Shield Seed Treatment
Shield Seed Treatment Details
By GSF
Apr 30, 2004, 13:51

GSF Shield Seed Treatment It wasn't so many years ago that most soybean growers raised a crop, saved some seed, and did it all again the next year. Not anymore! Today the use of bin run seed is declining, as more and more growers purchase new seed annually from Gries Seed Farms. Growers have heeded research findings documenting the fact that new seed typically produces a more vigorous, higher yielding crop than with bin run seed. Increasing the switch to new seed has been the rapid acceptance by growers of herbicide-resistant seed. This technology breakthrough has allowed growers to produce a crop more effectively and with lower input costs. Growers today are blessed with more seed choices than ever before. Genetically enhanced seed, such as herbicide-resistant soybeans, deliver well-documented advantages. Disease-resistant varities have been a boon in many areas. And today's standard traditional seed is bred with more vigor and yield potential than in the past. But these wonderful advances come at a price. Gries Seed Farms, Inc. spends thousands of dollars in research and product development costs. Consequently, growers now pay substantially more for seed than in days gone by. Unfortunately, despite these tremendous advances in seed technology, soybean seed is still at risk from microbes at the bottom of the food chain. These organisms are fundi-simple, common pathogens that cause disease such as Rhizoctonia, Pythium, and Phytophthora. These diseases are primarily soil-borne, though other methods of transmission are possible. No matter how technologically advanced a seed may be, these diseases can attack soybeans and cause extensive yield losses, sometimes as high as 90 percent. The New GSF Shield Seed Treatment System Field tested, time proven methode for protecting seed against disease problems. Here are some benefits you get with the GSF Shield Seed Treatment System. 1. Faster Emergence 2. Faster canopy for better weed control 3. More extensive, deeper root system 4. Stands that are more uniform and vigorous 5. Reduced risk

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