Atlas Terra
Molasses + leonardite
- Molasses: 42%
- Leonardite: 3.3%
- Total nitrogen: 2.58%
- Phosphorus: 0.05%
- Potassium: 6.11%
- Water-soluble K₂O: 5.23%
- Iron: 0.23%
- pH: 5.5
Official orders before sales copy
Four names, two product generations.
Atlas Universal is the historic sludge-derived family. Terra, Nitro and Amino are the current registered agriculture products. Their signed orders—not a stale website—are the controlling public source for composition and authorized use.
The actual public product record
The table distinguishes regulatory facts, historical positioning and the strength of public performance evidence.
| Product | Public regulatory position | Declared base | Authorized use | Public science |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Universal Historic | No agricultural registration found; company said use was limited to landscaping. | Aged wastewater sludge processed by the patented alkaline method. | Historic landscaping and pilot uses described publicly. | One 2025 rose paper on 2021–2022 trials. |
| Atlas Terra Registered | RD 11-229, 31 Jan 2024; doses amended by RD 11-3400, 13 Nov 2025. | 42% molasses; 3.3% leonardite. | Foliar, soil and fertigation applications. | Selected for EIT Test Farms 2025; no public Atlas-specific outcome found. |
| Atlas Terra Nitro Registered | RD 11-3280, 18 Dec 2024. | 84.8% organic matter from molasses and leonardite. | Foliar and soil applications. | No peer-reviewed current-product trial found. |
| Atlas Terra Amino Registered | RD 11-3286, 18 Dec 2024. | 88.2% organic matter from molasses, leonardite and free amino acids. | Foliar, soil and seed treatment. | No peer-reviewed current-product trial found. |
What the current orders say is inside
Values below are transcribed from the archived signed authorization orders. “Listed” means the public order names the ingredient or analytical value; it does not disclose the full manufacturing recipe.
Atlas Terra Nitro
Higher-nitrogen formulation
- Organic matter: 84.8%
- Total nitrogen: 11.6%
- Nitrate nitrogen: 1.75%
- Ammonium nitrogen: 0.96%
- Humic acids: about 16.4%
- Water-soluble sulfur: 6.55%
- pH: 5.5
Atlas Terra Amino
Amino-acid formulation
- Organic matter: 88.2%
- Total nitrogen: 13.5%
- 20 free amino acids: 34.76% total
- Humic acids: about 17.69%
- Water-soluble sulfur: 8.24%
- pH: 5.5
Important: none of these current orders lists sewage sludge. The patent may still be valuable, but the public documents do not establish that these formulations practice it.
Authorized dose versus current web copy
These discrepancies matter operationally. The site shows the signed-order value first and labels the conflicting promotional copy.
| Product / route | Current signed order | Company or distributor copy found | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terra · foliar | 100–300 ml/daa | Old fixed dose remained on company pages. | Stale copy |
| Terra · soil | 100–500 ml/daa | Old fixed dose remained on company pages. | Stale copy |
| Terra · fertigation | 100–300 ml/daa | Old fixed dose remained on company pages. | Stale copy |
| Nitro · foliar | 200–400 ml/daa | 300–500 ml/daa. | Direct conflict |
| Nitro · soil | 200–500 ml/daa | Broadly consistent. | Aligned |
| Amino · foliar | 150–500 ml/daa | Marketing emphasizes a 46.9% “amino-acid complex.” | Term unexplained |
| Amino · seed | 25–50 ml per 100 kg seed | Authorized in the order. | Registered |
Why the old and current lines are not interchangeable
The names share a brand, but their documented feedstocks, regulation and public validation differ.
Feedstock
Sludge technology
The patent requires sewage-treatment sludge and a defined alkaline conversion process.
Patent scope
Current formulation
Terra family
The registrations list molasses, leonardite and—only for Amino—free amino acids.
Order composition
Agricultural evidence
One old-product paper
The rose study tested Atlas Universal. It cannot be silently transferred to Terra, Nitro or Amino.
No equivalence shown
Missing bridge
Claim chart or process record
No public technical explanation maps the registered ingredients or manufacturing steps to the patent claim.
Company evidence needed
Product diligence still required
A registration proves permission to place a described product on the market. It does not by itself prove efficacy, batch consistency, margin or customer adoption.
- Labels and safety
Current labels, safety data sheets, certificates of analysis and contaminant limits for representative batches.
- Manufacture
Current manufacturing location, contracted versus owned capacity, batch records, quality controls and actual annual output.
- Performance
Protocols and data for the field reports behind the 2025 dose change and the Atlas-specific EIT Test Farms outcome.
- Patent linkage
A claim chart explaining whether current products practice BG 67650 or BG 4083—or a clear statement that they do not.