Innovation | Coated Seeds | Elements Taken From Nature To Give A Better Start To Life
New ingredient materials added to coated seed We have made the coated
seeds even more user friendly and effective by adding humic acids and a
Bio-Stimulant.
Coated Seeds Coated seeds can be distinguished visually
from naked seeds, because of their higher weight and different colour, the shape
of the seeds does not change. The higher weight also provides for a better and
more secure ground contact and therefore provides a higher growth rate than
normal seed. The purely biological components of the coat are non toxic to birds
but also not attractive for them to eat.
Advantages of Coated Seed compared to naked seed Coated
seed is a huge step forward in seed application and is suitable for most
situations. The controlled, secure and trouble free application of the seed is
vital. The advantages of this innovation are valid particularly for small
inhomogeneous seeds and also for seed mixture whether the seeds are sown by hand
or machine. On difficult surfaces like embankments, highland areas and other
hillside situations the need for soil cultivation and preparation is
reduced.
There is a higher grain weight of coated seed (1000grm). When the seeds are
sown, even in windy weather it will fall in a straight direction whereas the
naked seed will fall in an uncontrollable and inconsistent way on to the
surface. The higher weight also provides for a better and more secure ground
contact and therefore provides a higher growth rate that normal seed. The purely
biological components of the coat is non toxic for birds but is not attractive
to them .This affords the seed a natural protection from birds. The coating of
the seed also guarantees no losses or disease due to fungi.
coated seed
naked seed
Effect of the coating Coated seeds are effective due to
the germination and the juvenile development of young seedlings. An important
role for germination is the increased water admission when the coating swells.
The coat surrounding the seed absorbs water which provides for a secure
germination and with it a secure start for the plant. The root development is
substantially more distinctive in comparison to naked seed and is more
intensive.
The higher 1000grm grain weight of coated seed in comparison to the naked
seed ensures a more secure seed/ soil contact. Due to this advantage the coated
seed can be reseeded in an existing lawn surface. Naked seeds would germinate on
the sheets or stalks lying on the vegetation surface and they would then find it
difficult to survive. Opposite to this, the coat which surrounds the grain has
an immediate and important protective function. With sufficient irrigation, the
coating which is storing the water now delivers the water bit by bit to the
seedling within. This therefore prevents dehydration of the seedling. Though
naked seeds germinate faster they are exposed to the danger of drying up after
the germination because of water shortages.
Future Coated seed is the future. It allows and
increases the ability to use on a variety of surfaces and in extreme situations,
it minimises soil cultivation requirements and provides for a reduction of
irrigation, as well as the coating giving a controlled application of fertilizer
and plant protection agents.
