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Canadian Company Licenses an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Fusarium Biocontrol Agent

August 15, 2014in Tech News 0 Comments

Mission:To develop and market innovative biological and chemical products that return sustainable value to growers by improving crop quality and yield.Kingsville, ON – August 14th, 2014 – Adjuvants Plus Inc. (API) has reached a licensing agreement with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization (OIPC) for the patented technology to prevent Fusarium Head Blight in cereals with a fungal organism called Clonostachys rosea strain ACM941.

Clonostachys rosea strain ACM941 is a patented organism that protects plants against fungal pathogens. It is particularly effective in controlling Fusarium Head Blight in wheat and has potential for use in other crops. API will facilitate the introduction of this important new disease management tool.

“Fusarium Head Blight has cost Canada’s wheat growers $1.5 billion since the 1990’s and continues to threaten annual wheat revenues of almost $5.4 billion. We are pleased to play a role in helping growers prevent this devastating disease in wheat with support from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,” said Dr. Bill Brown, President, Adjuvants Plus Inc.

Dr. Allen Xue of AAFC’s Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre patented this specific fungal strain of Clonostachys rosea in 1999 after observing positive results in the lab and in field trials on wheat that demonstrated that ACM 941 inhibited soil-borne and seed-borne fungal pathogens.

“I am pleased to learn that our years of hard work have finally come to fruition. I look forward to seeing the commercial production of this new bio-fungicide and the positive impact it will have on Canadian agriculture and food safety,” said Dr. Xue.

Clonostachys rosea ACM941 is a fungal microbe isolated from the lower leaf of a field pea plant in Manitoba that infects and kills Fusarium and other disease pathogens. This natural mode of action can be used to control the devastating Fusarium Head Blight in cereals and may find applications in many field and horticultural crops, including those in the greenhouse industry.

API is a Canadian-based, agri-business that develops innovative solutions to improve field and horticultural crop yields. API will determine how to develop the technology as a seed treatment or foliar spray.
AAFC’s Pesticide Risk Reduction Program has worked closely with OIPC and will provide API with regulatory assistance in submitting their application to Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency to seek regulatory approval of the ACM941 patented organism. The Pesticide Risk Reduction Program assists with the registration of biological pest control products that have been prioritized by growers. Expanding the pest management tool box to include reduced risk biopesticide options

1755 Division Road N.,
Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y8
Bus: (519) 733-4659
Fax: (866) 390-2165
Web: www.adjuvantsplus.com
contributes to the goal of achieving more sustainable pest management overall. Finding new or
alternative ways to control crop-damaging pests is a priority for the crop protection industry and a
biocontrol product fills that need.
The 10-year agreement between AAFC and API is a royalty-based license whereby AAFC receives a
percentage of sales following commercialization of the biocontrol product.
AAFC is pleased that its research efforts have resulted in providing the agricultural industry with a
new and effective control. “We wanted the science out there and for Dr. Xue to be recognized for his
contribution,” said Christina Stewart, AAFC’s Commercialization Officer in Charlottetown, PEI, who
piloted the agreement through a series of technology-testing evaluations and a formal request for
proposals from industry. Ms. Stewart also added, “It shows the value of our research in support of
farmers.”
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Bill Brown, President
Adjuvants Plus Inc.
1755 Division Road North
Kingsville, ON N9Y 2Y8
Phone: 519-733-4659
Toll Free: 877-512-4659
Website: www.adjuvantsplus.com
AAFC Licensing Opportunities website:
http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/science-and-innovation/technology-transfer-and-licensing/licensingopportunities/

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