Seed Treatments: Trends and Opportunities

Published by: Informa Healthcare

Published: Oct. 1, 2006 - 179 Pages

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 THE GLOBAL SEED INDUSTRY

1.1 The global seed market

1.2 Main seed companies

1.2.1 Monsanto

1.2.2 DuPont/Pioneer Hi-Bred International

1.2.3 Syngenta

1.2.4 Limagrain

1.2.5 KWS

1.2.6 Bayer

1.2.7 Takii

1.2.8 Delta and Pine Land

1.2.9 DLF-Trifolium

1.2.10 Sakata

1.3 Types of seed

1.3.1 Farm-saved seed

1.3.2 Seed supplied commercially

1.3.2.1 Conventional breeding

1.3.2.2 GM plants

1.3.2.3 Stages in seed production

1.3.2.4 Seed certification

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Association of Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA)

1.4 Seed testing

CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION TO SEED TREATMENTS

2.1 The origins of seed treatments

2.2 Types of control provided by seed treatments

2.2.1 Seed disinfestation

2.2.2 Seed disinfection

2.2.3 Seed protection

2.3 Seed treatment requirements

2.4 Size of the seed treatment market

2.5 Factors influencing the decision to treat seed

2.6 Advantages of seed treatment and seed enhancement

2.6.1 Advantages of seed treatment versus soil or foliar treatments

2.6.2 Advantages to the grower

2.6.3 Advantages to the seed treater/dealer/distributor

2.6.4 Advantages to crop protection companies

2.6.5 Advantages to seed treatment companies

2.7 Disadvantages of seed treatment

2.7.1 Disadvantages to the grower

2.7.2 Disadvantages to the seed company and retail supplier

2.8 Commercial versus on-farm treatments

2.8.1 Seed company treatments

2.8.2 Retail and on-farm treatments

2.8.3 Need for increasingly sophisticated equipment

2.9 Product registration

2.9.1 US

2.9.2 EU

2.10 Industry guidelines

CHAPTER 3 FORMULATIONS AND APPLICATIONS

3.1 Introduction

3.1.1 Seed treatment to control pests and diseases

3.1.2 Seed treatment to improve growth

3.2 Seed dressing/treatment

3.2.1 Dusts

3.2.2 Slurries

3.2.3 Liquid applications

3.2.4 Specific seed treatment formulations

3.3 Functional seed treatment or enhancement

3.3.1 Conditioning

3.3.2 Priming

3.3.2.1 Advantages of priming

3.3.2.2 Priming techniques

3.3.3 Pelleting

3.3.4 Seed coatings

3.3.5 Colourants

3.4 Seed treatment application equipment

3.5 Commercial seed treatment systems

3.5.1 Continuous systems

3.5.2 Batch coaters

3.6 On-farm treatment

CHAPTER 4 TYPES OF SEED TREATMENT

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Fungicides

4.2.1 Azoxystrobin

4.2.2 Benalaxyl

4.2.3 Benomyl

4.2.4 Bitertanol

4.2.5 Captan

4.2.6 Carbendazim

4.2.7 Carboxin

4.2.8 Carpropamid

4.2.9 Chloroneb

4.2.10 Cymoxanil

4.2.11 Cyprodinil

4.2.12 Difenoconazole

4.2.13 Diniconazole

4.2.14 Fenpiclonil

4.2.15 Fludioxonil

4.2.16 Fluoxastrobin

4.2.17 Fluquinconazole

4.2.18 Flutolanil

4.2.19 Flutriafol

4.2.20 Fosetyl-aluminium

4.2.21 Fuberidazole

4.2.22 Guazatine

4.2.23 Hexaconazole

4.2.24 Hymexazol

4.2.25 Imazalil

4.2.26 Imibenconazole

4.2.27 Iminoctadine-triacetate

4.2.28 Ipconazole

4.2.29 Iprodione

4.2.30 Mancozeb

4.2.31 Maneb

4.2.32 Metalaxyl

4.2.33 Metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam)

4.2.34 Metconazole

4.2.35 Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB, quintozene)

4.2.36 Pefurazoate

4.2.37 Pencycuron

4.2.38 Prochloraz

4.2.39 Prothioconazole

4.2.40 Pyrimethanil

4.2.41 Silthiofam

4.2.42 Simeconazole

4.2.43 Tebuconazole

4.2.44 Tetraconazole

4.2.45 Thiabendazole

4.2.46 Thiophanate-methyl

4.2.47 Thiram

4.2.48 Tolclofos-methyl

4.2.49 Triadimenol

4.2.50 Triazoxide

4.2.51 Trifloxystrobin

4.2.52 Triflumizole

4.2.53 Triticonazole

4.3 Insecticides

4.3.1 Acephate

4.3.2 Acetamiprid

4.3.3 Benfuracarb

4.3.4 Bifenthrin

4.3.5 Carbofuran

4.3.6 Carbosulfan

4.3.7 Chlorfenvinphos

4.3.8 Chlorpyrifos

4.3.9 Clothianidin

4.3.10 Ethiprole

4.3.11 Fipronil

4.3.12 Imidacloprid

4.3.13 Lindane

4.3.14 Methiocarb

4.3.15 Tefluthrin

4.3.16 Thiacloprid

4.3.17 Thiamethoxam

4.3.18 Thiodicarb

4.4 Insecticide/fungicide combinations

4.5 Herbicides

4.6 Bird and animal repellents

4.7 Herbicide safeners

4.8 PGRs

4.9 Biological control agents

4.9.1 Bacillus subtilis

4.9.1.1 Bacillus pumilus

4.9.2 Cedomon (Pseudomonas chloraphis)

4.9.3 Mycostop (Streptomyces griseoviridis)

4.9.4 Ecohope (Trichoderma atroviride SKT-1)

4.9.5 T-22 Planter Box (Trichoderma harzianum)

4.10 Plant nutrients

4.11 Inoculants and Rhizobia

4.11.1 Background

4.11.2 Inoculants and chemical seed treatments

CHAPTER 5 SEED TREATMENTS BY CROP

5.1 Major crops

5.2 Seed treatment by crop

5.3 Growth in GM crops

5.4 Cereals

5.4.1 Wheat

5.4.2 Barley

5.5 Cotton

5.6 Maize

5.7 Oilseeds

5.7.1 Soybeans

5.7.2 Oilseed rape/canola

5.8 Potatoes

5.9 Rice

5.10 Sugar beet

5.11 Vegetables

CHAPTER 6 SEED TREATMENTS BY TARGET ORGANISM

6.1 Fungal pathogens

6.1.1 Seed-borne diseases

6.1.2 Soil-borne diseases

6.1.3 Common seed- and soil-borne and early foliar diseases

6.2 Bacterial diseases

6.3 Nematode pests

6.4 Insect pests

6.4.1 Aphids

6.4.2 Corn rootworm (Diabrotica spp)

6.4.3 Flea beetles - many Chrysomelidae including Phyllotreta spp and Epitrix spp

6.4.4 Fleahoppers (Pseudatomascelis seriatus, cotton)

6.4.5 Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor)

6.4.6 Rice water weevils (Lissorhoptrus oryzopiylus)

6.4.7 Seed corn maggots (Delia platura)

6.4.8 Thrips (many genera, such as Frankliniella, Caliothrips and Thrips)

6.4.9 White grubs (Phyllophaga spp)

6.4.10 Wireworms

CHAPTER 7 SEED TREATMENT MARKETS

7.1 Global agrochemical market by region

7.2 Global seed treatment market by region

7.3 Rise of GM crops

7.4 Europe

7.4.1 France

7.4.2 Germany

7.4.3 Italy

7.4.4 UK

7.5 North America

7.5.1 Canada

7.5.2 US

7.5.2.1 Maize

7.5.2.2 Soybeans

7.5.2.3 Cotton

Seed companies

seed treatments

7.6 South America

7.6.1 Argentina

7.6.2 Brazil

7.7 Asia/Pacific

7.7.1 Australia

7.7.2 China

7.7.3 India

7.7.4 Japan

CHAPTER 8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Companies providing agrochemicals for seed treatment

8.2.1 Agriliance LLC

8.2.2 BASF

8.2.2.1 Introduction

8.2.2.2 Seed treatments

8.2.2.3 R&D into seed treatments

8.2.3 Bayer CropScience

8.2.3.1 Introduction

8.2.3.2 Seed treatment sales

8.2.3.3 Seed treatment products

8.2.3.4 Bayer’s seed treatment application research centres

Seed Treatment Application Center (Monheim, Germany)

Seed Technology Center, Gustafson (Texas, US)

Cérès (Méréville, France)

CelPril (US)

8.2.3.5 Seed treatment in the US

Maize

Soybeans

Cotton

8.2.3.6 Seed treatments in the UK

Cereals

Other crops

8.2.4 Chemtura Corporation

8.2.4.1 Chemtura’s products

8.2.4.2 Acquisition of Trace Chemicals

8.2.5 Dow AgroSciences

8.2.6 DuPont Crop Protection

8.2.6.1 Agrochemical sales

8.2.7 FMC

8.2.8 Helena Chemical

8.2.9 Hokko Chemical Industry Co Ltd

8.2.10 Isagro SpA

8.2.11 Kumiai Chemical Industry

8.2.12 Kureha Corporation

8.2.13 Makhteshim-Agan

8.2.14 Monsanto

8.2.15 Nihon Nohyaku Co Ltd

8.2.16 Nippon Soda Co Ltd

8.2.17 Sankyo Company Ltd

8.2.18 Sumitomo Chemical

8.2.19 Syngenta

8.2.19.1 Syngenta’s global seed treatment business

Cruiser (thiamethoxam)

Avicta

8.2.19.2 Syngenta’s North American seed treatments

8.2.19.3 Syngenta’s European seed treatments

8.2.19.4 Worldwide

8.3 Companies supplying BCAs

8.3.1 BioAgri

8.3.2 BioWorks Inc

8.3.3 Eden BioScience

8.3.4 Pasteuria Bioscience

8.3.5 Prophyta GmbH

8.4 Companies providing seed enhancement, priming, coating and other functional seed treatment services and products

8.4.1 Becker Underwood Inc

8.4.1.1 Colourants and polymers

8.4.1.2 Inoculants

8.4.2 Georgetown Holdings

8.4.3 Germain’s Technology Group

8.4.4 Fraunhofer Institut

8.4.5 Incotec International BV

8.4.6 International Specialty Products

8.4.7 Landec Corporation

8.4.8 Precision Laboratories

8.4.9 SUET Saat- und Erntetechnik GmbH

8.5 Companies supplying nutrient seed treatments and inoculants, including rhizobia

8.5.1 Kemira GrowHow Oyj

8.5.1.1 Verdera Oy

8.5.2 Nitragin Inc

8.5.3 Philom Bios Inc

8.5.4 Yara Phosyn Ltd

8.6 Companies supplying seed treatment equipment

8.6.1 A/S Cimbria

8.6.2 Gustafson Equipment

8.6.3 NoroGard AB

Abstract

The International Seed Federation (ISF) estimated that the commercial global market for seed and other planting material was worth some US$30 billion in 2005. Other estimates put the market for seeds alone at between US$17 billion and US$20 billion. The US is the largest country market, with around 19% of the global seed market.

The size of the global market is predicted to grow, as global farming standards rise, and farmers realise the value of purchasing both certified seed and the latest highest-yielding varieties. Biotechnology, in particular, is leading to the development of new, more expensive varieties, and this trend will continue to push up the value of the market. Up to a quarter of the value of the seeds market is in biotech seeds.

This is good news for the seed treatment market. While GM crops contain genes for disease-and insect-resistance, the technology has limitations, and not all pests are controlled. This means that fungicide and insecticide seed treatments are still required, and farmers are more likely to use seed treatments to protect their investment in the costlier GM seed.

GM crops were first grown in 1996, and since then the area planted has risen by more than 10% every year. Their global planted area reached 90 million ha in 2005. The main GM crops are soybeans, maize, cotton and canola. The area planted with GM crops is likely to continue to rise, which will help to drive up the seed treatment market.

While the total agrochemical market has been stagnant since 1999, the seed treatment market has shown steady growth. Estimates vary, but the market has grown from around US$800 million in 2000, to around US$1.40 billion in 2005. The trend is forecast to continue, with the majority of the expansion occurring in developing countries.

Various factors are contributing to the rise in the seed treatment market. These include: a wider range of highly active products, including new fungicides that offer low-use rates and control an expanded range of pathogens; and the introduction of neonicotinoid and phenylpyrazole systemic insecticides, which have extended control from soil-borne insect pests to early foliar-sucking insects.

Growers are becoming more aware of the benefits in treating seeds. Part of this is due to the higher value of seed, through added-value traits from biotechnology or traditional breeding. In addition, increasing no-till, conservation tillage and agronomic practices, such as earlier drilling, may be creating greater need for early protection of the seed and developing seedling. There is pressure to gain optimal plant populations and achieve greater uniformity in crop development and harvesting.


Get Full Details About This Report >>

About MarketResearch.com
MarketResearch.com is an online aggregator selling over 300,000 market research reports, company profiles and country profiles from over 700 research firms. Our reports will provide you with the critical business and competitive intelligence you need for strategic planning and marketing research. Coverage includes the US, UK, Europe, Asia and global markets.