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Protector
A pellet system designed to protect your
seed from its own protector(s) - those
pesticides that, while effective against
threats in the field, also have
phytotoxic effects if contact with the
seed is too intimate. This system was
originally developed to allow high
levels of Tachigaren™ (hymexyzol) on
sugar beet seed pellets. Over
100g/100,000 sugar beet seeds of
Tachigaren can be applied to a Protector
pellet without any sign of a typical
germination slowing and damaging effect
usually seen with such high rates of
this popular fungicide.
 Protector has also shown advantages on
other crops and with other chemicals,
For example, in a Protector trial,
a cocktail of six different fungicides
and insecticides on cabbage seeds showed
no effect on germination. The same
characteristic that slows the transport
of the protectant to the seed embryo
also slows the release and spread of the
protectant through the soil.
Consequently, the applied chemicals
remains longer in the vicinity of the
emerging seedling, thereby protecting it
for a longer period - and, in some cases
allowing a lower level of chemical for
the same result!
With new chemicals constantly emerging
and the need to protect the environment
becoming increasingly important,
innovations such as the Protector pellet
become an essential tool to the
successful grower.
For more information, e-mail us at
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