Crop Protection from seed treatments

Highly efficacious seed treatments, in particular, insecticides, have revolutionised all previous approaches to field crop disease protection.

• Precise and targeted seed treatments benefit the environment by greatly reducing active ingredient release into the field

• Pest and disease protection is placed accurately where seed germinates and seedlings grow

• Seed treatments increase crop protection insurance and provide greater convenience for the grower by reducing the variables involved in the application of sprays or granules 

Successful seed treatments must be applied in the most accurate, uniform and safe way possible to benefit each seed equally. Furthermore, a seed treatment needs to perform where it is needed. Not in the bag, not in the planter, but on the seed, once planted. Handling and mechanical abrasion have an impact on the integrity of the treatment once applied, and using specially engineered coating technology and application media are key to a successful seed treatment.