Seed Treatment
Category 4- treatmets,
aplications, diseases
questions with verified
solutions 2024-2025
Seed Treatment - answer Chemical or biological substances that are
applied to seeds or vegetative propagation materials to control
disease organisms; control insects; and other pests.
Reasons for seed treatment - answer seed production, low test
weight, bad germ, stand issues, precise populations, seeds
expensive, high yield potential, seed is thought to carry seedborne
pathogens
NON seed treatments - answer Seed-applied nutrients that do not
perform a pest control function.
Grain Treatments - answer Pesticides intended to protect stored
food or feed grain
Seed Treatment Benefits - answer Control pests; Precision targeting;
Low Dose; Convenient to use
, Seed Treatment Risks - answer Accidental poisoning; cropping
restrictions; limited dose capacity; limited duration of protection;
limited shelf life of treated seed; Phytotoxicity (Pesticide injury);
workers exposure
Integrated Pest Management - answer An agricultural practice that
uses a variety of techniques designed to minimize pesticide inputs
Seedborne Pathogens - answer On the surface of the seed; hidden in
the cracks or crevices; infections deep inside the intact seed
Systemic - answer (non-contact) Protect aboveground parts from
sucking insects such as: aphids and foliar disease rust; root rot
Non-systemic - answer (contact) Form a chemical barrier over the
surface of the seed; protects from chewing insects such as:
wireworms and soilborne pathogens such as Pythium
10-14 days - answer Seeds treatments only last this many days
beyond planting
Stress - answer Heavy rains, crusted soils, compaction, deep
planting, cool oil, very dry soils, post-emergence herbicides
Alternatives or supplements to seed treatments - answer Certified
Seed; Fertility Management; Planting date; Soil-applied and
postemergence sprays; Variety Resistance; Volunteer Control
Not adequately controlled with seed treatment - answer -Pesticides
with appropriate activity are not available
-there is little or no systemic activity in the plant tissues
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