CropLife releases seed treatment study
December 06, 2013 | 01:22 PM
The CropLife Foundation today released, “The Role of Seed Treatment in Modern U.S. Crop Production,” a report detailing the uses of seed treatments, primarily fungicides and insecticides.
The report says that seed treatment, which refers to the direct application of crop protection products to a seed before planting, offers benefits because it controls and repels pathogens, insects and other pests that threaten to limit seed viability and health from the time that the seed enters the soil through its development.
The report says modern seed treatments produce healthier, more uniform crops, increase crop value, and allow growers to plant earlier in the season, while reducing potential environmental exposure through an increasingly precise application method.
The report says that seed treatment, which refers to the direct application of crop protection products to a seed before planting, offers benefits because it controls and repels pathogens, insects and other pests that threaten to limit seed viability and health from the time that the seed enters the soil through its development.
The report says modern seed treatments produce healthier, more uniform crops, increase crop value, and allow growers to plant earlier in the season, while reducing potential environmental exposure through an increasingly precise application method.
