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CROP PROTECTION

NEW FORMULATION OF BOTRYSTOP® FROM

BIOWORKS OUTPERFORMS EXISTING CONTROL

OPTIONS FOR BOTRYTIS PROTECTION

WP outcompetes the pathogens for nu- ♦BOTRYTIS ON RASPBERRIES WHEN
trients released by senescing plant tissue TREATED WITH BOTRYSTOP WP
and occupies the same ecological niche that ■ Trials carried out on “Meeker” rasp-
pathogens like Botrytis colonize. Without berry, Lynden WA; AgroSci Agriculture
causing any damage to living, healthy tissue Consulting.
BotryStop WP supports healthier crops.
This also makes BotryStop WP an excellent • Botrytis-related raspberry fruit rot
disease prevention tool that can be used was 50% lower in BotryStop WP-treated
alone or in a spray rotation for resistance plants than in those treated with Captan
management. 50WP

BotryStop WP Product Details • BotryStop WP delivered 8% more mar-
ketable yield than Captan 50WP
• Approved for organic and conventional ♦BOTRYTIS ON POINTSETTIAS WHEN
IPM programs
BioWorks launched BotryStop WP, a TREATED WITH BOTRYSTOP WP
newly formulated biological fungicide that • 4-hour REI, 0-day PHI ■ Trial conducted by M.K. Hausbeck and
delivers superior prevention and control of • Wettable powder (WP) formulation B.R. Harlan, Michigan State University.
Botrytis when trialed against other biologi- is stable at room temperature for 12
cal and chemical control options. BotryStop months – no refrigeration required • Poinsettia bract infection levels were
WP delivered up to 40% greater efficacy up to 55% lower on plants treated with
and even more in certain trials (attached • Compatible with many chemical and BotryStop WP, significantly better than
white paper contains complete technical biological control options competing biopesticide treatments and
detail and third-party trial results or visit “New BotryStop WP data continue to statistically the same as that provided
https://bioworksinc.com/products/bot- demonstrate improved efficacy for the by the chemical standard Broadform.
rystop-wp/) when compared with com- treatment of Botrytis,” said Biological Pro- ♦BOTRYTIS ON BLUEBERRIES WHEN
petitive products on a diverse set of crops gram Manager for Disease at BioWorks, TREATED WITH BOTRYSTOP WP
infected with the disease. For indoor and Michael Brownbridge Ph.D. “This reformu- ■ Trial conducted on “Berkeley” blue-
outdoor use, BotryStop WP was developed lation provides an easy to use, superior berry bushes, Burlington WA; AgroSci
specifically to address Botrytis in ornamen- resistance management solution for one Agriculture Consulting.
tal, nursery, food and medicinal plants. of the most destructive diseases growers
BotryStop WP’s active ingredient, Ulocla- face.” • Botrytis-related fruit rot was 27%
dium oudemansii (U3 Strain), has a unique Trial Results lower in blueberries harvested from
mode of action (MOA) that prevents and BotryStop WP-treated bushes than
controls Botrytis cinerea, Sclerotinia scle- The attached white paper details exten- from those treated with Captan 50WP
rotiorum, Monilinia spp., Xanthomonas sive third-party, independent trial results • BotryStop WP delivered 2% more mar-
and other foliar pathogens. BotryStop of BotryStop WP. A few of the data points ketable yield than Captan 50WP.
summarized:
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NEW ENZYME TAKES CORN SEPARATION TO THE

NEXT LEVEL

The new enzymatic solution Frontia® in a more efficient way which is not possible industry, Novozymes realized that there
Prime from Novozymes enables corn starch with mechanical separation only. was still unlocked potential in enzymatic
and sweetener manufacturers to further The first-generation enzyme called Fron- corn separation and we are now excited
increase their yields, save additional energy tia® Fiberwash allowed plants to improve to announce a breakthrough for the next
and cut even more their CO2 emissions. their starch yield, cut energy costs and generation in corn separation technology.
Frontia® Prime is the second-generation improve their CO2 footprint. The product “We’ve worked closely with the starch
corn separation enzyme.
has now become a standard in the indus- industry for the past five years and we’ve
In 2017, Novozymes launched the first try and today more than 1/3 of corn for realized that there is still significant addi-
enzymatic corn separation solution ever, producing starch in the world is treat- tional value that can be created through
revolutionizing the industry by allowing ed with this enzymatic solution. In close biotechnology and have invested to de-
starch manufacturers to run their corn mills cooperation and dialogue with the starch velop a new molecule that delivers even

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