Flo Rite Plantability Polymers – Protecting seed technology and investment
In today’s seed industry, ensuring that growers get the most out of seed-applied technologies is essential. With the significant investment that goes into the research and development of seed solutions, high active ingredient (AI) retention is equally important to the AI itself.
Flo Rite Plantability Polymers from BASF protect high-value genetics by delivering uniform coverage to help keep fungicides, insecticides and other seed treatment products where they belong – on the seed.
“With superior active ingredient retention, on-seed treatments reach their full potential throughout the growing season,” said Justin Clark, Technical Market Specialist, BASF. “This ultimately optimizes plant population for higher yields.”
Reduced Dusting
So how is improved active ingredient retention achieved? Flo Rite Plantability Polymers control and reduce dusting, a process in which active ingredients are lost due to friction during seed handling. By not keeping seed solution technologies on the seed, dusting can present significant challenges for growers and the environment.
“Dusting has the potential to degrade treatment effectiveness due to active ingredient loss before the seed is planted,” Clark said. “Eliminating dusting is crucial in today’s seed industry as more advanced seed treatments are being applied in lower, more potent volumes.”
In BASF research trials, Flo Rite Plantability Polymers reduced dusting 89 percent compared to treated seeds that received no coating.
Plantability in the Name
Protecting seed technologies and reducing dusting is key, but for growers to gain the most out of their seed investment, they need the assurance of an effective planting process. Flo Rite Plantability Polymers offer this assurance by reducing seed stickiness and bridging. In turn, this improves seed-flow precision and seed-drop accuracy. By improving planting accuracy and reducing the percentage of skips and doubles during the planting process, growers can ultimately increase final plant populations.
Flo Rite Plantability Polymers from BASF
Flo Rite 1706 Plantability Polymer – Lower, uniform application rate and better performance through treatment and handling equipment for soybeans, dry beans and peas. Rhizobia-friendly formulation.
Flo Rite 1197 Plantability Polymer – Polymer for canola, corn sunflowers, sweet corn, wheat and other crops.
BASF offers commercial seed treaters a complete line of plantability polymers, binding polymers, coatings, and colorants that can be used individually or combined for optimum seed handling and plantability. To learn more about Flo Rite Plantability Polymers, growers can visit http://agproducts.basf.us/products/flo-rite-1706-plantability-seed-coating.html or contact their local authorized BASF retailer.
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