St. Louis, Missouri
December 2, 2008
Plant Health Care, Inc.
(PHC) and the American Soybean Association (ASA) have announced
that the 2008 growing season “N-Hibit Seed Treatment
Satisfaction Guarantee” program was an unqualified success.
"ASA partnered with PHC on the project because part of our
mission is to help identify new ways for ASA members to maximize
soybean yield and profitability," said ASA President John
Hoffman, a soybean producer from Waterloo, Iowa. "N-Hibit’s
ability to reduce soybean cyst nematode (SCN) damage and boost
overall plant health is consistent with that mission, so ASA
worked with PHC to make our members aware of the Satisfaction
Guarantee program."
"Once again, results with N-Hibit Seed Treatment have been
positive," said Rick Rice, PHC Director of U.S. Sales and
Marketing. Data in 2006 and 2007 showed an average yield gain of
7.2 percent, or 2.9 bu/acre, with N-Hibit Gold CST over the
untreated control. Results in 2008 were even better, as
replicated trial data from 17 sites, ranging from Ohio to
Nebraska, revealed a soybean yield increase of 3.4 bushels per
acre over the untreated control, with N-Hibit-treated yields
averaging 62.0 bushels/acre compared to the untreated control
average of 58.6 bushels/acre. The combined effect of nematode
reduction and enhanced plant growth are the primary factors
associated with these results.
Rice also said, "We wanted growers to share our confidence, and
the Satisfaction Guarantee program assured them of a full refund
of the purchase price paid for N-Hibit if they weren't fully
satisfied with its performance on treated acreage. That
confidence paid off, as less than 3 percent of the acreage
treated with N-Hibit resulted in requests for refunds. And
because the few farmers who were less than satisfied with their
results received a full refund, they’ve all agreed to use
N-Hibit again in the future. With a better than 97 percent
success rate and the relationships we’ve developed with the
farmers who didn't experience a yield gain, we couldn’t be more
pleased."
The active ingredient in N-Hibit is harpin protein, which
stimulates the same plant growth response that occurs when a
plant experiences stress. The induced response results in a
healthier plant and a reduction in the number of nematodes that
host on the roots. Harpin proteins do not enter the plant. They
bind with the plant's external harpin protein receptors, which
are present on both seed and foliage. After the proteins
initiate the plant's natural self defense and growth systems,
they harmlessly disintegrate.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, Plant Health Care, Inc., is
a wholly owned subsidiary of Plant Health Care plc (AIM:PHC), a
leading provider of natural products for plants and soil. PHC
has operations in the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom,
Spain, and the Netherlands. PHC products are used in the
agriculture, landscape, horticulture and land reclamation
industries and are environmentally beneficial. Through the
commercialization of these products, PHC is capitalizing on
current long-term trends toward natural systems and biological
products for plant care and soil and water management. For more
information go to
www.planthealthcare.com.
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