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MustGrow Joins Industry Consortium "Global Alliance Against TR4" to defeat Banana Fungal Disease Fusarium wilt TR4
MustGrow joins alliance of international banana leaders, including Bayer, Chiquita, Del Monte, Do...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nMustGrow Joins Industry Consortium \"Global Alliance Against TR4\" to defeat Banana Fungal Disease Fusarium wilt TR4MustGrow joins alliance of international banana leaders, including Bayer, Chiquita, Del Monte, Dole, and Fyffes.MustGrow is collaborating to bring its uniquely effective technologies to help address this global issue.MustGrow's mustard-derived biofungicide has shown efficacy versus TR4.Global Alliance Against TR4 and Banana Action Group logosTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/7108/215921_image2.jpgSaskatoon, Saskatchewan--(Newsfile Corp. - July 9, 2024) - MustGrow Biologics Corp. (TSXV: MGRO) (OTCQB: MGROF) (FSE: 0C0) (the \"Company\" or \"MustGrow\") is pleased to accept membership into the Global Alliance Against TR4 (https://iica.int/en/global-alliance), an international consortium of world-leading banana players committed to defeat Fusarium wilt TR4 (\"TR4\"), a fungal disease jeopardizing the future of bananas. MustGrow is collaborating to bring its uniquely effective technologies to help address this global issue, joining international banana leaders, including Bayer, Chiquita, Del Monte, Dole, and Fyffes.\"I celebrate the willingness of MustGrow to join forces in this endeavor to put an end to this hazard, and contribute in this manner to the food security and the economy of several families involved in the banana value chain,\" Gabriel Rodríguez Marqués, IICA Representative in Paraguay Executive Secretariat of the Global Alliance Against TR4. \"I extend my gratitude and underscore the assurances of my highest consideration.\"The deadly disease pathogen TR4 has been wreaking havoc and ravaging the $25 billion global banana industry - with infected plantations experiencing 100% loss and being quarantined for decades. A flurry of apocalyptic media accounts are revealing a race to save bananas from extinction after the disease has left a trail of scorched banana plantations in its wake.MustGrow vs. TR4Under commercial partnership with Bayer, Bayer has the option to continue to build on MustGrow's work in treating TR4. MustGrow's approach harnesses the natural defense mechanism of the mustard plant to develop organic, safe, and effective biofungicides and biopesticides to treat a variety of pests, fungus, and disease, including TR4.MustGrow...