IGENE Biotechnology Inc said itsresearch teams at Auburn and Hebrew universities have found its
patented pesticide is highly effective in combating a disease
reponsible for approximately three billion dlrs in annual crop
losses.
    The company said it learned ClandoSan controls nematodes,
deadly plant pathogens formerly controlled by now-banned
synthetic chemicals.
    Varieties of the deadly disease attack major cash crops
such as cotton, vegetables, orchard trees, citrus fruits, and
garden plants, the company said.
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