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AgressTM Overview
The agricultural industry is in need of more effective products to treat a host of crop diseases where current technology is either inefficient or poses environmental safety risks. Innovotech has developed AgressTM Seed Treatment, initially for the bean, soy and general pulse crop markets. AgressTM is a high oxidation state silver compound that effectively kills bacterial and fungal pathogens while being non-toxic to plants and animals.
The product has several important attributes:
- Unique effectiveness against both bacterial and fungal infestations;
- Competitive cost;
- Low environmental impact (reduced risk).
Innovotech has filed for regulatory approval with the Health Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Efficacy
Laboratory testing demonstrated potent activity against a variety of disease-causing bacteria and fungi. Efficacy was also compared to existing seed treatments:
- Copper sulfate + Vitaflo-280 demonstrated reduced efficacy against biofilms of bacterial bean blight;
- AgressTM is up to 100x more effective than Streptomycin;
- AgressTM is bactericidal and fungicidal when applied to seed surfaces, providing up to 100% reduction of microbes.
Health & Safety
- Naturally occurring element = low environment impact
- Effective at very low concentrations = low environment impact
- No accumulation or residue detectable in plant tissues = reduced risk
- Low risk of microbial resistance = reduced risk
Research & Development
The AgressTM label is currently being expanded to treat diseases of canola, corn, and wheat seeds.
Field Trials
- AgressTM has no negative impact on the emergence or yield of dry beans;
- Amount of silver on treated seed less than soil background silver levels;
- No silver uptake in bean plants.
Greenhouse trials
- AgressTM had no negative effect on germination, emergence or vigour on dry bean (pinto and great northern);
- AgressTM had no negative effect on germination or emergence in chickpea (desi and kabuli), lentil, field pea or soybean
Seed-borne diseases controlled by AgressTM |
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SEED-BORNE BACTERIAL DISEASES |
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A. Dry Bean |
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Halo blight |
Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola |
Brown spot |
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae |
Common blight |
Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli |
Bacterial wilt |
Curtobacterium flaccumfacines pv. flaccumfaciens |
B. Dry/Field Pea |
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Bacterial blight |
Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi |
Pink seed |
Erwinia rhapontici |
C. Soybean |
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Bacterial blight |
Pseudomonas savastonoi pv. glycines |
Bacterial pustule |
Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines |
D. Chickpea |
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Bacterial leaf spot |
Pseudomonas andropogonis |
SEED-BORNE FUNGAL DISEASES |
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A. Dry Bean |
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Anthracnose |
Colletotrichum lindemuthianum |
B. Lentil |
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Anthracnose |
Colletotrichum truncatum |
C. Field Pea |
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Anthracnose |
Colletotrichum gloeosporoides |
D. Soybean |
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Anthracnose |
Colletotrichum truncatum |
*Please call Damian Sowa at 780-448-0585 ext 225 or e-mail at damian.sowa@innovotech.ca.