SEPTEMBER 2018 SEEDWORLD.COM / 77 AkaSprout Seed Colorants are a technologically advanced and widely compatible dispersion line specifically designed for the agricultural market. aakashchemicals.com 12 Colors Listed on the EPA’s Trade Name Database 40 CFR 180.920 • Multiple Concentration Levels • Widely Compatible • Improved Film Formation: Enhances Seed Protection Supports Plant Development Provides Smoother Seed Coating Balances Absorption Rates Significant Dust-Off Reduction • Custom Colors • Toll Manufacturing PRODUCT NEWS Hazera presented a range of watermelon sizes, from personal to midi watermelons (1 to 6kg), all focused on top internal qualities, such as intense red color, high crunchiness and excellent taste, together with fruit uniformity. One extremely important innovation is PMR (Powdery Mildew) resistance in the new generation. Vibrance Cinco fungicide seed treatment from Syngenta received registration approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for use on corn to guard against the most damaging seed- and soil- borne diseases, including Pythium, Rhizoctonia and Fusarium. TruSoya, a non-GMO high oleic soybean variety, is now available. The new variety stands out in the oil category because its development is entirely farmer- owned, allowing TruSoya to be traced from field to refinery. The 2019 product lineup from Legend Seeds will feature nine LibertyLink GT27 soybean varieties in a range of maturities from 1.1 – 3.1. Texas A&M AgriLife released Ace, a new forage cowpea variety that blends a number of desirable characteristics into a well-rounded option for livestock, wildlife and improved soil health. Indigo Ag, Inc. released an early view on yield data from its microbial seed treatment for wheat. In its second commercial season, Indigo Wheat demonstrates an average yield uplift of 13 percent in side-by-side trials in 24 fields, with four popular seed varieties across Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas showing a win-rate of 62.5 percent. The 2019 product lineup from Burrus Seed company features five LibertyLink GT27 soybean varieties in a range of maturities from 2.5 – 4.0. Timac Agro USA introduces Fertiactyl ST, a liquid seed treatment suitable for any crop started from seed. This formulation was developed from Timac Agro’s Fertiactyl GZ to help farmers battle environmental stress during spring planting. In its 86th year as the only North American non-profit trialing organization for plants that demonstrate great garden performance, All-America Selections selects two melons as 2019 winners: Melon Orange SilverWave F1 by Asia Seed Co., Ltd. and Watermelon Cal Sweet Bush F1 by Seeds by Design and Enza Zaden. SW