PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY STCUNATO

PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY STCU-NATO Workshop “From Science to Business” 11 -12 October 2006, Kyiv Dr. Serhiy Ponomarenko Tel. : +(38044) 5596617 E-mail: sponom@ukr. net Interdepartmental Science & Technology Center “AGROBIOTECH” NAS and MES of Ukraine, Kyiv

TALK OUTLINE 1. What is needed in the market? 2. Brief technology description. 3. Stage of development. 4. Who needs it & how many will they need? 5. What is my unique technology advantage? 6. Competitive matrix. 7. How will I beat the competition? 8. Opportunity for joint work.

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION STATEMENT n The technology material presented in this talk is available for licensing or joint product development. n None of the slides contains any confidential or proprietary information.

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION & MARKET NEED 1. INSTABILITY • Depending on weather conditions productivity of grain crops in the world varies on years on 25 % and more, and world reserves of a grain - 60 %; • Stability of plants to abiotic (soil, climate, weather) and biotic (biological components of agrarian ecological system) stresses of an environment - the most infrequent category in flora; • Increase of stability of agricultural crops to ecological stresses is included since 1977 in the list of the major problems of the National Academy of the USA.

BALANCE OF RESOURCES AND USE OF WHEAT IN THE USA HRW* HRS** SRW*** 04/05 05/06 mln. t Production 23. 3 25. 3 14. 3 12. 7 10. 3 8. 4 Internal consumption 13. 7 13. 8 5. 9 6. 0 7. 0 6. 8 Export 10. 6 12. 1 8. 5 7. 8 3. 3 2. 0 Store 5. 3 4. 7 4. 3 3. 6 2. 4 2. 6 * - hard red winter ** - summer *** - soft red winter Average productivity in 2006 - 25, 4 cwt/ha

2. INEFFICIENCY The cost price of production in Ukraine and Russia is some times higher, than in the World. Power intensity of gross domestic product in the world, kg (conventional product) / US $

INEFFICIENCY • The world has changed cardinally, cost of energy rises, change of technologies No-Till. • Entry into WTO and competitiveness. • Ukraine and Russia have natural resources which are of interest of the global capital. According to information of the United Nations they are estimated in 30, 0 trillion US $. Natural resources of the USA - 8 trln. $ China - 6, 5 trln. $ Europe - 0, 5 trln. $

3. PROSPECTS • Transient world reserves of wheat next marketing year will be descend to the lowest level and will amount 119 million tons; • Forecast of the International Grain Council (IGC): world wheat production in 2006 -2007 will amount 594 million tons; • Use of the Ukrainian plant growth regulators on 10 % of world fields of a winter wheat (22, 4 million ha) would allow to receive in addition 11 million tons of a grain at the cost of 1320 million $. • Today in Ukraine use of growth regulators amount 1 million ha.

WORLD PRODUCTION Winter wheat, mln. ha Corn, mln. ha Soya, mln. ha 224, 0 138, 0 70, 0 Ukraine 7, 0* 2, 0 0, 2 Russia 23, 0 2, 5 0, 5 China 29, 0** 18, 0 USA 24, 0*** 29, 0 3, 151 1, 46 0, 3 Cultivation volume In the world Germany * - average productivity 28 cwt/ha ** - average productivity 36, 7 cwt/ha *** - average productivity 25, 4 cwt/ha In Ukraine, Russia, China, Germany technologies of application of Ukrainian plant growth regulators are checked up during not less 5 years. Additional crop from 1 ha - 10 -18 %

BRIEF TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS OF NATURAL ORIGIN BIOLAN, EMISTIM C, RADOSTIM HAVE A WIDE SPECTRUM OF USING ON 25 AGRICULTURAL CROPS Biotechnology of micromicetes cultivation from root system of ginseng 5 patents Root of ginseng Scientific plant Micromicetes

BRIEF TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION Synthetic plant growth regulators - analogs of phytohormones - used for seed treatment and crops sprinkling of vegetables, flowers and technical cultures.

BRIEF TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION COMPOSITION PLANTS GROWTH REGULATORS Agrostimulin Biosil for cereals, leguminous and perennial herbs Biomax Betastimulin for sugar beet Zeastimulin for corn Radostim for seed treatment Treptolem for sunflower, rape Charcor for root system development

STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT • Complex research of the mechanism of physiological action and of physical, chemical and toxicological properties was conducted. • The technologies of production and application of PGRs in agriculture and forestry were developed. • The new PGRs were registered in Ukraine (12 items), Republic of Belarus (6), Russia (1), Kazakhstan (4) and Germany. • The pilot production of new PGRs was created.

ADVANTAGES • PGRs are characterized by high efficiency, low doses of using (10 -20 ml per 1 ton of seed or 1 hectare of sowing) and ecological safety (1 m 2 of sowing gets 1· 10 -9 g of active substance). • The technologies of their application coincide with existing agromethods. • The harvest of the basic agricultures is increased on 15 -20 % and the quality of plant products is improved.

ADVANTAGES • Joint treatment of seed with PGRs and pesticides allows to reduce the doses of sowing pesticides on 20 -30 % without lowering of the protective effect. • New PGRs decrease the contents of radionuclides, ions of heavy metals and nitrates in agricultural products. • Our PGRs have antimutagenic effect. • The cost of dose per 1 hectare is $ 2. 5 -5. 0. Putting $ 1 in technology is repaid by $ 20 -25 of additional agricultural products.

EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS PGRs used for pre-sowing treatment of seeds in doses 10 -20 ml per 1 ton and for sprinkling of crops in doses 10 -20 ml per 1 hectare Their application costs 2. 5 -5 $ US per 1 hectare. Application of growth regulators makes possible to improve quality of agricultures and to get additional harvest (tons/ha): wheat grain, barley, rice ………. 0. 7 sugar ………. 0. 9 green mass of corn … 4. 5 - 7. 0 grain of corn ………. 0. 9 potatoes ………. 3. 5 sunflower ………. 0. 4 vegetables … 4. 0 - 6. 0 grape … 2. 0 - 3. 0

WHY IT BECAME POSSIBLE? We have taken knowledge from the Nature and have created ecologically safe plant growth regulators. And now we want to help the Nature with our technologies. Dependence DOSE - EFFICACY help us to create composition formulation for different plants and technologies

AGROSTIMULIN IN GERMANY. WINTER WHEAT SEED TREATMENT, 2004 Sampling by the agronomist Calculation of sprouts Determination of photosynthesis Seed processing by Agrostimulin has allowed to receive in 2002 extra 16. 7 % (11. 1 cwt/ha) of a qualitative wheat grain Control 20 ml per 1 ton of seeds

COMPOSITION PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS Agrostimulin in China and Russia, 2003 -2005 Additional harvest of rice after crop processing (10 ml/ha) was 12, 7 %

COMPOSITION PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS Betastimuline in Germany, Ukraine 2003 -2005 The additional crop of sugar beet……. . . …+12. 4 %, sugar content………. +1. 2 %, total addition of sugar………………+16. 3 %

COMPOSITION PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS Zeastimulin in Germany and Ukraine, 2003 -2005 The additional harvest of corn green mass after crop processing (10 ml/ha) was 19. 7 % (74 cwt/ha)

COMPOSITION PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS Treptolem in Ukraine, 2005 Sunflower well reacts as to the seed processing and spraying of the plants: additional harvest……. +17. 8 % (4. 2 cwt/ha)

TARGETED MARKET SEGMENT WHO NEEDS IT? • The potential users of plant growth regulators are agricultural companies • Organizations working in landscape design and garden growing • Biotechnological companies • Any companies working in forestry • Academic researchers in the biological agriculture • Our products have been tested in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Israel, Turkey, Germany, China

COMPETITION LEADING COMPETITORS: • Ron-Pulenk (France) • Bayer (Germany) • Innogorosa (Spain) • Several small companies (Ukraine, Russia) How shall I beat the competition? • Our preparation have better characteristics • Our production are cheaper

COMPETITIVE MATRIX Vucsal Microplant, Bayer Biolan, “Agrobiotech”, Ukraine Humisol, “Hermes”, Ukraine Kadostym, “Innogorosa”, Spaine 2 liter 20 ml 7 liter 4 liter Cost of expenses per 1 ha 20 $ 5$ 12 $ 50 $ Efficiency from 1 hectare (additional crop of winter wheat) 320 kg 600 kg 400 kg 500 kg Cost of an additional crop 38. 4 $ 72 $ 48 $ 60 $ 1. 9 $ 14. 4 $ 4. 0 $ 1. 2 $ Norm of application 1 $ invested in technology guarantees extra

PROJECT 3028 (С) STCU «Development of natural polyfunctional plant growth biostimulators with antiparasitic effect for ecological agriculture» Our collaborators from the USA: David E. Eakin Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (left), Robert Venable Northwest Agricultural Products

OPPORTUNITIES • Search for the regular customers of our products and technologies. • Collaboration with companies which are interested in future testing, licensing and commercialization of our products and technologies. • Collaboration with scientific universities and centers in further joint development of new technologies.

CONTACT INFORMAION Dr. Serhiy Ponomarenko Phone: +(380 -44) 559 -6617 E-mail: sponom@ukr. net Interdepartmental Science & Technology Center “AGROBIOTECH” NAS and MES of Ukraine, Kyiv