Record ID No. |
5736 |
Author(s) |
Pedrini S.*, Merritt D. J., Stevens J. and Dixon K. , 2017 |
Affiliation |
*1Department of Environment and Agriculture, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia. |
Title |
Seed Coating: Science or Marketing Spin? |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Trends in Plant Science. 22(2). |
Categories |
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Subjects |
Methodology |
Sub-subjects |
Soil inoculum |
Host |
NA |
Organism |
NA |
Country |
Australia |
Abstracts |
Seed coating is the practice of covering seeds with external materials to improve handling, protection, and, to a lesser extent, germination enhancement and plant establishment. With an annual value exceeding US$1 billion dollars, this technology is mostly the preserve of the private research sector, with few links to the scientific community. Here, we analyse the science and industry of seed coating and its contribution to seed establishment and plant performance.
We posit that a closer collaboration between academia and industry is critical to realizing the potential of seed coating both as a tool for enhancing plant establishment in the face of the challenges posed to agricultural systems and to propel the multi billion-dollar global push for ecological restoration of
degraded ecosystems. |