New Yield - Boosters Assures Delivery of Improved Crops

Presently, 65 percent requirement of seed is served by the stock produced by the farmer. These seeds go for sowing without undergoing any sort of seed treatment. Although seeds are sourced by several private and government organization, except for the hybrid ones, major percentage of these seeds go untreated. Several studies indicate that that on an average 75 percent of the seeds that are sown in the Asia – Pacific region go untreated, compared to the 100 percent seeds treated in regions such as North America and Europe. Seed treatment not only offers protection from various soil borne diseases but also saves the emerged seeding from attracting pest that affects the crop and hampers growth. 

 

Owing to the Demand for Seed Treatment the market has witnessed major developments over the past five to six years. Popular treatment by Valent named Intego® is found effective in eliminating oomycete diseases. Introduced to the world for the first time in 2014, this product includes fungicide active constituents such as ethaboxam. This constituent is new thiazole carboxamide. Moreover, it’s one of its kind Phytophthora and Pythium treatment fungicide to be introduced to the world in over 50 years. Although the product was labelled in soybean researchers said the product will also benefit corn. 

 

Recently, DuPont made waves when it announced its plans to include another member of Lumigen seed sense to its existing portfolio. Lumisena fungicide treatment by DuPont which is pending U.S EPA registration would facilitate the delivery of improved crop. Moreover, effective mildew control mainly for sunflower is now possible in US with the treatment. Trials conducted by the company shows treating seeds with Lumisena has about 76 to 96 low incidence of downy mildew over untreated seed. 

 

Another company named Quality Plus shot to fame in 2016 when it introduced My Yield treatment for seeds. Commenting on the discovery representative of the company Charlie McKenna said “As a company focused on finding solutions to farming's most pressing problems, we are really excited about the My Yield systems. With My Yield treatment systems and custom chemical blends, you can finally treat exactly what you need when you need it, right on your farm. By doing so, My Yield empowers farmers to greatly increase their profits, control their planting process and achieve independence." 

 

Eyeing the recent developments in the seed treatment market, Allied Market Research has published a report titled “ World Seed Treatment Market - Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 – 2021.” As per the study the industry would register a CAGR of 8.3% between 2015 – 2021.Furthermore, the research further outlines that the sector would garner $ 7.8 billion by 2020. To conclude, business owner seeking relevant statistics on different applications, types and geography would find the report worth their time and investment. 

 

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