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MustGrow Announces Canola Clubroot Test Results: 100% Control in 24 Hours
MustGrow has confirmed 100% control of Clubroot spores ( Plasmodiophora brassicae ) afte...
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[{"type":"text","content":"MustGrow Announces Canola Clubroot Test Results: 100% Control in 24 HoursMustGrow has confirmed 100% control of Clubroot spores (Plasmodiophora brassicae) after a 24-hour period in laboratory tests.Clubroot is a devastating soil-borne disease causing premature death of canola crops - one of the more profitable crops for Canadian farmers.Currently, limited control measures can remove Clubroot from a field once infested, with some field infections leading to 100% crop loss.Saskatoon, Sasktachewan--(Newsfile Corp. - May 27, 2020) -  MustGrow Biologics Corp. (CSE: MGRO) (OTCQB: MGROF) (the \"Company\", \"MustGrow\"), an agricultural biotech company developing and commercializing a portfolio of natural, science-based biological crop protection products, is pleased to announce the laboratory test results of its patented mustard-derived bio-pesticide on clubroot spores (\"Clubroot\"). Clubroot is a rapidly-spreading disease pathogen destroying canola, one of Canada's more profitable crops. MustGrow, through an independent third-party testing laboratory, has confirmed 100% control of Clubroot spores after a 24-hour period utilizing MustGrow's signature mustard-derived liquid bio-pesticide TerraMGTM. The low application rate used in testing has the potential be economic for canola growers. This initial proof-of-concept work was completed at laboratory scale and MustGrow will now replicate the trials in greenhouse facilities, and then if successful, in larger field studies.\"We are extremely excited to now advance our Clubroot work to the next testing stage to potentially provide a valuable crop-protection tool for farmers. I know how important canola is for farmers in Western Canada, and on my family farm as well,\" remarked Colin Bletsky, COO of MustGrow. \"I'm proud to think that we can potentially provide a Saskatchewan-based solution to help control this devastating disease\"MustGrow's patented mustard-derived bio-pesticide has confirmed 100% control of soil-borne diseases and pathogens including Fusarium, Botrytis, Rhizoctonia, Pythium, Verticillium, Phytophthora, Sclerotinia, and Nematodes. Further work will determine if the same product will control emerging canola threat Clubroot at larger scale greenhouse and field tests. Study results and applicability are patent-protected under MustGrow's existing suite of issued patents....