Placing wheat seeds in ditches in a field presents potential for farmers, but for diseases lurking in the soil, wheat seeds are food, not a potential crop.
Using untreated wheat seeds means each seed can be vulnerable to seed- and/or soil-borne diseases, says Shad, head of seed care technology at Syngenta Canada.・Mr. Milligan explains.
Depending on sowing conditions, wheat seeds can become prey to Pythium, Rhizoctonia, and Fusarium species. Cold soils, very wet conditions, and even very early sowing into warm, moist soils all pose unique challenges for wheat seeds to germinate, emerge, and begin to build yield potential. .
Milligan says. at wheat school Below we explain that testing the seed source is the first step in determining the pros and cons of seed treatment, as seed-borne diseases can also be a factor. Field history is also important, as it is now known that some soil-borne diseases are not host-specific.
For those considering the cost of seed treatment (particularly in years when commodity prices are low), Milligan says that seed is the most important element to gain a competitive edge, and that the yield potential for that year is It states that seeds are essential to achieve maximum performance.
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