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MAGNUS KAHL SEEDS P/L.
3422 Melbourne Rd.
Lancefield
Victoria 3435
Australia
Office Tel Australia
+ 613 54292455
Office Fax Australia
+ 613 54292488
Email:
dan@mkseeds.com.au
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Onion Seed Film Coating
MKS offers the option of supplying raw seed or film
coated seed. We have in house equipment for film coating, incorporating a number of
chemicals as required.
What is
Film Coated Seed?
Film coating is a
process of applying a precise amount of fungicide directly onto the seed coat. A
prescribed amount of fungicide is mixed with a liquid polymer. The onion seed is then
placed in a rotating drum and the polymer/fungicide mix is sprayed directly onto the seed.
The treatment results in an even seed coat coverage of polymer/fungicide. The coated seed
is then removed from the drum, dried and packed ready for sowing.
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Benefits of
Film Coating |
 | Enables accurate and even
doses of chemicals and reduces chemical wastage.
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| Saves valuable time during
sowing period as seed requires no further treatment.
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| Easier to observe sowing
accuracy as coated bright green seed is easily visible.
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| Improves the flow of seed
through the seed hopper.
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| Reduces grower exposure to
agricultural chemicals as sowing process becomes dust free.
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| Provides an effective
strategy against infection by Botrytis Allii,
particularly when combined with Botrytis Allii free seed.
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| Assists in establishing
onion plants in soils where white rot (Sclerotium Cepivorum) is present
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| Reduces the effects of
‘damping off’.
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| No changes to sowing
equipment are required, as is the case with pelleted seed.
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| Enables the application of
trace elements to the seed to supply nutrient to the young seedling.
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