In December 2015, the French, German and Swiss authorities have granted, at the request of local tomato growers, a 120-days emergency authorization for the use of PMV®-01 to protect tomato plants against damage caused by Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV).
Earlier that year, the Belgian, Dutch and Moroccan authorities had already given permission to start using PMV®-01 during the tomato season 2015-2016.
After eight years of scientific research and more than 2000 hectares of good practical results, the PMV®-01 vaccination strategy becomes available to an increasing number of growers in Europe and beyond. The recognition of the active substance in the European Union was published on 17 July 2015.
The PMV®-01 vaccination strategy of DCM Corporation protects tomato plants against production and quality losses associated with aggressive PepMV infections.
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