Biomatrix

Forests where nothing grew.

ARBORAPID™ and PlantGuard establish forests, orchards and crops on arid, saline and degraded land. No irrigation, on projects of 20 to over 100 hectares.

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A young tree growing through black foil on open, dry farmland
SystemARBORAPID™ foilIrrigationNoneFoil life5–10 years
UNCCD certifiedSustainable Land Management technology
WOCAT SLM #500Promoted for GEF programmes
Patent P 2013-0555Decades of forestry research, Serbia and EU

Restoring land at scale is now urgent

Climate shifts have disrupted rainfall across major regions, and agriculture has taken the first hit, made worse by the 2026 fertilizer shortage. At the same time, forests are still cleared for development and mining or degraded by logging, despite regulations such as FLEGT and the EUTR.

Biomatrix technologies are built for large projects on arid, saline and degraded land. All of them are safe for people, wildlife and water, and they work best when applied together.

A man walking through a tall young black locust forest

ARBORAPID™

Patented foil system for new forests and orchards on sands, saline soils, landfills and arid land.

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PlantGuard

Foliar feeding for crops, orchards and parks that condenses 160–220 g of water per m² of leaf overnight, at only 45–55% humidity.

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World of Walnut

Commercial walnut plantations that give their first yield in year six instead of after 15 to 20.

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Survival rates, measured in the field

ARBORAPID™ has been deployed on sands, saline soils, municipal landfills, construction debris and technosols, with pioneer species such as poplar, black locust, Siberian elm and wild pear.

6years to first walnut yield

Seed-planted walnuts normally take 15 to 20 years. Ash trees reached yield maturity in the same six years.

Desert and semi-desert

Conventional0%
ARBORAPID™85%+

Marginal and poor-quality soils

Conventional20–30%
ARBORAPID™85–100%

Standard and high-quality soils

Faster growth and higher survival than the conventional baseline.

Conventional rates are typical for Central and South-East Europe. Case studies: WOCAT SLM Technology #500.

Velika Greda. An established poplar plantation, grown on degraded land without irrigation.
Reference sites in Serbia plotted by latitude and longitude46.4° N45.4° N44.4° N20° E21° E22° EPlandišteKanjižaVeliko GradišteGolubac

Reference sites

Each project is documented with coordinates and dated photographs from planting onwards.

  • Plandište45.2173, 21.1076Afforestation of degraded and eroded land. Protection against wind erosion and desertification.
  • Kanjiža46.0580, 20.0495Afforestation of saline wetland soils with white poplar.
  • Veliko Gradište44.7616, 21.5132Afforestation of sandy terrain with black locust.
  • Golubac44.6536, 21.6331Afforestation of white sands with black poplar.

Delivered as a turnkey project

The area is covered with patented foil, pits are drilled through it and seedlings are planted. Only site preparation and pit excavation may go to approved local subcontractors, under our supervision.

  1. Two people inspecting young trees planted through foil
    DesignEngineering and project design for your site and species.
  2. A man beside a young black locust tree
    Planting materialSeedling selection that screens out hidden root diseases.
  3. Workers laying long strips of black foil across a flat field
    Field worksSite preparation, foil installation and planting.
  4. Rows of young trees growing through foil
    SupervisionOversight through every stage until the plantation is established.
No irrigation system requiredPlants rely on rainfall and atmospheric moisture only.

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Authorised representatives in Australia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Serbia and Slovakia. For other territories, contact the head office.

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ARBORAPID™ and World of Walnuttech.office@biomatrix-marsalis.comPlantGuard Drought Defenderpg.office@biomatrix-marsalis.comBusiness and cooperation, territories without a representativeoffice@biomatrix-marsalis.com