Seed Coating

Simple and cost effective, seed treatment helps pastural and forage crops through their critical establishment phase by providing protection when they are most vulnerable to pests and disease pressure.

Smart has several crop seed treatments available - some include a full coating and others consist of a thin film coating. There are also variances between the protection they offer, please refer to the tables below for more information.

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Ryegrass Seed Treatment

Seed Coating	Disease Protection	Argentine Stem Weevil	Black Beetle	Grass Grub	Weight Increase
Acclaim			X	X (larvae)	0%
Agricote	X	X	X	X	0%
Force Field	X	X	X		0%
Force Field Plus	X	X	X	X (larvae)	0%
Gaucho^®			X	X (larvae)	0%
Poncho^®		X	X	X (larvae)	0%
Superstrike	X	X	X		0%
Ultrastrike	X	X	X	X (larvae)	0%
Prillcote	X				100%

Clover Seed Treatment

Seed Coating	Disease Protection	Clover Root Nematode	Rhizobia	Lime & Molybdenum	Weight Increase
Agricote	X	X		X	25%
Superstrike	X	X	X	X	75%
Prillcote			X	X	75%

Brassica Seed Treatment

Seed Coating	Disease protection	Springtail	Aphid	Molybdenum	Nysius Fly	Weight Increase
Acclaim		X	X		X	0%
Agricote	X	X	X	X	X	5%
Force Field Plus	X	X	X		X	0%
Gaucho^®		X	X		X	0%
Poncho^®		X				0%
Superstrike	X	X		X		0%
Ultrastrike	X	X	X	X	X	0%

Lucerne Seed Treatment

Seed Coating	Disease Protection	Lime & Molybdenum	Weight Increase
Prillcote		X	75%
Superstrike	X	X	25%

Gaucho^® and Poncho^® are registered trademarks of Bayer Crop Science.
Acclaim^® is a registered trademark of Orion Crop Protection.