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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACTS:
Mike Cloutier, Eden Bioscience, 901-355-3907
Mimi Ricketts,
NCGA, 636-733-9004, Ext. 112
Nathan Fields, NCGA, 636-733-9004, Ext. 117
Visit the NCGA website, http://www.ncga.com, or E-mail at corninfo@ncga.com
February 3, 2005
NCGA and
Eden Bioscience Team to Demonstrate Harpin Responses in Corn
(ST. LOUIS) February
3, 2005 – Under an agreement announced today, 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.
“Eden Bioscience
and NCGA are interested in determining what is the predictable yield
response and other benefits in commercial production that may exist
when the technology is evaluated across the Corn Belt, under different
growing conditions, and using many different post-emergence herbicide
programs,” said Dr. Rhett Atkins, Eden Bioscience President and
CEO.
“This is an
exciting opportunity for growers to participate testing 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.”
NCGA members who
participate will be given a test plot product. 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.
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 and for more information about the program, visit the company’s
web site at www.edenbio.com, or call the Eden Bioscience customer service
line at 1-888-879-2420. Growers who plan to attend the Commodity Classic
trade show Feb. 24-26 in Austin, Texas, are invited to stop by the Eden
BioSciences booth (#429) to learn more about this program.
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The National Corn
Growers Association’s mission is to create and increase opportunities
for corn growers. NCGA represents nearly 33,000 members, 26 affiliated
state corn grower organizations and hundreds of thousands of growers
who contribute to state checkoff programs. For more information on NCGA,
log on to www.ncga.com.
EDEN BIOSCIENCE
was founded in 1994. Corporate headquarters are located in Bothell,
Wash., where the company maintains manufacturing and research facilities.
For more information about Messenger, visit the company’s website
at www.edenbio.com or call the EDEN BIOSCIENCE customer service line
at 1-888-879-2420.
ProAct™ is
a trademark and EDEN BIOSCIENCE® is a registered trademark of EDEN
BIOSCIENCE Corporation. Always read and follow label instructions before
using or buying this product.
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