treated seed Articles
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A survey of neonicotinoid use and potential exposure to Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and Scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) in the rolling plains of Texas and Oklahoma
Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and Scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) populations have seen a dramatic decline in the Rolling Plains ecoregion of Texas and Oklahoma, USA. There is a rising concern for the potential toxicity of neonicotinoids in birds. To investigate this concern, we examined crops of 81 Northern Bobwhite and 17 Scaled quail to determine the presence or absence of ...
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Seed Treaters - Case study
The Problem Having control over your operation is fundamental to running an efficient and profitable farm. This is true in all critical applications like planting, combining and marketing. And this is especially true when it comes to your seed treatment process – the growing season’s first opportunity to unlock maximum yield or suffer irreversible loss. We ...
By My Yield
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Who is the My Yield Grower?
The My Yield Grower is today’s independent, progressive and innovative farmer who is taking control of his operation. The My Yield Grower doesn’t waste time waiting in line for treated seed. He doesn’t defer to others on what seed treatment to use on his farm. And he doesn’t get stuck with treated seed he can’t plant, return or sell. The My Yield Grower is ...
By My Yield
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How were the my yield seed treaters built? and why?
From the ground up. And for the farmer. As farmers ourselves, we knew farmers needed to take control of their seed treatment process. We also knew they didn’t have adequate tools to do so. The seed treaters that existed were designed for the big retailer. They were large,complex and very expensive. So we went to the drawing board to design a seed treater specifically for the grower. In ...
By My Yield
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Thiamethoxam: Assessing flight activity of honeybees foraging on treated oilseed rape using RFID technology
This study was designed to assess homing behaviour of bees foraging on winter oilseed rape grown from seed treated with thiamethoxam (as Cruiser OSR) with one field drilled with thiamethoxam treated seed and two control fields drilled with fungicide‐only treated seed. Twelve honeybee colonies were used per treatment group, 4 each located at the field edge (on‐field site), at approximately 500m ...
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Plene - increasing yields case study
PLENE is an innovative yield-increasing technology for sugar cane, due to be launched in 2011. PLENE sugar cane segments are treated with seed care applications to protect them in early growth stages. Planting is faster and easier than conventional methods. This will reduce the costs of sugar cane planting by 15 percent per hectare. Our development team is working with leading agricultural ...
By Syngenta
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Clothianidin in agricultural soils and uptake into corn pollen and canola nectar after multi‐year seed treatment applications
Limited data are available on the fate of clothianidin under realistic agricultural production conditions. This is the first large‐scale assessment of clothianidin residues in soil and bee‐relevant matrices from corn and canola fields after multiple years of seed‐treatment use. The average soil concentration from 50 Midwest US corn fields with 2 to 11 years of planting clothianidin‐treated ...
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Grower Reflections on the 2017/2018 Indigo Wheat Season
U.S. winter wheat was hit hard with challenging growing conditions this past season. The USDA expects a nationwide harvest of 1.2 billion bushels, which would be the lowest since 2002. Dry months after planting paired with freezes in April and then extremely hot temperatures during grain fill were a perfect storm for wheat growers. In Texas and Oklahoma, many fields were abandoned for the year, ...
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Why three Seed Treaters?
As farmers ourselves, we know each farming operation is unique. One size doesn’t fit all. So we set out address the needs of each and every farmer. We built all of our seed treaters from the ground up for fast, easy and accurate seed treatment on the farm. Each seed treater delivers the same great quality in terms of accuracy, seed coverage and gentleness. But there are some key ...
By My Yield
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Adverse effects of thiram treated seed ingestion on the reproductive performance and the offspring immune function of the red‐legged partridge
Pesticide research has traditionally focused on compounds with high acute toxicity and/or persistence, but the adverse sublethal effects of pesticides with different properties may also have important consequences on exposed wildlife. The authors studied the effects of thiram, a fungicide used for seed coating with known effects as endocrine disruptor. Red‐legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) ...
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Cheap chemicals entice caterpillar-eating wasps to crops
It may be a win-win situation: treating seeds with commercially available growth promoters before planting could have the added benefit of attracting parasitic wasps that feed on caterpillar pests, suggests a study. The protective effect of these cheap, commercially available chemicals, known as ‘plant strengtheners’, can help protect young crops when they are particularly vulnerable ...
By SciDev.Net
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Amelioration of Mn toxicity by Brassinosteroids in Brassica juncea L.
The effects of 28-homobrassinolide (28-homoBL) on protein content and antioxidative enzyme activities in 7-days old Brassica juncea L. seedlings were studied. The seeds pre-treated with different concentrations of 28-homoBL were germinated in Petriplates supplied with various concentrations of heavy metal (Mn). The activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase, guaiacol ...
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Mode of reproduction of colchicine-induced paspalum plicatulum tetraploids
Paspalum plicatulum Michx. is a wild forage grass species. The common races are tetraploid and apomictic, while sexual diploid representatives have been reported sporadically. Objectives of this study were to induce sexual 4x individuals from sexual diploids, determine the capacity for hybridization with other apomictic 4x species closely related with P. plicatulum, and thus create a tetraploid ...
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Nano silicon dioxide mitigates the adverse effects of salt stress on Cucurbita pepo L
Nanotechnology, an emerging science, has advanced research in almost all fields of technology. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of nano silicon dioxide (nSiO) in plant resistance to salt stress through improving the antioxidant system of squash (Cucurbita pepo L. cv. White Bush Marrow). We found that seeds treated with NaCl showed reduced germination percentage, vigor ...
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Effect of the solid content on biogas production from Jatropha curcas seed cake
Anaerobic conversion of Jatropha curcas seed cake was studied in a fivelitre working volume batch reactor at 30°C. Over a 60day operating period, a slurry of seed cake in water at a 1 : 20 seed caketowater ratio showed the highest methane yield of 296 litre methane/kg Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) degraded (or 156 litre/kg of Jatropha curcas seed cake added) and achieved 52% COD removal. The ...
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Efficacy of herbicide seed treatments for controlling striga infestation of sorghum
Witchweed (Striga spp.) infestations are the greatest obstacle to sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] grain production in many areas in Africa. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of herbicide seed treatments for controlling Striga infestation of sorghum. Seeds of an acetolactate synthase (ALS) herbicide–tolerant sorghum hybrid were treated with two ALS-inhibiting ...
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Phytotoxic effect of aluminum and chromium on the germination and early growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum) varieties Anmol and Kiran
A greenhouse experiment was conducted to determine the phytotoxic effect of aluminum and chromium on the germination and early growth of two wheat (Triticum aestivum) varieties Anmol and Kiran. Seed were treated with 40, 80, 120 and 160 ppm of aluminum and chromium solution individually and in combined form. Observations were made on seed germination, root, shoot and seedling length, and dry ...
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Fresh–cut orange treated with its own seed by–products presented higher antioxidant capacity and lower microbial growth
The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial and antioxidant potential of orange peel and seed extracts as additives to preserve quality of fresh–cut orange. Ethanolic extraction from seeds was fractionated in polar (PE) and non–polar (NPE) solvents, and essential oils from peels (PEO) were obtained. Total phenolics, flavonoids content, antioxidant activity, antifungal ...
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization response to three seed-applied fungicides
In soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.], arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) enhance nutrient and water status and may increase root resistance to soilborne pathogens. However, the fungicides that are routinely applied to the seed may reduce AM colonization, reducing these benefits. Thus, the objective of this research was to assess the effect of three commonly used seed-applied fungicides on AM colonization ...
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Yield differences so large you can see them from outer space
When evaluating products, growers trust the results they see with their own eyes. The benefit of a different seed variety, irrigation system, fertilizing practice, new product, or method is suspect until the crop looks healthier and yields are higher. Growers remain skeptical until these technologies succeed in the climate and conditions of their region and in their own hands – because the ...
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