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Vertical Announces Encouraging Results from its Phase 1 Wollastonite Research and Development Program with AGRINOVA
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / May 14, 2019 / VERTICAL EXPLORATION INC. (TSX-V: VERT) ("Vertic...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Vertical Announces Encouraging Results from its Phase 1 Wollastonite Research and Development Program with AGRINOVAVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / May 14, 2019 / VERTICAL EXPLORATION INC. (TSX-V: VERT) (\"Vertical\" or \"the Company\") is pleased to announce that, further to its press release dated April 29, 2019, the Company has received positive results from its Phase 1 Research and Development program that was conducted by AGRINOVA using wollastonite from the Company's St-Onge deposit. All of the research and testing in the Phase 1 program was managed and monitored by AGRINOVA, a highly-regarded Center for Research and Innovation in Agriculture in Quebec, in an effort to optimize the potential agricultural uses of wollastonite and help improve production methods for farmers and agricultural companies located in Quebec.The Phase 1 program conducted by AGRINOVA over the past year focused on research and testing in two key component areas, including characterizing and confirming that Vertical's wollastonite can meet regulatory requirements for agricultural applications in Quebec and investigating potential markets for the St-Onge wollastonite resource. The third key component of the Phase 1 program, which involves developing applied research programming in order to allow Vertical's wollastonite to be upgraded according to regulatory requirements and markets, will be the subject of a further study to be undertaken by AGRINOVA in the upcoming months.The first component results provided by AGRINOVA clearly indicate that Vertical's St-Onge wollastonite could be Bureau de nomalisation du Quebec (\"BNQ\") certified or registered under the Fertilizers Act in Quebec, and potentially be used in the manufacture of slow-mineralizing fertilizer. The safety profile of Vertical's wollastonite was successfully demonstrated by a germination and elongation test with barley. AGRINOVA went on to report that the St-Onge wollastonite has a neutralizing power and efficiency which compares it favorably with current lime products, and that it has appreciable levels of major and minor elements (Silicon, Calcium, Magnesium and Manganese) that are essential for plant nutrition and growth. Another benefit of Vertical's wollastonite that was identified by AGRINOVA is its high bio-availability of silicon that leads to both enhanced plant growth and resistance t...