Agress® / AgreGuard™ Crop Protection

Agress^® Overview

The agricultural industry is in need of more effective products to treat a host of crop diseases where current technology is either inefficient or poses environmental safety risks. Innovotech has developed Agress® Seed Treatment, a high oxidation state silver compound that effectively kills bacterial and fungal pathogens.

Agress has several important attributes:

1. Unique effectiveness against both bacterial and fungal infestations;
2. Competitive cost;
3. Low environmental impact.

Regulatory

Innovotech has initiated the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval process for Agress; however, this product has not been registered with the EPA and is not available for sale or distribution. Any claim, reference to or implication that this product is approved as a pesticide is unintentional.

Efficacy

Laboratory testing demonstrated potent activity against a variety of disease-causing bacteria and fungi.

Health & Safety

• Naturally occurring element = low environment impact
• Effective at very low concentrations = low environment impact
• No accumulation or residue detectable in plant tissues = reduced risk
• Low risk of microbial resistance = reduced risk

Research & Development

Expansion of Agress® claims will continue in agricultural crops of importance.
AgreGuard™ trials will determine its role as a crop protection product.

Field Trials

• Agress® has no negative impact on the emergence or yield of dry beans
• Amount of silver on treated seed less than soil background silver levels
• No silver uptake in bean plants

Greenhouse trials

• Agress® had no negative effect on germination, emergence or vigour on dry bean (pinto and great northern)
• Agress® had no negative effect on germination or emergence in chickpea (desi and kabuli), lentil, field pea or soybean