Innovation in Seed Treatment Methods
A special issue of Seeds (ISSN 2674-1024).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2023) | Viewed by 3202
Special Issue Editor
Interests: innovative seed treatment technologies; cold physical plasma; seed germination; seed microbiome; seed and plant pathology; climate change
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Seeds represent a crucial stage in plants’ life cycle and are the basis for food and feed production. Undesired sowing conditions, damage during sowing, as well as infection with pathogens can affect seed germination, seedling development, field emergence and, finally, crop yield. Numerous treatment methods have therefore been developed to counteract these disadvantages, which encompass physical, chemical or biological agents, often also including dressing to coating and pelleting. Manuscripts on recent developments in pre-harvest seed treatment methods are welcome, aiming at either biostimulants or plant protection products. This may include innovative treatments with systemic chemicals, microorganisms and physical/mechanical methods, as well as seed coatings or pellets that can improve seed shape for planting.
Dr. Nicola Wannicke
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- seed germination
- physical
- chemical
- biological agents
- seed coatings or pellets
- seedborne pathogens
- biostimulant
- plant protection
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