR-03-0174408
Form 'O' Certificate of Source No. 009, Karnataka. 57 line items, valid to 20 Feb 2027.
Milestones.
- 1988
Founded in Bengaluru by a team of scientist-technocrats. Incorporated in 1989.
- 1990
PSR, India's first bioregulator to raise sucrose in sugarcane, goes to the Deccan Sugar Research Institute (now VSI), Manjari.
- 1991
Multi-location PSR trials over 1,160 acres across three sugar-factory plantations, sprayed by helicopter.
- 1992
Raseek, the fruit ripener, developed and trialled at three agricultural universities.
- 1994
Vinin, the first gibberellic acid synergist of its kind, enters institutional trials at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
- 1995
Raseek launched. Nimitron, a neem antifeedant, developed.
- 1996
Vinin launched in two grape-growing districts of Maharashtra. Pilot plant set up at Yelahanka.
- 1997
Industrial land purchased from KIADB at Jigani; first Maharashtra marketing office opens at Pimpalgaon, Nashik.
- 1999
Phytotron Research Centre recognised by the Department of Agriculture, Government of Karnataka, as an approved centre for testing micro-fertilisers.
- 2000
Antiviral programme begins; Zillon developed as a prophylactic antiviral against geminiviruses.
- 2001
ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, runs a World Bank-supported multi-location PSR demonstration.
- 2002
Results presented at the International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists conference, Australia. Toronto office initiated.
- 2003
Registration steps with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Kiran enters field testing.
- 2014
Tulip launched: a cytokinin and auxin supplement that addresses size and quality in one product.
- 2015
Multi-season trials begin at GKVK, Bengaluru, to evaluate the auxin and cytokinin technology.
- 2016
After two seasons of successful trials, GKVK recommends the technology for size and quality.
- 2017
Design patent awarded for the homobrassinolide formulation (Glad).
- 2017
Zillon patent awarded: a first-of-its-kind antiviral for yellow leaf curl and mosaic viruses.
- 2025
Setall: chelated micronutrients with a stable water-soluble cytokinin in one product, for foliar or soil application, a first in the industry.
- 2026
Technical-grade water-soluble PGRs become available for commercial purchase.
- 2026
FY 2026-27 range: 19 products, 57 registered fertiliser line items on Karnataka Form O, new introductions Cordex-P, Buddy-Max and the Cytokin sachet.
Farmers in India: our crop programmes and advisor are at phytotron.com.
