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.
Grünbergstrasse 15,
1120,
Vienna, Austria