Scientist invents silver bullet for growers?

Nathan Balasingham’s card reads: “Growers want a silver bullet. There was none in the market. So I invented Agrizest.” Shy and retiring he is not.

 

He believes he has invented a product that boosts the growth, yield, colour and flavour of fruit crops - apples, kiwifruit, citrus and grapes have benefited so far - and of pasture.

 

He goes further and claims that it reduces pest, disease and environmental stress damage and further still in claiming that it will reduce our greenhouse-gas emissions. It may sound like the fabled silver bullet, but is it?

 

Mr Balasingham has a Master of Horticulture science degree, with first-class honours in biochemistry, from Massey University and 36 years experience as a researcher and in research and development management. He says he has the trial results to prove many of these claims.

 

He estimates Agrizest’s immediate value to the horticulture industry alone at US$100 million in improved orchard returns, and has asked the Government to champion it in a public-private partnership.