and we’re going to see some major changes.”
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product of choice when growers demand an inoculant with a fungicide, insecticide and even nematicide combination.”
The company has also just released Graph-Ex inoculant/ seed lubricant, which provides yield benefits, solves the abrasion problem of peat inoculants, enhances flowability of treated seed and increases placement accuracy. In addition, Robinson says ABM has more than a dozen experimental products in the field for 2009 evaluation. The most likely 2010 commercial introductions include continued improvements in the Excalibre formulation, new biologicals to improve seedling vigor, increase plant health and aid in nutrient uptake, biologicals combined with micronutrients such as molybdenum.
“New products must solve problems and offer value throughout the distribution chain,” explains Robinson. “For example we are evaluating products that fit into biofuels production, assist in carbon sequestration and aid in drought tolerance.”
It’s not just smaller companies getting into biologicals, however. “The largest global seed/crop protection players are both evaluating and recommending biologicals in various circumstances,” says Robinson.
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plans to develop new seed treatment solutions for corn, soybean and cotton, as well as soil applied applications for use on fruits and vegetables, using the active ingredient Bacillus firmus, found in AgroGreen’s BioNem brand.
Seed treatment giant Syngenta is also getting into the plant growth game. Jirak says the company is working on a whole new class of products called ACE, or applied crop enhancers, which are seed treatments that help modulate or stimulate plant growth.
New products are also in the pipeline on the chemistry side. BASF is working on transferring proprietary research results and technologies from areas as diverse as automotive coatings, textile chemicals and vitamin capsules to seed treatments. New pigments originally developed by BASF for the textile industry, for example, have been tailored to meet seed industry specifications. With the support of BASF’s Verbund polymer research, the company’s laboratories are designing seed treatment formulations that can release the active ingredient slowly over time. And expertise in adjuvants has allowed BASF researchers to improve flowability and reduce dusting off.
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