KEY CONTACT PERSONS:

Prof. Anne Grobler e-mail: Anne.Grobler@nwu.ac.zamobile: +27 (0) 82 829 3056

ANNGRO™ TRANSPORT VESICLE

Dr. Riaan Buitendage-mail: mail@anngro.commobile: +27 (0) 82 802 1093

AnnGro™ consists of micro/nano sponges acting as transport vesicles thathave the ability to package diverse active compounds and swiftly transportthem inside the plant as well as over membranes into plant cells. The packed molecules are released intracellular when the AnnGro™ vesicles are metabolized.

Blue: hydrophilic domains Red: hydrophobic domains

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THE EFFICACY OF ANNGRO™ USED WITH INSECT-ICIDE TO CONTROL BLOWFLY

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THE EFFICACY OF ANNGRO USED WITH UAN TO INCREASE GRAIN YIED OF IRRIGATION MAIZE

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