What is seed technology ?
As the world's population grows and the amount of land available for crop cultivation decreases, getting the best possible yield per seed is becoming even more important. Our seed technologies are designed to improve seed performance and vitality to benefit vegetable and field crops seeds and in this way contribute to global food security.
Seed coating
Application of materials onto the surface of seeds to make seeds’ shape, size, weight and seed surface more uniform making planting easier and for application of products for plant protection and/or nourishment.
Seed pelleting
Seeds are pelleted for faster and more efficient sowing. The coating is the ideal carrier of protection products and/or nutritional products.
Seed priming
By influencing germination, specific seed or crop challenges can be overcome. We offer primings to meet the needs of a broad range of crops, including primings to break seed dormancy.
Seed encrusting
Encrusting seeds increases sowing efficiency and planting accuracy. Plant protection products can be integrated into the encrusting.
Seed applied biologicals and additives
A promising innovation in plant protection is the use of fungi and bacteria incorporated into the coating. We are currently working on techniques for the safe application of these living organisms to seed in a coating.
Seed upgrading
The quality of a seed lot can be improved through upgrading. Incotec offers several techniques including the highly innovative x-ray upgrading.
Seed hygiene
Products and treatments aimed at reducing or eliminating harmful seed-borne fungi pathogens and microorganisms to create conditions for a healthy crop.
Analytical seed services
Incotec provides a variety of analytical seed tests for quality control and breeding support.
Seed applied technologies
Learn more about what seed-applied technologies are. Bruno Hoeltgebaum, Global Sales Manager at Incotec, talks with Marcel Bruins of European Seed.
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