Founded by a known plant pathogen expert and geneticist, Silvec provides best-in-class RNA-based solutions for long-lived plants. Effectively, the firm is vaccinating trees against most diseases, enhancing the plant's ability to grow in marginal soils, and improving their product quality. A range of factors - international travel, climate change etc is fuelling an exponential spread of invasive pathogens - killing or depleting trees, bushes and vines in all sectors of agriculture, timber and forestry. With the Silvec Biologic's RNA tree-focused product administered to seedlings and mature trees alike, a single application provides a lifetime of protection without altering the plants genome. The firm's product can also provide a platform for a complete suite of trait-enhancements - potentially enabling plants to tolerate conditions related to climate change. The platform can deliver various enhancements to include carbon capture, drought and flood tolerance, increased growth rates, reduced chemical inputs, delayed post-harvest rot, and enhanced disease resistance callose downregulation.
