Infrared Systems International's Subsidiary, AquaLiv, Inc., Releases Commercial Agriculture Product - AgSmart™ Rice
2011-05-04 09:00 ET - News Release
SILVERDALE, Wash., May 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Infrared Systems International (OTCBB:IFRS) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, AquaLiv, Inc., has officially released its first commercialized agriculture product, AgSmart™ Rice.
AquaLiv scientists have been performing agriculture enhancement studies in Japan for over ten years. AgSmart™ has proven to vastly increase the yields and quality in several crops without chemicals or genetic manipulation. The company claims AgSmart™ is the only agriculture biotechnology solution that is also natural and organic standards compliant.
"Our rice study demonstrated a 100% yield increase on a scientist managed plot and a 32% yield increase on a working commercial farm who agreed to implement our technology," stated AquaLiv CEO Craig Hoffman. "These increases indicate significant value to both farms and global food production. To put these numbers in perspective, chemical giant Bayer AG's genetically modified rice product increases yield by only 10%."
Based on AquaLiv's BioT™ Bioinformation Technology, AgSmart™ maximizes crop potential by accelerating plants' natural adaptivity while exposing them to a frequency-based information composite. The information composite includes local environment data (climate, pests, diseases) and traits of other species generally only available through hybridization. AgSmart™ does not involve the actual hybridization of plants nor does it utilize genetic manipulation.
"We continue to be amazed by AquaLiv's technology and the incredible amount of research the company has conducted," added Bill Wright, CEO of Infrared Systems International. "A non-profit committed to increasing rice production in Africa has agreed to test AgSmart™ Rice during this fall's growing season. We are confident that if AgSmart™ proves itself in the harsh conditions of Kenya and Uganda, we will have our first major customer."
For more information about AgSmart™ visit: www.AquaLiv.net/agsmart
Photos of AquaLiv's rice study are available at: www.AquaLiv.net/available-crops
About Infrared Systems International:
Infrared Systems International, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, offers unique solutions and applications for a variety of industries and emerging technologies.
AquaLiv, Inc. is a life sciences research and development company. Recent advancements in AquaLiv's technology uncovered a new field of biological information science. With direct applications in the industries of water purification, environmental science, agriculture, animal husbandry, personal use products, and medicine, AquaLiv is ready to expand its innovative product offering. To learn more about AquaLiv, please visit: www.aqualiv.net.
Infrared Applications Inc. is a security and safety focused company. The latest technological advancements have been incorporated into a powerful blend of wireless operation and infrared imaging to provide a system that features redundancy, connectivity, independent verification, and seamless operation for a broad spectrum of security applications. Our patented solutions benefit aviation, industrial infrastructure, military, homeland defense, and the private sector.
Focus Systems, Inc. is a service orientated, desktop virtualization, and VoIP information technology provider. Focus Systems' service essentially eliminates the need for their customers to buy, deploy, and maintain IT infrastructure. The move to cloud computing lowers customers' total cost of ownership by shifting critical systems to Focus -- including servers, backup, software, operating systems, updates, power, cooling, facility space, and internal staffing requirements. For more information, please visit: www.focus-sys.com.
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