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WINNER: PERFORMANCE MATERIALS

A BIRD DETERRENT TECHNOLOGY

BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY

BIRD DETERRENT GRASSES


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ENDOpHYTE

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FIGURE 1: AVERAGE DRY wEIGHT OF INSECTS OVER THREE SEASONS 201011

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ENDOpHYTE

The birds learn to avoid the area

Chris Pennell, AgResearch

TREATmENTS

DRYwEIGHT(mg)

AVANEX unique endophyte technology

includes two novel endophytes; AR601

and AR95.

PGG Wrightson Tur, AgResearch, the

Foundation or Arable Research (FAR)

and Grasslanz have developed AVANEX

unique endophyte technology. This exciting

new innovation has been included in

tur-type grasses; Jackal, a tall escue, and

Colosseum, a perennial ryegrass. These

endophytes can produce high quantities

o alk loids that can reduce a number o

insect pests while also being a deterrent

to wildlie grazing. AVANEX unique

endophyte technology in turgrasses

provides tough, wear resistant cultivars

that can stand up to aircrat movement,

jet blasting and braking.

wHAT IS ENDOpHYTE?

Endophyte is a natural ungus ound in many ryegrasses and tall escue species.

The ungal strands grow between the plant cells, and transmit themselves to

the next grass generation by growing into the developing seed and into the

subsequent grass seedling.

Wild type endophytic ungi (Neotyphodium sp.) co-evolved with grasses and

are known to protect plants rom overgrazing by animals and insect predation

by the production o toxins. For airports and recreational areas turgrasses

were inoculated with novel endophytes that produce insect and animal/

bird avoidance behaviour. Bird strikes mostly occur during the take-o and

landing phases, so a grass that reduces the attractiveness o airports and their

surrounding areas to bird activity by habitat modication could be an important

part o an airports long term solution.

AVANEX UNIqUE ENDOpHYTE TECHNOLOGY:

A pOTENTIAL TOOL FOR AIRpORTS

AVANEX unique endophyte technology may assist in reducing the number o

birds on or near airelds. The alkaloids produced by the endophytes not only

reduces the number o insects but can also reduce eeding o a number o bird

species, including nches, gulls and wild Canada geese.

AVANEX unique endophyte technology has been shown in trials to reduce

insect numbers and as a result the area is less attractive to insect eeding birds.

Figure 1 shows a signicant reduction in insect numbers on the AVANEX cultivars

compared to grasses with wild type endophyte and grasses with no endophyte.

AVANEX unique endophyte technology has also been shown to reduce bird

populations through post digestion eedback. This is where birds that eed

directly on the grass eel ill ater eeding and learn to avoid the area.

BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY

BIRD DETERRENT GRASSES

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AVANEX 5%

EXISTING AIRpORT

VEGETATION

95%

12 mONTH BIRD DISTRIBUTION

AT CHRISTCHURCH AIRpORT

SOwN IN 2009.

TOTAL mEASURABLE AREA IS

111 ACRES (45 HECTARES) wITH

37 ACRES IN AVANEX JACKAL

(14 HECTARES).

12 mONTH BIRD DISTRIBUTION

AT HAmILTON AIRpORT

EXISTING AIRpORT

VEGETATION

89%

AVANEX 11%

SOwN IN 2010.

TOTAL mEASURABLE AREA IS

75 ACRES (30 HECTARES) wITH

25 ACRES IN AVANEX JACKAL

(10 HECTARES).

Christchurch International Airport has

been extremely pleased with the results o

AVANEX Jackal on our aireld. Right rom

the start some 12 years ago, Christchurch

International Airport understood the

benets o the development o such a

product and hence the large investment

we have put into this project. While

potential birdstrikes are an issue or the

aviation industry across the globe, using

this grass and creating a less attractive

and palatable environment around

airports is a signicant move to

reducing that risk.

Andy Lester, Christchurch Airport

Chie Operating Ofcer

SUCCESS wITH AVANEX

CHRISTCHURCH INTERNATIONAL AIRpORT

Signifcantreductioninthenumber

o birds on the AVANEX Jackal (5%)

compared to the existing airport

vegetation (95%).

ForeverybirdontheAVANEXJackal

plots there were 19 times more birds on

the existing airport vegetation.

Canadageeseandotherbirdspecies

have shown a signicant avoidance o

AVANEX Jackal trial plots.

SelectedAVANEXJackalplotshad

less insects compared to either nilendophyte or wild type plots.

HAmILTON INTERNATIONAL AIRpORT

Signifcantreductioninthenumber

o birds on the AVANEX Jackal (11%)

compared to the existing airport

vegetation (89%).

ForeverybirdontheAVANEXJackalplots there were 8 times more birds on

the existing airport vegetation.

Canadageeseandotherbirdspecies

have shown a signicant avoidance o

AVANEX Jackal trial plots.

SelectedAVANEXJackalplotshad

less insects compared to either nil

endophyte or wild type plots.


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FEATURES OF AVANEX UNIqUE

ENDOpHYTE TECHNOLOGY

Containsnovelendophyte,anaturally

occurringfungus

Produceshighlevelsofalkaloids

Availableintallfescueandperennial

ryegrasscultivars

BENEFITS OF USING AVANEX UNIqUE

ENDOpHYTE TECHNOLOGY

Canreduceinsectpopulationsand

residentbirdpopulationsaroundairelds

Onceinstalledwillnotinterferewith

normalairportoperations

Iscosteffectiveandcansaveyoumoney

inthelongterm

INTELLECTUAL pROpERTY pROTECTION

AR601 endophyte is protected by New Zealand Patent Application No. 579801.

Harvesting / propagating, resowing, and/or onselling o AR601 may inringe this

patent and may result in prosecution. Grasslanz is a registered trademark o Grasslanz

Technology Limited in New Zealand and Australia.

TheAR601endophytehaspatentpendingin:AustraliaNo.2008244736,UnitedStates

No. 60/914656, Europe No. 08753855, Argentina No. 8010793 and Uruguay No. 31.054.

The AR601 endophyte is protected under the New Zealand Plant Variety Rights Act 1987.

Grant number 2874. The AR95 endophyte has PVR pending. New Zealand Application

No. FEN016.

wARNING: THIS GRASS VARIETY CONTAINS A NOVEL

ENDOpHYTE. INGESTION OF THE SEED OR THE GRASS

CAN CAUSE SEVERE ADVERSE ANImAL HEALTH ISSUES

AND IS NOT TO BE USED AS FEED FOR ANImALS AND

BIRDS. IN SEVERE SITUATIONS IT mAY CAUSE DEATH

TO GRAZING ANImALS.

DISCLAImER

Resultswillvarydependingonallthecircumstances.PGGWrightsonSeedsLimitedand

its ofcers, employees, contractors, agents, advisers and licensors o intellectual property(together and severally PGWSeeds) provide no assurances, guarantees or warranties

in relation to any inormation provided, or cultivar or endophyte reerred to, other

thanthosethatmustbeprovidedbylaw.TotheextentpermittedbylawPGWSeeds

excludes all liability, and has no liability to anyone, however arising, rom or in relation to

any inormation provided, or the use o any inormation, cultivar or endophyte.

CONTACT US

[email protected]

www.pggwrightsonturf.co.nz

Christchurch +64 3 372 8719

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