Re: Messenger

**"Suzanne Pierot" s*@hvi.net**

I looked it up on their web site.  They can't ship to either California or
New York.  Any idea why?    Since I'm in NY I guess it can't even be mailed
to me.
Suzanne Pierot
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan McCoy" <buzz@impact-pr.com>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum"
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Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 11:25 AM
Subject: RE: [GWL] Messenger


> EPA APPROVED, NASA TESTED, & ROSE SOCIETY ENDORSED, MESSENGER ROLLING OUT
IN
> GARDEN CENTERS
>
> A NEW GARDENING PRODUCT CATEGORY IS BORN!
> "THE MESSENGER(r) OF HOPE"
>
> Bothell, WA -- September, 2003 -- A product that is not harmful to the
> environment - a product that will make your plants more resistant to
> diseases - a product that will make your plants increase photosynthesis
and
> overall performance.  Do you think this is possible?  It is!
>
> The product that creates all these reactions in plants is Messenger(r) - a
> simple and straight forward name that reveals a more complex process
within
> plants.  It's not a fertilizer, not a pesticide and not a growth hormone.
> Messenger is a technology based on Harpin protein and here's how it works.
>
> When sprayed on a plant's leaf surface - Messenger(r) triggers a defense
> response that makes a plant think it is being attacked by a disease - a
> trigger that heightens the plants overall chemical and physiological
> responses.
>
> Once the plant is alerted that Messenger(r) is on the leaf surfaces, the
> plant activates a series of responses to defend against this perceived
> attack....much like a flu shot triggers the human body to mount a defense
> against the flue.  In addition, plants respond by increasing
photosynthesis,
> which in turn fuels growth.  Activated plants grow faster, have larger
root
> systems, produce more flowers and fruits - and in most cases - larger
> flowers and fruits, all in an effort to stay on step ahead of the
perceived
> attack from the disease.
>
> Dr. John T. Dickman - a biochemist and rosarian, best describes
Messenger(r)
> in the January 2003 issue of American Rose. Dr. Dickman explains how the
> active ingredient in Messenger(r) - harpin - was discovered.
>
>
> "Harpin is a protein material isolated from, of all places, the bacterium
> Erwinia amylovora, which causes fire blight in pears, apples and maybe
even
> roses, since they are members of the same Roasaceae family.  Strangely
> enough, while these bacteria blacken and devastate the branches, leaves,
> flowers and fruit of the plants they attack, they also contain a protein
> that has exactly the opposite effect."
>
> Dickman explains that Cornell University scientists studying E. amylovora
> discovered that it produced a unique type of protein that was previously
> unclassified, called Harpin.   Scientists have since discovered that many
> other types of disease causing pathogens also produce Harpin proteins.
>
> According to Dickman, scientists found that if they treated healthy plants
> with Harpin protein, those plants had a much higher capacity to "reject
> other bacteria, viruses and fungi that were introduced". In follow-up
> studies scientists also "observed increased growth in treated plants,
> suggesting the possibility of higher yields and earlier maturity".
> Additional studies have shown that Messenger(r) can also infer significant
> benefits to the fruits and flowers being produced by plants that have
their
> natural defense mechanisms "turned on".  For example, Messenger(r) can
> increase the shelf life of fruits and vegetables after harvest.
>
> Dr. Dickman's concluding remarks sum up what the implications of
> Messenger(r) mean to the gardening industry-
> "So, is this the "wonder drug," the ultimate "magic bullet," "the
messenger
> of hope" for a nontoxic-to-humans approach to disease and pest control for
> the gardener?"
>
> Messenger was registered by the EPA for use in April 2000 and was only the
> 3rd plant care product ever to receive the EPA's prestigious Presidential
> Green Chemistry Challenge Award.  Messenger for home and garden use was
> introduced on a trial basis in
> March of 2003 and carries the American Rose Society Tested and Endorsed
> certification.
>
> For more information about Messenger, visit www.edenbio.com.
>
>
> ###
>
> ( 2003 EDEN Bioscience Corporation.  Always read and follow label
> instructions before buying or using this product.  Messenger(, and EDEN(,
> and EDEN Bioscience( are registered trademarks of EDEN Bioscience Corp.
> Messenger for home and garden use is not currently registered for sale or
> use in Colorado, California, or New York.
>
>
>
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