SASKATOON, Saskatchewan -- MustGrow Biologics Corp. (CSE: MGRO) (OTC: MGROF) (FRA: 0C0) (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 initiation of its South American strategy for bio-pesticide registration of TerraMG for use in several crop groups. TerraMG is MustGrow's signature mustard-derived liquid pre-plant bio-pesticide formulation that has been proven to control soil-borne pests and diseases such as Fusarium, Botrytis, Rhizoctonia, Pythium, Verticillium, Phytophthora, Sclerotinia, and Nematodes.
MustGrow has already been working towards its US-EPA and Canadian-PMRA registrations of TerraMG for pre-plant treatment of soil-borne pests and diseases in high value crops such as fruits & vegetables and turf & ornamental. Now, MustGrow is looking to replicate that strategy in South America, starting with Colombia – pursuing registration of TerraMG as a bio-pesticide for use in Colombian crops including fruits & vegetables, coffee, oil palm, and various floriculture. This entry will coincide with proof-of-concept testing of TerraMG on the Panama Disease, a devastating disease threatening the global banana supply.
"We are very excited to introduce our natural technology into Colombia as our initial entry into the extremely important South American crop production market." remarked MustGrow COO Colin Bletsky. "We look forward to testing in Colombia, targeting continual crop protection needs in South America and potentially helping farmers control key soil-borne diseases and nematodes."
MustGrow is currently awaiting final import approval from the Colombian government. MustGrow anticipates testing its liquid bio-pesticide in laboratory then field settings for soil-borne pests and diseases affecting bananas, fruits & vegetables, coffee, oil palm, and various floriculture. This work will build on MustGrow's existing field data and serve as a benchmark for achieving registration labels in Colombia and further South American advancement.
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