b'A look at seed industry developments around the globe.Australia invests in anmercial breeding company,were within legal limits. Institute of Spices Research, $11.5 million commercialInterGrain. The EUCP analysed samplesKozhikode, Kerala has The $11.5 million commer- randomly collected from 12received Patent (350698). breeding program forcial breeding program willfood products. Of those sam- It is an application of oats, and the EU looks atprovide new varieties for mill- ples analysed: Exogenous Materials onto the ing and hay oats, side-by-side, 6,674 or 53% were foundsurface of seeds with the aim pesticide residue in foodwith a broad genetic baseto be free of quantifiable levelsof improving the delivery of products since 2019.equipped to respond to theof residues. active compounds, viz., plant changing needs of Australian 5,664 or 45% containedgrowth regulators, micronutri-growers and exporters. one or more residues in con- ents and microbial inoculants centrations below or equal towhich can increase the germi-permitted levels. nation and plant growth. STATUS AUSTRALIA STATUS EU241 or 2% containedThe process prevents the The National Oat BreedingThe latest report onresidues exceeding the legalseed desiccation and ensures Program, backed by jointpesticide residues in food inmaximum of which 1% led toprotection against environ-$5.4 million investment fromthe European Union is nowlegal actions. mental stress. It also protects AgriFutures Australia andavailable.the seed against storage the Grains Research andA total of 96,302 samplespests. Due to the viability Development Corporationwere analysed in 2019, 96.1%STATUS INDIA quantity of seed required is (GRDC) over five years, willof which fell within legally per- For a Seed Coatinglow and the enhanced primary be propelled into a new eramitted levels. For the subset ofComposition and its prepa- growth results reduced weed under the leadership of com- 12,579 samples analysed, 98%ration, the ICAR-Indiangrowth. SW66/ SEEDWORLD.COMJUNE 2021'