Mr. Corey Giasson reports
MUSTGROW'S CANOLA FIELD TRIALS DEMONSTRATE CLUBROOT DISEASE SUPPRESSION; IMPROVED CANOLA YIELD WITH HEALTHIER ROOT SYSTEMS
Mustgrow Biologics Corp. has completed and released the results of its two-year field trial program in the Canadian Prairies on approximately 100 acres of canola production. Field trial findings have demonstrated Mustgrow's TerraMG is a sustainable technology capable of suppressing clubroot parasitic disease (P. brassicae) and promoting higher canola yields and root systems under various disease pressures.
Clubroot is a soil-borne parasitic disease that has had devastating effects on canola production across the Canadian Prairies with no effective products currently available for Clubroot suppression. Canola is Canada's most valuable field crop, with 2025 production reaching approximately $14-billion (21.8 million tonnes at approximately $650 per tonne) and generating billions in annual export revenue. Without adequate treatment and management solutions, Clubroot continues to create major problems for Canadian canola farmers who need a solution.
TerraMG: Mustgrow's answer to Clubroot
Mustgrow is actively working toward registering its organic biocontrol product, TerraMG, through Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency. TerraMG combats Clubroot through its mechanism, releasing naturally occurring isothiocyanates from mustard seed meal. Isothiocyanates are known to possess fungicidal and biocidal activity, suppressing a range of soil-borne pathogens, including Clubroot.
In Mustgrow's 2024 and 2025 field trials, conducted through its wholly owned Canadian marketing and distribution business, NexusBioAg, TerraMG-treated plots showed a significant reduction in resting spore concentrations of Clubroot relative to untreated controls. Visual assessments of canola root galls indicated reduced severity and incidence in treated plots. These findings support TerraMG's role as a sustainable biocontrol capable of suppressing Clubroot inoculum and promoting higher canola yields and healthier root systems under various disease pressure.
In 2024, Clubroot spores were more prevalent due to a wetter growing season and TerraMG performed exceptionally well with up to 95-per-cent reductions in Clubroot spores. Disease pressure was consistent throughout the season due to the wetter conditions. Yield benefits to the grower showed up to a seven-bushels-per-acre increase (19-per-cent increase over Canada's 36-bushel-per-acre average production in 2024), translating to a $91-per-acre increase in value to the farmer (at approximately $13-per-bushel average commodity price).
In 2025, according to internal data, canola farmers experienced a relatively dry season and correspondingly less Clubroot disease prevalence than the much wetter 2024 season. Yield increase utilizing TerraMG demonstrated a one-to-two-bushel-per-acre increase over the control, which was less impactful than 2024, with less Clubroot infestation in the fields to address.
Detrimental disease with limited options for farmers
The 15-to-20-year longevity of Clubroot's highly resilient resting spores is a key element of Clubroot's persistence and detrimental impact on canola. The parasitic disease induces gall formation on roots, disrupting water and nutrient uptake. Early infection with moderate to high spore loads can lead to 100-per-cent loss of canola crop. Infection at the early seedling stage can later result in wilting, stunting, yellowing and death of canola plants. In later crop stages, inflection may not necessarily show wilting, stunting or yellowing, but infected plants may ripen prematurely, resulting in shriveled seeds and negatively impacting yield, oil content and quality.
No effective products are currently registered for Clubroot suppression in canola. Current farming practices include extensive sanitation and equipment cleaning, long crop rotations (three to four years between canola crops), and genetically modified resistant canola varieties. While genetic resistance in commercial canola hybrids initially provided strong control, new mutated Clubroot pathotypes are now capable of overcoming resistance.
These methods, while partially effective, are economically and logistically challenging. A biological, soil-active technology, like MustGrow's TerraMG, capable of reducing resting spore loads, could represent a significant breakthrough in sustainable Clubroot management for Canadian farmers.
About Mustgrow Biologics Corp.
Mustgrow is a fully integrated provider of innovative biological and regenerative agriculture solutions designed to support sustainable farming. The company's proprietary and third party product lines offer eco-friendly alternatives to restricted or banned synthetic chemicals and fertilizers. In North America, Mustgrow offers a portfolio of third party crop nutrition solutions, including micronutrients, nitrogen stabilizers, biostimulants, adjuvants and foliar products. These products are synergistically distributed alongside Mustgrow's wholly owned proprietary products and technologies that are derived from mustard and developed into organic biocontrol and biofertility products to help replace banned or restricted synthetic chemicals and fertilizers. Outside of North America, Mustgrow is focused on collaborating with agriculture companies, such as Bayer AG in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, to commercialize Mustgrow's wholly owned proprietary products and technologies. The company is dedicated to driving shareholder value through the commercialization and expansion of its intellectual property portfolio of approximately 110 patents that are currently issued and pending, and the sales and distribution of its proprietary and third party product lines through NexusBioAg. Mustgrow is a publicly traded company, and has approximately 62.9 million common shares issued and outstanding, and 77.0 million shares fully diluted.
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