Crop Health Therapy Produces Double-Digit Yield Increases, Significant Returns on Investment in Multiple Corn Trials.

HOUSTON -- Recent university and independent researcher field trials showed that corn crops treated with Stoller(R) Crop Health Therapy products realized double-digit yield increases and significant returns on investment (ROI) compared with plants in control plots.

In three separate 2004 trials, corn treated in-furrow with one quart per acre of X-Tra Power(TM) produced the following results compared with control plots. ROI for all trials is based on corn at $2 per bushel:

--Texas A&M University -- Treated corn produced 22 bushels per acre more crops. This increase equates to an ROI of 6.8:1, or $44 per acre. Treated crops also showed notably shorter internode lengths, thicker stalks, and greater root mass.

--University of Illinois -- Yield increase for treated corn was 35 bushels per acre, resulting in an ROI of 10.8:1, or $70 per acre.

--Vaughn Research, Ontario, Canada -- Treated corn produced an average of 13 bushels per acre more in four separate locations. This equates to an ROI of 4:1, or $26 per acre.

Corn treated foliarly with Stoller's Sugar Mover(TM) Crop Health Therapy product showed similar results:

--Texas A&M University -- Corn treated with Sugar Mover at the eight-leaf stage produced 24 bushels per acre more crops. This equates to an ROI of 6.8:1, or $48 per acre. When Sugar Mover was applied at the 10-leaf stage, the yield increase jumped to 45 bushels per acre, for an ROI of 12.9:1, or $90 per acre.

--In a grower experiment conducted in Ontario, Canada by Vaughn Research, corn treated with two quarts per acre when 12 to 18 inches tall produced yield increases of 24 bushels per acre, for an ROI of 3.4:1, or $48 per acre.

"University and independent research continues to demonstrate the benefits of Crop Health Therapy," said Dr. Albert Liptay, research director of StollerUSA. "X-Tra Power gives plants access to essential micronutrients, amino acids, and plant growth co-factors, while Sugar Mover reverses the flow of sugar away from apical meristems in the leaves toward developing fruit, seed, storage tissues, and roots. The results are higher yields; bigger, more uniform cob size; and higher 1000-kernel weight."

Crop Health Therapy consists of treatments to help crops maintain appropriate hormone balance during all stages of growth. This allows the roots to thrive, resulting in healthier plants better able to withstand stress and achieve their full genetic potential. StollerUSA, a pioneer in plant hormone research, manufactures and markets Crop HealthTherapy products designed for a plant's specific needs throughout the four stages of plant growth: establishment, vegetative growth, flowering/reproduction, and sizing/maturity.

In agribusiness for more than 30 years, StollerUSA markets 13 Crop Health Therapy products to help growers increase crop yield and quality. StollerUSA, headquartered in Houston, is actively researching and developing Crop Health Therapy products in more than 50 countries. For more information about StollerUSA, visit www.StollerUSA.com.