MustGrow Biologics Corp. 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 defeating Fusarium wilt TR4 (“TR4”), a fungal disease jeopardising 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.

The deadly disease pathogen TR4 has been wreaking havoc and ravaging the $25 billion global banana industry. Infected plantations are experiencing 100% loss and have been quarantined for decades. A flurry of apocalyptic media accounts reveals a race to save bananas from extinction after the disease has left a trail of scorched banana plantations in its wake.

Under the commercial partnership with Bayer, Bayer can continue to build on MustGrow’s work in treating TR4. MustGrow’s approach harnesses the mustard plant’s natural defence mechanism to develop organic, safe, and effective biofungicides and biopesticides to treat a variety of pests, fungi, and diseases, including TR4.

MustGrow’s previously disclosed work has demonstrated 100% control of TR4 in a laboratory setting of five different plate samples at five different application rates.  After five days, all 25 plates showed 100% disease control by utilising MustGrow’s bio fungicide technology. In field trial settings, applying MustGrow’s bio fungicide demonstrated a positive dose response with reduced incidence and severity of TR4 symptoms in banana plants after 21 days. Importantly, even at higher application rates, there was no damage or phytotoxic effects to the banana plants, allowing MustGrow to explore treating the banana plants directly, in addition to soil applications.

Sustainable innovations and green technologies are necessary to ensure agricultural production continues to address food safety, security, and soil health. MustGrow’s rapidly developing solutions are focused on sustainable, safe, and practical, organic plant-based crop protection solutions that harness the mustard seed’s natural defence mechanism to treat diseases, pests and weeds.  MustGrow’s technology has shown consistent efficacy in multiple global regions, crops, and applications over multiple years.  The commercial development collaboration between Bayer and MustGrow demonstrates the importance of innovation in sustainable technologies in agricultural areas around the world.

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