Coronavirus impact: 27 May - biological products are the highlight of the day
A provider of biological products to the agricultural sector sees its shares soar and a provider of financial services is in better shape than expected
Plant Health Care: shares soar on positive trial resultsThe share price of Plant Health Care (LON:PHC), the AIM quoted provider of biological products to global agriculture markets, soared on the news of positive field trial results. Plant Health Care's PREtec peptides stimulate the plant to defend itself. Derived from natural proteins, this is a novel, environmentally friendly approach to protecting crops and increasing yields, compatible with mainstream agricultural practice. PHC279 may allow farmers to reduce applications of toxic fungicides or to achieve better control of disease. Results of 2019 field trials for its PREtec peptide PHC279 for the control of…