Marrone Bio Innovations 获得生物熏蒸剂注册

Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. 是一家为农业和水处理市场提供基于生物的害虫防治和植物健康产品的全球供应商,该公司宣布已收到美国 EPA 生物农药污染预防部门对 MBI-601 EP 生物熏蒸剂的注册( BPPD)。

这种新产品可控制和抑制农业和园艺土壤中的植物寄生线虫、害虫和土传植物病害。活性成分,一株 白麝香, 产生挥发性化合物,可以杀死或抑制某些破坏性线虫、害虫以及植物病害的生长,例如 镰刀菌 根腐病、立枯病、南方枯萎病和 黄萎病菌 枯萎。除了土壤应用,MBI 相信这种新型微生物还将进一步用于草坪、林业幼苗、收获后应用和种子处理市场。

Field trials using this novel biofumigant show increased yields in treated strawberries, lettuce and other crops. MBI’s initial focus for the product will be for California strawberry crops for which there is a critical need for additional solutions to control soil disease, nematodes and insects.

土壤熏蒸剂在保护全球作物方面一直是有价值的、经济上有益的工具。然而,由于环境问题及其对农场工人和公众健康的风险,许多熏蒸剂已被限制或从市场上移除。根据markets和markets,2016年全球熏蒸剂市场规模约为$14亿,美国熏蒸剂市场预计为$6.25亿。

Pam Marrone, MBI’s Chief Executive Officer and Founder, said “We are excited to again have harnessed novel technology to fill a costly gap that leaves growers of high value fruits, nuts, vines, vegetables, and ornamentals with few solutions. The opportunities for this new biofumigant further validate our strategy to develop a broad suite of products that addresses a wide range of unmet market needs. We believe MBI-601 can enable growers to avoid the losses they endure because of unfortunately necessary restrictions on chemical fumigants.”

该公司指出,MBI-601 EP 也已被美国环保署确定为符合美国农业部国家有机计划的要求。在美国 EPA 注册的同时,有机材料研究所 (OMRI) 已列出 MBI-601 EP 用于有机农业。

新的属和种, 白麝香及其许多菌株是由蒙大拿州立大学名誉教授 Gary Strobel 博士发现的。