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[GRAPHIC OMITTED]      Silicon Valley Bank

                                   Schedule to

                           Loan and Security Agreement

Borrower:       EcoScience Corporation
                EcoScience Produce Systems Corp.
                Agro Dynamics, Inc.
                Agro Dynamics Canada Inc.

Address:        10 Alvin Court
                East Brunswick, New Jersey  08816

Date:           April 28, 1997

This Schedule forms an integral part of the Loan and Security Agreement between
Silicon Valley Bank and the above-borrower of even date.

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1.  CREDIT LIMIT

     (Section 1.1):      An amount not to exceed the lesser of a total of   
                         $3,000,000 at any one time outstanding (the        
                         "Overall Credit Limit"), or the sum of (a) and (b) 
                         below:                                             
                         
                              (a) 85% of the amount of Borrower's Eligible 
                              Receivables (as defined in Section 8 above), 
                              plus 

                              (b) an amount not to exceed the lesser of:       
                         
                                   (1)  the percentages of the value of     
                                        Borrower's Eligible Inventory (as   
                                        defined in Section 8 above) set     
                                        forth on Exhibit A hereto,          
                                        calculated at the lower of cost or  
                                        market value and determined on a    
                                        first-in, first-out basis, or       
                                                                            
                                   (2)  $1,200,000; or                      
                                                                            
                                   (3)  66.67% of the amount of outstanding 
                                        Loans against Borrower's            
                                        Receivables.                        
                                                                            
                         Loans will be made to each Borrower based on the      
                         Eligible Receivables and Eligible Inventory of        
                         each Borrower, subject to the Overall Credit Limit 
                         set forth above for all Loans to all Borrowers     
                         combined.                                           
                         
Letter of Credit Sublimit 
(Section 1.5):           $1,000,000.

Foreign Exchange         Up to $1,000,000 of the Credit Limit (the        
Contract Sublimit        "Contract Limit") may be utilized for spot and      
                         future foreign exchange contracts (the "Exchange 
                         Contracts"). The Credit Limit                    
                         
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                         at any time shall be reduced by the following      
                         amounts (the "Foreign Exchange Reserve") on each   
                         day (the "Determination Date"): (i) on all         
                         outstanding Exchange Contracts on which delivery   
                         is to be effected or settlement allowed more than  
                         two business days from the Determination Date, 10% 
                         of the gross amount of the Exchange Contracts;     
                         plus (ii) on all outstanding Exchange Contracts on 
                         which delivery is to be effected or settlement     
                         allowed within two business days after the         
                         Determination Date, 100% of the gross amount of    
                         the Exchange Contracts. In lieu of the Foreign     
                         Exchange Reserve for 100% of the gross amount of   
                         any Exchange Contract, the Borrower may request    
                         that Silicon debit the Borrower's bank account     
                         with Silicon for such amount, provided Borrower    
                         has immediately available funds in such amount in  
                         its bank account.                                  
                         
                         Silicon may, in its discretion, terminate the        
                         Exchange Contracts at any time (a) that an Event
                         of Default occurs or (b) that there is not      
                         sufficient availability under the Credit Limit and 
                         Borrower does not have available funds in its bank   
                         account to satisfy the Foreign Exchange Reserve.     
                         If either Silicon or Borrower terminates the         
                         Exchange Contracts, and without limitation of the    
                         FX Indemnity Provisions (as referred to below),      
                         Borrower agrees to reimburse Silicon for any and     
                         all fees, costs and expenses relating thereto or     
                         arising in connection therewith.                     
                         
                         Borrower shall not permit the total gross amount    
                         of all Exchange Contracts on which delivery is to   
                         be effected and settlement allowed in any two        
                         business day period to be more than $500,000 (the   
                         "Settlement Limit"), nor shall Borrower permit the  
                         total gross amount of all Exchange Contracts to     
                         which Borrower is a party, outstanding at any one   
                         time, to exceed the Contract Limit.                 
                         
                         Notwithstanding the above, however, the amount     
                         which may be settled in any two (2) business day   
                         period may, in Silicon's sole discretion, be       
                         increased above the Settlement Limit up to, but in   
                         no event to exceed, the amount of the Contract     
                         Limit (the "Discretionary Settlement Amount")      
                         under either of the following circumstances (the   
                         "Discretionary Settlement Circumstances"):         
                         
                              (i) if there is sufficient availability under 
                              the Credit Limit in the amount of the Foreign 
                              Exchange Reserve as of each Determination     
                              Date, and Silicon in advance shall reserve    
                              the full amount of the Foreign Exchange
                              Reserve against the Credit Limit; or   
                         
                              (ii) if there is insufficient availability    
                              under the Credit Limit as to settlements      
                              within any two (2) business day period, and   
                              if Silicon is able to: (A) verify good funds  
                              overseas prior to crediting Borrower's        
                              deposit account with Silicon (in the case of
                              Borrower's sale of foreign currency); or (B)  
                              debit Borrower's deposit account with Silicon 
                              prior to delivering foreign currency overseas 
                              (in the case of Borrower's purchase of        
                              foreign currency);                            
                         
                         Provided that it is expressly understood that        
                         Silicon's willingness to adopt the Discretionary     
                         Settlement Amount is a matter of Silicon's sole      
                         discretion and the existence of the Discretionary    
                         Settlement Circumstances in no way means or          
                         implies that Silicon shall be obligated to permit    
                         the Borrower to exceed the Settlement Limit in any
                         two business day period.                             
                         
                         In the case of Borrower's purchase of foreign    
                         currency, Borrower shall instruct Silicon in     
                         advance upon settlement either to treat the      
                         settlement amount as an advance under the Credit 
                         Limit, or to debit Borrower's account for the    
                         amount settled.                                  
                         
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                         The Borrower shall execute all standard form       
                         applications and agreements of Silicon in          
                         connection with the Exchange Contracts, and        
                         without limiting any of the terms of such          
                         applications and agreements, the Borrower will pay 
                         all standard fees and charges of Silicon in        
                         connection with the Exchange Contracts.            
                                                                                
                         Without limiting any of the other terms of this     
                         Loan Agreement or any such standard form            
                         applications and agreements of Silicon, Borrower    
                         agrees to indemnify Silicon and hold it harmless,   
                         from and against any and all claims, debts,         
                         liabilities, demands, obligations, actions, costs   
                         and expenses (including, without limitation,        
                         attorneys' fees of counsel of Silicon's choice),    
                         of every nature and description, which it may
                         sustain or incur, based upon, arising out of, or    
                         in any way relating to any of the Exchange          
                         Contracts or any transactions relating thereto or   
                         contemplated thereby (collectively referred to as   
                         the "FX Indemnity Provisions").                     
                         
                         The Exchange Contracts shall have maturity dates 
                         no later than the Maturity Date.                 
                         
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2. INTEREST.

                         Interest Rate (Section 1.2):

                         A rate equal to the "Prime Rate" in effect from
                         time to time, plus 2.0% per annum. Interest shall   
                         be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for    
                         the actual number of days elapsed. "Prime Rate"     
                         means the rate announced from time to time by       
                         Silicon as its "prime rate;" it is a base rate      
                         upon which other rates charged by Silicon are       
                         based, and it is not necessarily the best rate      
                         available at Silicon. The interest rate applicable  
                         to the Obligations shall change on each date there  
                         is a change in the Prime Rate.                      
                         

     Minimum Monthly
     Interest (Section 1.2):     None.

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(3. FEES Section 1.4):

     Loan Fee:           $30,000, payable concurrently herewith. (Any      
                         Commitment Fee previously paid by the Borrower in 
                         connection with this loan shall be credited       
                         against this Fee.)                                
                         
Collateral Monitoring
Fee:                     $750, per month, payable in arrears (prorated for
                         any partial month at the beginning and at         
                         termination of this Agreement) for maintaining and
                         monitoring the Borrower's account and related     
                         services rendered by Silicon with respect thereto.
                         
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4. MATURITY DATE

     (Section 6.1):      One year from the date of this Agreement, subject  
                         to automatic renewal as provided in Section 6.1    
                         above, and early termination as provided in        
                         Section 6.2 above.                                 
                         
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5. FINANCIAL COVENANTS

     (Section 5.1):      Borrower (on a consolidated basis) shall comply    
                         with all of the following covenants. Compliance    
                         shall be determined as of the end of each month,   
                         except as otherwise specifically provided below:   
                         
     Minimum Tangible
     Net Worth:          Borrower shall maintain a Tangible Net Worth of  
                         not less than $750,000.                          
                         
     Definitions.        For purposes of the foregoing financial covenants, 
                         the following terms shall have the following       
                         meanings:                                          
                         
                         "Tangible Net Worth" shall mean the excess of      
                         total assets over total liabilities, determined in 
                         accordance with generally accepted accounting
                         principles, with the following adjustments:        
                         
                              (A) there shall be excluded from assets: (i) 
                              notes, accounts receivable and other         
                              obligations owing to the Borrower from its   
                              officers or other Affiliates in excess of
                              $500,000, and (ii) all assets which would be 
                              classified as intangible assets under        
                              generally accepted accounting principles,    
                              including without limitation goodwill,       
                              licenses, patents, trademarks, trade names,  
                              copyrights, capitalized software and         
                              organizational costs, licenses and franchises
                         
                              (B) there shall be excluded from liabilities: 
                              all indebtedness which is subordinated to the 
                              Obligations under a subordination agreement   
                              in form specified by Silicon or by language   
                              in the instrument evidencing the indebtedness
                              which is acceptable to Silicon in its         
                              discretion.                                   
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6. REPORTING.

     (Section 5.3):           Each Borrower shall provide Silicon with the
                              following:                                    
                              
                              1.   Monthly Receivable agings, aged by invoice 
                                   date, within twenty days after the end of  
                                   each month.                                
                              
                              2.   Monthly accounts payable agings, aged by   
                                   invoice date, and outstanding or held check
                                   registers, if any, within twenty days after
                                   the end of each month.                     
                                                                              
                              3.   Monthly reconciliations of Receivable agings
                                   (aged by invoice date), transaction reports,
                                   and general ledger, within twenty days after
                                   the end of each month.                      
                                                                               
                              4.   Monthly perpetual inventory reports for the  
                                   Inventory valued on a first-in, first-out    
                                   basis at the lower of cost or market (in     
                                   accordance with generally accepted accounting
                                   principles) or such other inventory reports  
                                   as are reasonably requested by Silicon, all  
                                   within twenty days after the end of each     
                                   month.                                       
                                                                           
                              5.   Monthly unaudited financial statements       
                                   (consolidated and consolidating), as soon as 
                                   available, and in any event within thirty    
                                   days after the end of each month.            
                                                                                
                              6.   Monthly Compliance Certificates, within      
                                   thirty days after the end of each month, in  
                                   such form as Silicon shall reasonably        
                                   specify, signed by the Chief Financial       
                                   Officer of Borrower, certifying that as of   
                                   the end of such month Borrower was in full   
                                   compliance with all of the terms and         
                                   conditions of this Agreement, and setting    
                                   forth calculations showing compliance with   
                                   the financial covenants set forth in this    
                                   Agreement and such other information as      
                                   Silicon shall reasonably request, including, 
                                   without limitation, a statement that at the  
                                   end of such month there were no held checks. 
                                                                                
                              7.   Quarterly unaudited financial statements     
                                   (consolidated and consolidating), as soon as 
                                   available, and in any event within forty-five
                                   days after the end of each fiscal quarter of 
                                   Borrower.                                  

                              8.   Copies of the Borrower's Reports to the      
                                   Securities and Exchange Commission on Form   
                                   10-Q and 10-K, and all other Reports and     
                                   statements required to be filed with the     
                                   Securities and Exchange Commission, within   
                                   five days after the earlier of the date they
                                   are filed or are required to be filed with  
                                   the Securities and Exchange Commission.     
                                                                               
                              9.   Annual operating budgets (including income  
                                   statements, balance sheets and cash flow    
                                   statements, by month) for the upcoming fiscal
                                   year of Borrower within thirty days prior to 
                                   the end of each fiscal year of Borrower.     
                                                                                
                              10.  Annual financial statements (consolidated and
                                   consolidating), as soon as available, and in 
                                   any event within 90 days following the end of
                                   Borrower's fiscal year, certified by         
                                   independent certified public accountants     
                                   acceptable to Silicon.                       
                              
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7. COMPENSATION

     (Section 5.5):            Not Applicable.
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8. BORROWER INFORMATION:
          
        Prior Names of      
        Borrower
        (Section 3.2):           None.

        Prior Trade
        Names of Borrower
        (Section 3.2):           None.

        Existing Trade
        Names of Borrower
        (Section 3.2):           Produce Systems Division
                                 American Machinery Corp.
                                 AMC

        Other Locations and
        Addresses (Section 3.3): 4300 LB McLeod Road, Orlando, FL  32811;
                                 1525-B East Acequia Avenue, Vasalia, CA  93092;
                                 1430 North Ventura Avenue, Ventura, CA  93001;
                                 7950 East Prentice Avenue, Englewood, CO 80111;
                                 1903 South 14th Street, Union  Gap, WA  98903;
                                 415 Industrial Avenue, Milton, Ontario CANADA  
                                   L9T 5A6
        Material Adverse
        Litigation 
        (Section 3.10):          None

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9. OTHER COVENANTS

     (Section 5.1):              Borrower shall at all times comply with all of 
                                 the following additional covenants:

                                 (1)  Banking Relationship. Borrower shall at
                                      all times maintain its primary banking
                                      relationship with Silicon.
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                                  (2)  Collateral Assignment, Patent Mortgage   
                                       and Security Agreement. On or before the
                                       date hereof, each of EcoScience         
                                       Corporation and Agro Dynamics, Inc.     
                                       shall execute Silicon's standard form of
                                       Collateral Assignment, Patent Mortgage 
                                       and Security Agreement.                
                                  
Borrower:                                       Silicon:

     ECOSCIENCE CORPORATION                     SILICON VALLEY BANK


     By  /s/ Michael A. DeGiglio                By  /s/ John G. Riley
         President or Vice President            Title  Vice President


     By  /s/ Harold A. Joannidi
         Secretary or Ass't Secretary

     ECOSCIENCE PRODUCE SYSTEMS CORP.


     By  /s/ Michael A. DeGiglio
         President or Vice President


     By  /s/ Harold A. Joannidi
         Secretary or Ass't Secretary

     AGRO DYNAMICS, INC.


     By  /s/ Michael A. DeGiglio
         President or Vice President


     By  /s/ Harold A. Joannidi
         Secretary or Ass't Secretary

     AGRO DYNAMICS CANADA INC.


     By  /s/ Michael A. DeGiglio
         President or Vice President


     By  /s/ Harold A. Joannidi
         Secretary or Ass't Secretary