Chemical Seed Treatment

Customized seed treatment studies provide you with a wide range of metrics relating to the safety and performance of active ingredients and treated seed products.

We offer a comprehensive range of customizable solutions that can be applied to all types of seed amendment. Our services include:

• Seed treatment loading rate determinations and treatment coverage measurements, including dry time
• Seed germination and vigor assessment – initial assessment and long-term storage studies to determine the safety of products when stored on seeds
• Compatibility studies with commercial active packages to determine mixing ability
• Flowability and plantability testing to determine a treatment’s impact on seed flow through equipment
• Dust-off testing using the Heubach dustmeter to determine levels of free-floating dust and abrasion particles generated during seed handling
• Active ingredient rate determination – measure how much of an active ingredient can be applied to a seed

With a global network of state-of-the-art testing facilities and unrivalled expertise and experience, we will support you at every stage of the development process – from field trial preparation to efficacy analysis. Wherever you operate in the world, SGS is your first choice when assessing chemical seed treatments.