NCGA
Members Invited to Participate in ProAct Field Trials (4-01-05)
National Corn Growers
Association (NCGA) members are invited to participate in a field
demonstration program this year designed to document corn yield
responses to foliar applications of ProAct Plant Health Regulator,
a new product from Eden Bioscience Corp.
In replicated trials,
ProAct, a harpin-based product, provided positive yield responses,
depending on rate, when applied with glyphosate on tolerant hybrids.
The demonstration program is meant to evaluate the product in various
environments and under different cropping plans.
NCGA members who participate
will be given product for their test plot free of charge. Additionally,
Eden Bioscience will offer a discount to NCGA members not involved
in the program but who would like to try the product during 2005
and 2006 growing seasons. Growers involved in the program will be
required to follow specific protocols for their test plots and applications,
collect certain data, and maintain a check plot of untreated corn.
“This is an exciting
opportunity for growers to participate in the testing of a product
that offers great promise,” said Clark Gerstacker, chair of
NCGA’s Research and Business Development Action Team. “NCGA
looks forward to facilitating this study with Eden Bioscience to
determine the potential of this product.”
ProAct is a technology
that induces the plant to elevate its mechanism for disease protection
and growth. It achieves this by activating a “switch”
on the outside of the plant, thus never entering the plant. The
active ingredient will harmlessly disintegrate, leaving no residue.
ProAct is completing
the registration process at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
with full EPA registration expected before the upcoming planting
season.
To participate in the
program or to learn more about Eden Biosience, visit the company’s
web site at www.edenbio.com, call the customer service line at 1-888-879-2420
or follow the link on www.ncga.com.