St. Louis, Missouri
November 25, 2008
The American Soybean
Association (ASA) and
Plant Health Care, Inc.
(PHC) today 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 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 US Sales and Marking.
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 further stated, "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.
The American Soybean Association is the policy, domestic
marketing, new uses, research and international marketing
advocate of the U.S. soybean farmer. ASA is a membership
organization representing 26,000 soybean producers. It's mission
is to improve U.S. soybean farmer profitability.
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