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Brazil Soya Field Trial Results

14th Jun 2013 09:00

RNS Number : 0197H
Plant Impact PLC
14 June 2013
 



Plant Impact plc

 

("Plant Impact" or the "Company")

 

Brazil Soya Field Trial Results

 

Plant Impact announces today that Veritas™, its new product which aids in soya pod setting and grain filling, has been demonstrated to lift yields of Brazilian soya by three 60kg bags per hectare, equivalent to an extra 5-6% on average market yields.

Efficacy data from replicated small plot trials over the last three years along with extensive large-scale grower demonstrations conducted last season have shown that Veritas™ consistently enhances yield under a variety of conditions and across Brazilian regions. The Company has also demonstrated the product's physical and biological compatibility with a variety of widely-used soya insecticides and fungicides.

Increases in soya yield were confirmed by research specialists Plantec Laboratórios, who conducted 2012/13 studies in Paraná. "We tested Veritas™ over 1,000 hectares on large-scale commercial farms. In addition to an average of 2.9 bags/Ha of yield improvement, we observed improvements in pods per plant and increases in grain weight," commented Alexandre Santos, Technical and Managing Director at Plantec.

The Company also conducted over 40 grower demonstrations in Goiás and Minas Gerais, where Veritas™ increased yields by an average of 3.5 bags/Ha vs. comparable untreated plots. Eduardo Aquino, Plant Impact's Brazil Commercial Director explained, "We are delighted with such consistent technical performance showing economically meaningful yield improvements over a multi-year development program. Veritas is the result of our commitment to good science, and these data give us a strong platform to launch the product during the 2013/14 season."

 

For more information please contact:

 

 

Plant Impact plc

 

David Jones, Chairman

John Brubaker, Chief Executive Officer

Tel: +44 (0) 1582 465 540

 

 

WH Ireland Limited - Nominated Adviser and Broker

 

Dan Bate

 

Tel: +44 (0) 161 832 2174

 

This information is provided by RNS
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