Broadening the biological portfolio in Canada with new Trichoderma products and plant growth-promoting Rhizobacteria

Sylvar Technologies Inc.将与昆特兰理工大学可持续园艺研究所（ISH）合作，为加拿大种植者带来一种新的生物杀菌剂ECO-77，以木霉为基础，用于控制叶面葡萄孢病。它目前已在南非注册用于酿酒葡萄葡萄孢杆菌的控制，并正在加拿大注册用于酿酒葡萄。该项目将侧重于通过进行加拿大注册所需的功效和其他试验，扩大这种新产品在观赏和小型水果作物中的应用。结合这项工作，我们将筛选在ISH/KPU收集的几株本地BC木霉分离株，用于叶孢菌的控制。具体来说，我们将确定Sylvar的ECO-77木霉和几个BC菌株用于BC观赏和草莓作物的最佳时机、频率和施用量。收集到的关于Sylvar ECO-77产品的数据将被纳入加拿大卫生部有害生物管理管理局（PMRA）的一个数据包。BC木霉菌被确定为有希望控制葡萄孢菌的菌株将提供给我们的行业合作伙伴Sylvar Technologies，用于未来的商业化。为了优化新型木霉生物杀菌剂的药效，我们还将测试ECO-77和BC木霉分离物与Sylvar的互补生长促进剂RhizoVital 42 （Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42）的联合药效。促进生长的RhizoVital 42可以帮助生产更健康的植物，更有能力抵御疾病。总的来说，这些产品将有助于扩大加拿大的生物产品组合，为加拿大农业和园艺提供新的环保产品，同时加强加拿大公司的实力，并为绿色经济培训学生和应届毕业生。************

Sylvar Technologies Inc. will partner with the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture (ISH) at Kwantlen Polytechnic University to bring a new biofungicide, ECO-77 based on Trichoderma, for control of foliar Botrytis disease, to Canadian growers. It is currently registered in South Africa for wine grape Botrytis control and is in the process of registration for wine grapes in Canada. This project will focus on expanding the use of this new product for ornamental and small fruit crops, by conducting efficacy and other trials required for Canadian registration. In conjunction with this work, we will screen several native BC Trichoderma isolates in the collection at ISH/KPU for foliar Botrytis control. Specifically we will determine the optimum timing, frequency and application rate for Sylvar's ECO-77 Trichoderma and several BC strains for ornamental and strawberry crops in BC. Data collected on Sylvar's ECO-77 product will be incorporated into a data package for Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). BC Trichoderma strains that are identified as promising for Botrytis control will be offered to our industry partner, Sylvar Technologies for future commercialization. To optimize the efficacy of new Trichoderma-based biofungicides we will also test the combined efficacy of ECO-77 and BC Trichoderma isolates with Sylvar's complementary growth promoter, RhizoVital 42 (Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42). The growth promotion of RhizoVital 42 can help to produce healthier plants that are more capable of withstanding disease. Taken together, these products will help to broaden Canada's biological portfolio and provide new environmentally-protective products for Canadian agriculture and horticulture while strengthening a Canadian company and training students and new graduates for the green economy. ************