SBIR/STTR Research Award
SolviNix: A Tobamovirus-Based Bioherbicide for the Noxious Weed Tropical Soda Apple
Award amount
$296,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2006Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- BIOPRODEX, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- M8UKPD1A46G3
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
An effective nonchemical control is needed to mange the invasive noxious weed tropical soda apple. This project will attempt to bring to market the world's first virus-based bioherbicide as an effective control for this weed. Reduction in chemical herbicide usage in livestock production, alleviation of tropical soda apple's encroachment into natural areas and croplands, preservation of biodiversity, and promotion and improvement in the sustainability and profitability of small and mid-size ranches are among the purposes of this project.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Delivery of nematicides to control plant parasitic nematodes by using Tobacco mild green mosaic tobamovirus as a nanocarrier
- Development of Tobacco Mild Green Mosaic Tobamovirus as a Bioherbicide for the Invasive Weed Tropical Soda Apple
Research funding history
3 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2005–2019). Reported award amounts total $475,566. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Agriculture