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Hybrid Seed Corn.

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Organic Corn Seed Coat Treatments

Introduction Organic seed treatments have been limited in organic production, until recently. Agricoat Natural IITM, is reported to be “an organic liquid biological seed treatment applied as a seed film coating and formulated with beneficial microbes, macro and micro nutrients, amino acids, organic acids, enzymes, proteins, vitamins, and minerals.” Natural IITM also is applied to “promote root ...

Seed Treatment for Corn Diseases

Effects of X irradiation on corn seed.

There is no biochemical explanation for the inhibition of germination and seedling growth after X irradiation of seeds (1). Although some enzyme activities are altered (9, 10, 13) by X irradiation, enzyme inactivation does not seem to be the primary biochemical mechanism of radiation injury (20). Little attention has been given to physiological and biochemical aspects of growth of seedlings fro...

Seed production in corn and soybean

Seed production is one of the least visible yet most important aspects of food and feed production. This part of the system is often taken for granted, even by the farmers who plant the seed. One of the reasons is that much of the seed in the United States is provided by the private sector, particularly for corn and soybean. Also, seed production is a technical process that requires in-depth kn...