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Croplife Trial Program Croplife trials compare: • Health • Disease threshold • Production between: • Crops using conventional methods and chemicals • Crops using nutrient foliar spray (Invigorator 2000) but no Croplife • Crops using nutrient foliar spray (Invigorator 2000) + Croplife • Crops using nutrient foliar spray (Invigorator 2000) + Croplife + Calcium

Results: Croplife assists plants to increase nutrient uptake with a corresponding improvement in plant health, increased protein levels in produce, increased production, reduction in disease pressure and chemical use.

Nitrogen 10.00% Phosphorus 8.50% Potassium 8.20% Calcium 200 ppm Magnesium 200 ppm Sodium 650 ppm Sulfur 3500 ppm Iron 850 ppm Manganese 370 ppm Zinc 140 ppm Copper 350 ppm Boron 150 ppm Cobalt 5 ppm Molybdenum 10 ppm

Typical analysis of Invigorator foliar spray used in trials

CROPLIFE NUTRIENT SYNERGISTCROPLIFE NUTRIENT SYNERGIST VEGETABLE FARM

TIFFIN, OHIO

Comparison Between Three Vegetable Plots

Trial Purpose

• To determine the compatibility of combining Croplife with a food grade foliar nutrient (Invigorator 2000)

• Monitor the effects of the combination on: –Plant Vigor –Plant Health –Pest & Disease Pressure –Crop yields

• Compare economics of use with conventional methods

FARM LAYOUT VEGETABLE FARM OHIO

ALL TOMATO VARIETIES AND PLANTING DATES THE SAME ON ALL 3 PLOTS

GARDEN PLOT

TOMATOES, PEPPERS, MELONS

4 Acres mixed, tomatoes, peppers and melons. Treated with limestone, Croplife

and Invigorator 2000 only.

GARDEN PLOT

PEPPER FIELD 5 Acres of Peppers treated with

Croplife and Invigorator 2000 only.

House & sheds

CONVENTIONAL PLOT

Staked Tomato field (30+ acres) Full use of conventional

fertilisers, insecticides, fungicides.

This section of farm rented from by large commercial grower

Semi - Conventional Plot

JOHN’S FIELD Staked tomato field (10 acres)

Treated with Croplife & Invigorator 2000. Spray applied four (4) times with limited amount

of commercial fertilizer.

4 – 5 fewer fungicide sprays than adjoining Conventional Plot just

15 feet away.

FIELDS SEPARATED BY 3 METRE LANE

TOMATOES – GARDEN PLOT

Healthy Crop

Note lack of disease pressure at

base.

Peppers – Garden Plot

Healthy Fully Laden Plants

HARVEST - GARDEN PLOT

Note size and quality of Peppers AFTER First

grade crop had been removed.

Fully laden Protein rich

Tomatoes and Cucumbers

POST HARVEST - GARDEN PLOT

This unexpected yield increase necessitated a final picking even when plant was finished. The size and quality of tomatoes was even more astonishing considering this plot received no water for final 3 weeks of maturing in hot conditions.

00.5

11.5

22.5

33.5

N Ca Mg P K

TISSUE ANALYSIS

Conventional John's Garden

10.37%

14.50%

20.50%

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

Protein

PROTEIN LEVELS

Conventional John's Garden

TISSUE & PROTEIN ANALYSIS

See table next page

Random Samples Taken, Dried and

Tested

Conventional Plot

Johns Plot Invigorator 2000,

Croplife, Traditional insect, weed & Fungal

control

% Over

Conventional Plot

Garden Plot Invigorator 2000,

Croplife

% Over

Conventional Plot

PROTEIN 10.37% 14.5% +40% 20.50% +98%

* NITROGEN 1.66% 2.32% +40% 3.28% +98%

MAGNESIUM 0.15% 0.14% -7% 0.27% +80%

* PHOSPHORUS 0.58% 0.48% -17% 0.72% +24%

* POTASSIUM 2.66% 2.37% -11% 2.93% +10%

IRON 80ppm 76ppm -5% 97ppm +21%

MANGANESE 18ppm 18ppm 0% 22ppm +22%

COPPER 9ppm 10ppm +11% 11ppm +22%

ZINC 31ppm 33ppm +6% 42ppm +35%

BORON 12ppm 17ppm +42% 18ppm +50%

SULFUR 0.14% 0.11% -21% 0.19% +36%

TISSUE ANALYSIS

Garden Plot - Maturity 5 days earlier * Major nutrient contributors to plant health

SUMMARY

• Improved plant health and vigor • Reduced Pest & Disease pressure • Reduction in chemical usage • Reduction in chemical costs • More profit

Other Crops

Pears Strawberries

Wheat Soybean

Hay Flowers Grapes

Golf course grass

PEARS

Fully laden pear trees sprayed with Croplife and Invigorator 2000—Manjimup Western Australia

9 tonne better yield per hectare than any other crop since records were first kept 25 years ago

PEARS

Record pear crop Manjimup Western Australia

STRAWBERRIES

Healthy strawberries Unlike many large strawberries those shown on

left are full texture and full flavor

Results This farmers yield increased by 25%. Chemical usage reduced to only spraying for two spotted mite. Two and a half weeks earlier to market than section of crop not treated with Croplife and Invigorator 2000.

Croplife Winter Wheat Trial

Effects of adding Croplife & Invigorator 2000 to a typical wheat

crop (USA)

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Yield

Invigorator 2000 - 28 litres per ha

Invigorator 2000 - 28 litres/ha plus145mls Croplife/ha

+ 24% - 33.75 more bushel per hectare Croplife outlay A$37.00 per hectare Gross return @ A$6.25/bushel - A$211.00 per hectare Net return A$174 per hectare

Bushels/ Acre

SOYBEANS

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Check Plot 1 Plot 2 Plot 3

YIELD

Bushels/ Acre

Check: 9.5 litres/ hectare Invigorator 2000 applied 3 times in June, July, and August Plot 1: Check plus 145mls/ hectare Croplife in June spray only Plot 2: Check plus 145mls/ hectare Croplife June and August spray Plot 3: Check plus 145mls/ hectare Croplife August spray only

Conclusion One treatment of Croplife early in the season increased production by 11% (12.5 bushels/ha). Croplife outlay A$37.00 per hectare Gross return @ A$9.50/bushel - A$119.00 per hectare Net return A$82 per hectare

145mls Croplife/ hectare added to typical (7. 5 litres) forage spray of Invigorator 2000

Hay Demonstration

Third cutting alfalfa/ grass hay

* Yield increase noted but not measured

Crude Protein

Digestible protein

ADF Acid Detergent

Fibre

TDN Total Digestible

Nutrients

Phosphorus Potassium/ Calcium

Invigorator 2000 20.7 13.5 33.1 63.0 0.29 1.71 / 1.38 Invigorator 2000/Croplife *

23.0 14.9 31.1 65.0 0.32 1.86 / 1.36

Percentage Change +11% +11% -6% +3% +10% +9% / -1%

No significant percentage difference between samples in Calcium, Magnesium and moisture

ADF Acid Detergent Fibre: The lower figure the more beneficial the feed is for animals

FLOWERS

Invigorator 2000 only Croplife/Invigorator 2000

Invigorator 2000 and Croplife

Invigorator 2000 only

Grapes Croplife/Invigorator 2000 reduces the susceptibility of grapes to fungus and

insect attack

See Michigan State University Botrytis trial data next page

Downey mildew infected grapes Powdery mildew infected grapes

Michigan State University Trial - Botrytis Bunch Rot on Grapes

GRAPE (Vins interspecific hybrid ‘Vignoles’) A.M.C. Schilder, J.M. Gillett, and R.W. Sysak Botrytis bunch rot; Botrytis cincrea Department of Botany and Plant Pathology Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 EVALUATION OF FUNGICIDES FOR BOTRYTIS BUNCH ROT CONTROL IN GRAPES, 2000: The experiment was conducted in a mature vineyard of Vitis Interspecific hybrid ’Vignoles’ in Leland MI. Vines were spaced at 6 x 10 ft and were cordon trained on a 2-wire trellis and hand-pruned. Treatments were applied to 3-vine plots and were replicated 4 times in a randomized complete block design. Sprays were applied with a Model T CO2 backpack sprayer equipped with a single XR TeeJet 8002VS nozzle, at a volume of 50 gpa and pressure of 40 psi. Sprays were applied at 3– to 4-week intervals. Spray dates and approximate phenological stages were as follows: 24 Jul (pre-bunch closing), 16 Aug (pre-veralson), 13 Sep (post-veralson), 3 Oct (pre-harvest). Disease was assessed on the center vine of each plot on 11 Oct, the day of harvest. The grapes were harvested at 18.7o Brix. Disease incidence (% clusters with at least one infected berry) and severity (% cluster area infected on diseased clusters only) were visually estimated by selecting 20 randomly selected clusters per plot. Rainfall for May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, and Oct was 2.94, 1.97, 1.24, 1.84, 7.19 and 1,25 in., respectively. Disease pressure was moderate. During bloom and early fruit development, mostly cool and dry conditions prevailed. All treatments reduced disease incidence, expect Rovral which was not significantly different from the untreated control. This may indicate the presence of iprodione-resistent strains of Botrytis cinerea at this site. While most treatments provided statistically similar control, the highest numerical reduction was obtained with the Vangard/Flint/Vangard/Flint program. Control achieved by 2 sprays of Vangard was not statistically different from the Flint/Vangard/Flint/Vangard program with similarly timed Vangard sprays, suggesting that Flint provides no additional control of the disease in this case. Disease severity on infected clusters was low to moderate and was not significantly affected by treatment.

Botrytis on cluster Treatment, rate/A Spray timing Incidence(%) Severity (%) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Untreated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.5 a1 15.3 as2 Rovral 50WP, 1.5 lb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2, 3, 4 37.5 ab 12.3 Vangard WG, 10 oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 4 26.3 bc 10.0 Milsana, 1% v/v . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2, 3, 4 25.0 bcd 8.0 QRD 132, 8 lb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2, 3, 4 25.0 bcd 10.5 Flint 50WG, 2 oz 1, Vangard 75 WG, 10 oz 2, Flint 50 WG, 2 oz 3, Vangard 75 WG, 10 oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 22.5 bcd 3.3 Switch 62.5WG, 10 oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 4 21.3 bcd 10.3 Scala 400SC, 27 fl oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2, 3, 4 15.0 cd 14.3 Elevate 50WG, 1 lb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2, 3, 4 13.8 cd 7.0 Croplife, 4 oz - Plant Food, 2 gal . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2, 3, 4 11.3 cd 7.0 Vangard 75WG, 10 oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Flint 50WG, 2 oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Vangard 75WG, 10 oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Flint 50WG, 2 oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5.0 d 6.5 __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Spray dates and approximate phenological stages for designated spray applications: 1 - 24 Jul (pre-bunch closing), 2 - 16 Aug (pre-veralson), 3 - 15 Sep (post-veralson), 1 - 3 Oct (pre-harvest). 2 Coleman means followed by the same letter are not significantly different according to Fisher’s L5D test (P6 0.05); as - no significant differences between treatment

GNS = Invigorator 2000

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