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36 SEEDWORLD.COM SEPTEMBER 2015 a very defined surface area that you have to work with she says. To allow more surface area for active ingredi- ents fungicide inoculants and biostimulants we are looking at ways to lower the applica- tion rate of our product while maintaining and improving its efficacy. One of the ingredients thats shown tremendous growth in recent years is the area of seed applied bio- logicals. Legro shares that the increasing number of actives and biologicals requires new developments and modifica- tions to the existing coatings. These need to be able to live on the seed and grow and develop with the young plant says INCOTECs Legro. As such we have to be aware of the interaction between the active ingredients and biostimulants. How do we design protocols to reduce negative interactions so all actives and biostimulants work in the most optimal way For a company like ours we are not selling active ingredients or biostimulants we sell the application tech- nology including the carrier ingredients polymers. Its a priority that the carrier doesnt negatively affect germination. We work with highly selected materials that are safe for seed and everything goes through a multi-year evalua- tion process. A good coating should not affect seed germi- nation and healthy seedling emergence. Reinot says this is some- thing her laboratory team pays close attention to early on in the research phase. We have to ensure that the seed coatings we develop are compatible with classical chemistries and biologicals and that they are compatible during the application process and once theyre on the seed Reinot explains. Up to The Challenge Companies continue to invest in new product discovery. We have more than 85 people working in research and devel- opment around the world and are continuously working on optimizing and customizing corn and soybean coatings for North America Argentina Brazil and China Legro says. We are working on new generation formulations that out perform anything on the market. While Syngenta doesnt directly develop or sell polymers it is working with companies such as BASF INCOTEC and others to make sure that polymers work best with their seed treatment formulations. And BASF is gearing up to launch a new coatings prod- uct later this year. It will be a new category in the space Reinot shares. life was relatively easy Legro says. We had a limited port- folio of different coatings that would fulfill all our customers requirements but as demand has increased we really have to go much deeper into understanding coatings and how they work with seed and active ingredients. As a result INCOTEC has expanded its research team and plans to continue growth in that area. We are conducting more extensive research to Its important for polymers to perform the same across environments says Palle Pedersen Syngenta Seedcare head of product marketing. With our best in class tech- nology we continue to break ground in seed coatings and this new product will show agronomic influence and ben- efits to the seed. The experts agree that the science and technology behind seed coatings and polymers has rapidly evolved during the past five to 10 years creating more complex- ity among offerings. If you go back to when film coating was just starting