Tailored seed coating technology

AgriCOTE Pro-Tech is an exciting and unique seed coating technology that is tailored to the application and designed to protect your investment in pasture seed.

The core components of AgriCOTE will remain - such as the use of advanced binding and protective polymers, and lime as the basis for the coating.

Lime helps to reduce the pH immediately around the germinating seed and promote faster moisture uptake by the seed.

The unique binding polymers developed by Heritage Seeds protect the seed and rhizobia and also bind the coat to the seed where it will be effective, not turning to dust in the bottom of the bag. Other components of the coating will vary depending on the application.

The nutrient mix will be adapted to provide the best start to the developing seedling, and other additives will help promote early seedling growth, and protect against insect pests, fungal diseases and abiotic stresses such as dry periods after germination.

Where applicable, AgriCOTE Pro-Tech will also include Dormbreaker , the new seed dormancy breaking technology not available in any other seed coating.

The potential beneits from AgriCOTE Pro-Tech include:

• Improved early vigour
• Improved early root development
• Quicker to irst grazing
• Improved tolerance to stress
• Nutrients available immediately to the seedling
• More robust seedlings on slow establishing grasses
• Protection against fungal diseases
• Protection against biting and sucking insects
• Deterrent to ant theft
• Encapsulated rhizobia for longer shelf life
• Better tolerance of dry periods after emergence
• Better ballistic properties for lying onto hill country