Landec Corporation said today that based on the success of this year's field trials, it will begin marketing its proprietary Intellicoat(TM) seed coating products next year. Landec's Intellicoat seed coatings are designed to control water uptake and seed germination.

The company said its initial products, Intellicoat MD9100 and MD9050, used to delay inbred corn
seed germination will be available for next spring's planting season. Several major seed companies have already expressed interest in using the product based on trial results during the last two years.

"The results from these trials, which were done in conjunction with leading seed companies and
universities, demonstrate that the technology works in a field production environment,'' noted Gary
T. Steele, president and chief executive officer of Landec. "We believe Intellicoat seed coatings are a major evolution in technology designed to increase agricultural productivity,'' he added.

"We will be marketing the seed coatings on a selective basis while we ramp up our manufacturing
capabilities. Inbred seed corn represents a good initial market opportunity for validating the company's Intellicoat technology,'' he continued.

"By using Intellicoat to delay germination and pollen production, seed producers can plant male
and female corn at the same time. This reduces the need for split planting operations, the risk from poor planting conditions and the uncertainty regarding growing conditions,'' said Ray Stewart, senior vice president for Landec's Intellicoat subsidiary.

Cargill Hybrid Seeds production research manager, Dr. Gary Cutter stated, "The germination
delay can be used in seed corn production to reduce our risk by providing an excellent tool to
manage flowering delays of our pollen parents. We have evaluated Landec's coatings under a wide range of conditions and have been impressed with the flowering delay that can be achieved.''

Bob Hubner, president of Hubner Seed Company commented, "We evaluated the product during
the last two years under a range of field production conditions and have been very pleased with the results. We can use the product several different ways depending on growing conditions and the type of hybrid we are producing. The extended pollen shed achieved through just one planting of the Intellicoat product reduces the risk of poor pollination and low yield.''

Tom Crowley, president of Landec's agricultural subsidiary, Intellicoat Corporation, stated,
"Inbred corn is a good first target because of its high value and strategic importance to all major
seed companies. We are actively pursuing broader market opportunities to apply this technology,
such as soybean, canola and hybrid corn seed.''

Landec Corporation designs, develops, manufacturers and sells temperature-activated and other
specialty polymer products for a variety of food, packaging, industrial high performance materials,
agricultural seed and distribution and medical applications. The company's temperature-activated
polymer products are based on its proprietary Intelimer polymers, which differ from other polymers
in that they can be customized to abruptly change their physical characteristics when heated or
cooled through a pre-set temperature switch.

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