DAVIS, Calif., April 22, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), (Nasdaq:MBII), a leading provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for the agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treatment markets, today announced the opening of its new greenhouse to facilitate and expand its research and product development capacity.
The new greenhouse, located adjacent to MBI's corporate headquarters at 1540 Drew Avenue in Davis, CA, is triple the size of the existing greenhouse on this site at 3,000 square feet, and features state of the art technology in environmental control. In addition, five grow rooms were built, each with enhanced controls for temperate, humidity and lighting.
Pam Marrone, Chief Executive Officer of Marrone Bio Innovations commented, "We are thrilled to announce the opening of our new greenhouse on Earth Day as it will play a key role in enabling execution of our research, product development and business strategy. MBI's new greenhouse will significantly expand our capacity to enhance our existing products and develop new effective and environmentally responsible bio-based products that promote plant health and control unwanted pests in agriculture, while increasing crop yields and profitability for growers."
About Marrone Bio Innovations
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (Nasdaq:MBII) is a leading provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for the agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treatment markets. Our effective and environmentally responsible solutions help customers operate more sustainably while controlling pests, improving plant health, and increasing crop yields. We have a proprietary discovery process, a rapid development platform, and a robust pipeline of pest management and plant health product candidates. At Marrone Bio Innovations we are dedicated to pioneering better biopesticides that support a better tomorrow for users around the globe. For more information, please visit www.marronebio.com.
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