During the early nineties INCOTEC INTERNATIONAL B.V. started a research program on Biological seed treatment.

Increasing environmental consciousness and a changing legislation with respect to the application of pesticides has caused a call for more environmental friendly solutions.

More and more biological control agents are becoming available, which can be mixed with soil, added to seeds or seedlings etc. With today’s state-of-the art technology, it also becomes possible to adhere biologicals directly to the seed, a far more elegant way. The agent is after all placed where it will be most effective: near the emerging seedling.

A basic principle of this research project is that Incotec will not be a producer of biological agents.

Incotec’s core business in this respect is to combine living seeds with a living antagonist.

The specific know-how of producing these antagonists will be left to the companies who are specialized in these technologies. Incotec, however, does have close contacts with these producers of biologicals. Very close cooperation with BioWorks, Inc, producer of a unique Trichoderma strain, even resulted in an exclusive agreement for this agent for application on Sweet Corn.

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