High Quality Seed Requirement Drives Seed Treatment Market

Seed treatment can be defined as the application of chemical ingredients or biological organisms to the seed that enables in suppressing, controlling or repelling plant pathogens, insects, or other pests that attack seeds, seedlings or plants. Seed applied technologies such as inoculants, herbicide safeners, micronutrients, plant growth regulators, seed coatings and colorants, among others, can also be applied to the seed. Treated seed is intended for planting only and not for food or feed uses.

The declining agricultural farm land around the globe while in the time of acute food security issue, makes it necessary to increase field productivity by the method of seed treatment. The seed biotechnological treatment can be a very effective tool in increasing food production with the limited land resources.

The market for seed treatment gains in significance due to a number of factors, prominent among which are agronomic trends that comprise development of high quality seeds through the enhanced potential offered by genetically modified organisms (GMOs), changes in climactic conditions, increasing rates of crop rotation, flexibility in sowing approaches and greater pressure from regulatory agencies are some of the factors making seed treatment a popular option.. Major advantage of applying seed treatment include capability of offering good protection during the germination period, supporting early plant development and enhancing stress tolerance at an early stage. In short, it can be summed up that the foundation for the future agriculture sector growth lies in the concept of innovation in seed treatment.

Seed treatments have been recording impressive growth in utilization because of several aspects, which include the following:

• Improvements in seed treatment active ingredients
• Alteration in farming practices resulting in the planting of seeds earlier in soils that are frequently cold or wet for maximizing yield potential
• Higher costs of inputs necessitating maximizing crop production, conveying the import of every seed to grow
• Enabling in protection of the seed from planting through early season against damage caused by a variety of pests
• Below-ground pest control after planting not having recourse to any rescue treatment, thereby requiring pre-planting treatment

While the market is certainly in growing stage, concerns for the environment pertaining to use of chemical seed treatment products can be an issue. The cost factor and the related volatility also tend to affect the trend of growth. Another problem with the seed treatment is that it acts as a preventive measure. So if a costly solution is applied to the seeds and the pests and diseases do not materialize, then it will be wastage of time and money for the farmers. Phytotoxicity of the products applied should also be checked before formulation as it may affect the plant growth. So all these things have to be taken care of while innovating a product line.

Seed treatment product development, while opting for the natural composition, provides future opportunity for the sector. Biological approach should help in eliminating concerns over environmental safety and phytotoxicity issues. While the market in North America is an established market with greater influence in global share, Asia-Pacific giants like India and China are going to adopt the trend vigorously given the increasing need of crop protection in the fields.

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