%0 Journal Article
%T The use of film coating on the performance of treated corn seed
%A Avelar
%A Suemar Alexandre Gon£¿alves
%A Sousa
%A Fabianne Val¨¦ria de
%A Fiss
%A Guilherme
%A Baudet
%A Leopoldo
%A Peske
%A Silmar Teichert
%J Revista Brasileira de Sementes
%D 2012
%I Associa??o Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes
%R 10.1590/S0101-31222012000200001
%X the main objective of seed coating technology using polymers is to improve the physical, physiological and sanitary characteristics of seed performance. the objectives of the present study were to determine: the plantability of corn seeds treated with insecticide, fungicide and graphite, covered with a film coating; the dust retention on treated corn seeds; and the leaching of applied products on corn seeds covered by a film coating. seed plantability was determined by counting the skips and double seeds; dust was determined by using fiberglass paper in mg.100 g-1 of seeds; and the leaching was determined by collecting the material leached in a 10 cm layer of sand after irrigation. the following conclusions were made: seeds covered with film coating effectively reduce skips and double seeds; film coating effectively reduces the formation of dust from the seeds; film coated seeds minimize the leaching of the insecticide applied in seed treatment; and there are differences in effectiveness related to film coating type and dosage.
%K polymer
%K plantability
%K dust
%K leaching.
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