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2nd International Seminar on Seed Treatment Technology

Shanghai, March 2016

Improvement & Application

of Seed Treatment

Technology in Australia

Peter May

Xenex Associate

Brisbane, Australia

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Peter May B.App.Sc.(Hons) MBA GAICD FAIM

• Qualified Agronomist with 20 years international Agrochemical Experience

• Plant Protection Specialist including Integrated Pest Management

• Business Manager for ICI/Orica (Crop Care/Nufarm & Syngenta)

• Managing Director, Xavca Pty Ltd

• Research Associate, GfK

• Executive Director, Bio-Gene Technology

• Senior Associate, Xenex Associates

2nd International Seminar on Seed Treatment Technology Shanghai, March 2016 2016中国国际农化会议周资料，仅供参会代表学习；未经允许，禁止随意传播

Seed Treatment - Australia

• Australia – climate & agriculture

• Seed treatment market size - Australia

• Market drivers – economic, agronomic, pest related

• Target pests & diseases

• Seed Treatment products

• Formulations, features, suppliers

• Application, technology

• Regulation & industry stewardship

• Conclusion


Australia – Rainfall

Average Annual Rainfall (1976–2005) Source: Bureau of Meteorology

• Rainfall & soil moisture determines location and nature of agriculture


Australia – Climate & Land Use

Land use in Australia, 2005–06 Source: DFAT Feeding the Future

• Dryland cropping

- cereals, oilseeds, pulses

• Reliant on rainfall

• Variable seasons

• Uncertain returns

• Irrigated cropping

- cotton, horticulture, rice

• Reliant on water storage

• Inland river systems

• Pastures

• Natural pastures

• Improved & irrigated


• Total Crop Area: 25.5m ha (2012/13)

• Predominance of winter cereals & oilseeds – wheat & barley, canola

Crop Segment Areas

Source: ABARES


Australia – Wheat

Australian Wheat Growing Regions

Source: ABARES


Seed Treatment x Crop

- Winter cereals & oilseeds esp. canola total >70% of market value

- Pastures, pulses & vegetables also significant

- Cotton usage high but limited area (3-400K ha)

2nd International Seminar on Seed Treatment Technology Shanghai, March 2016

Winter Cereals 65.3%

Oilseeds 7.4%

Pulses 8.2%

Pastures 9.2%

Winter Cereals

Oilseeds

Summer Cereals

Cotton

Pulse Crops

Pastures

Vegetables Source: GfK Aus Study 2014


Seed Treatments - Australia

Farmer decision to use seed treatment:

• Seasonal conditions – soil moisture, rainfall forecasts

• Commodity prices – crop planting decisions, level of inputs

• Expected disease/insect pest incidence; previous season experience

Drivers to growth in use of seed treatment:

• Economic benefits – higher yields, better quality, improve $$ returns

• Protection of high value crop seed including GM

• Protection of early-sown seed – better disease control & higher yields

• Reduced tillage sowing encourages some insect/diseases

• Reduce the need for early in crop fungicide/insecticide applications

• Improve plant stands and uniformity to give better yields

• Cost effective solution to overcome constraints to production


Chemical Treatments- Pests

Cereals

– Seed-borne diseases (smuts, net blotch)

– Soil-borne diseases (Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Take-all, Crown rot)

– Foliar fungi (smuts, rust, scald, leaf spot, powdery mildew, Septoria)

– Aphids for Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV)

Canola

- Aphids, mites, wireworm

- Damping off (Pythium, Rhizoctonia), Black leg (Leptosphaeria maculans)

Pulses

- Aphids, mites, seedling root rots, Botrytis, Ascochyta blight

Pastures

- Mites, Damping off (Pythium, Fusarium)

Cotton

- Thrips, aphids, soil pests

- Damping off (Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Phytophthora), Fusarium wilt


Chemical Seed Treatments x Crop

Active Constituent Typical Formulation Brand Segment

Imidacloprid 600FS Gaucho, Emerge, Senator, Guardian

Cereals & Pulses, Oilseeds, Cotton, Horticulture, Pastures

Thiamethoxam 600FS Cruiser Cotton

Fipronil 500FS Cosmos Oilseeds, Horticulture, Pastures

Thiram 600FS Thiroflo, Thiragranz Cereals & Pulses, Pastures

Flutriafol 6.25FS Arrow-C, Veteran-C, Vibrant, Vincit Cereals & Pulses

Triadimenol 150FS+004FS cypermethrin Battalion-C, Baytan-T-Dry, Proleaf-T

Cereals & Pulses

Fluquinconazole 167FS Jockey, Maxiflo, Quantum Cereals & Pulses, Oilseeds

Tebuconazole 025FS+004FS cypermethrin Raxil-T-Dry, Proguard-T Cereals & Pulses

Metalaxyl 350FS Apron Cotton

Azoxystrobin 125FS Dynasty Cotton

Tolclofos-methyl 100DU Rizolex Cotton, Horticulture

Mancozeb 750WG Penncozeb, Tatodust Horticulture

Procymidone 500SC Fortress, Rumble, Sumisclex Hortculture, Pastures

Pencycuron 125DP Monceren Horticulture

Iprodione 250FS Chief, Rovral, Vanquish, Xflow Pastures


New Products - Australia

2015 Seed Treatment registrations:

Systiva only new seed treatment compound in 2015

Continued reliance on existing chemistry


August 2015

BASF Australia

Systiva Seed Treatment Fungicide 333 g/L fluxapyroxad

For the control or suppression of certain soil-borne and foliar fungal diseases in wheat and barley

Jun 2015 Chemtura Australia

Guardian Red Seed Treatment Insecticide 600 g/L imidacloprid

For the control of various insect pests in a range of crops, protection against insect pests of stored cereal grains and the prevention of spread of barley yellow dwarf virus in cereal crops

Apr 2015 Chemtura Australia

Proguard Ultra Cereal Seed Treatment 360 g/L imidacloprid, 12.5 g/L tebuconazole

For the control of various pests and diseases in cereal crops


Formulations

Formulations differ in their ability to provide improvements in:

• Seed treatment product performance

• Seed handling

• Operator health and safety

• Yield

Formulation performance measures:

• Application uniformity (how well it coats the seed)

• Adherence (how well it sticks to the seed)

• Seed-to-seed distribution (does each seed receive the same dose)

• Wet flowability (how well the seed flows while it is still wet)

• Dry flowability (does the seed treatment affect efficient seed flow)

• Seed safety (any effect on seed germination or seed vigour)

• Dust off (how much dust is generated during handling of treated seed) http://syngentacereals.com.au/article/why-is-seed-treatment-formulation-so-important

Trends

Dusts & powders to flowables & emulsions

Single active to combination products


http://syngentacereals.com.au/article/why-is-seed-treatment-formulation-so-important














Seed Treatments - Features

Mixtures of chemical seed treatments are common:

• imidacloprid+tebuconazole

• triflumuron+tebuconazole

• imidacloprid+flutriafol

• azoxystrobin/metalaxyl-m

• thiamethoxam+lambda-cyhalothrin

• flutriafol+zinc

Development of novel processes & equipment involving

combinations of chemical & biological seed treatments, inoculants,

and seed-applied polymers & colourants

Integration of supply chain – seeds, seed treatments, processes


Seed Treatment - Suppliers

Arysta LifeScience

Bayer

BASF

Cheminova/FMC

Nufarm/Crop Care

Syngenta


Seed Supply & Treatment

Integration of seeds, seed treatment, services

Seed Suppliers

Seed Treatment Suppliers

Seed Treaters


Seed Treatment - Application

• ASF Code of Practice for the Use of Seed Treatments

• Seed dressing, seed coating, seed pelletising

• Follow label use directions, dose rates, water rates

• Record keeping, accreditation, auditing, compliance


Source: www.pioneer.com


http://www.pioneer.com/

Seed Treatments - Technology

• Conditioning, grading, seed treatment

• Precision treatment – accurate dosing per seed

• Film coatings & advanced drying – aid adherence, reduce dust

• Batch operations & continuous system

• Fixed plant & mobile systems


Source: www.edmondsengineering.com.au


http://www.pioneer.com/

Seed Treatments - Regulatory

APVMA regulates pesticide products - chemical seed treatments

Potential impact of neonicotinoid seed treatments on bees

Feb 2014 – APVMA issued “Overview report on neonicotinoids and

honeybee health in Australia”

- research, monitoring, review of data requirements

Sept 2015 - APVMA issued document: Roadmap for insect pollinator risk

assessment in Australia.

- Tiered approach to risk assessment (similar to Europe & North

America)

- Hazard-based label statements & risk management statements


Seed Treatment - Stewardship

Response to concern of impact of pesticide use on bees:

Seed Treatment Stewardship Strategy

Seed treatment product manufacture stewardship guide

Seed treatment product application stewardship guide

Treated seed planted stewardship guide

Best management practice guide for planting insecticide treated seed

Bee-Connected - nation-wide, user-driven smart-phone app that enables

collaboration between beekeepers, farmers & spray service contractors

to facilitate best-practice pollinator protection.


Conclusion

• Australia is reliant on rainfall for dryland cropping

• High value field crops in higher rainfall areas or irrigated

• Seed treatments are used in winter cereals, oilseeds, pulses, cotton

• Seed treatment product market is valued at US$30m pa

• Market value has been flat – increased usage but price reductions

• Chemical seed treatments, micronutrients, inoculants

• Trend to flowable formulations & combinations of actives

• Establishment diseases & insects + seed borne foliar (smuts)

• Suppliers (seed + seed treatment) multinational companies

• Integration of seed/seed treatment/services

• APVMA regulates: bee impact review; tiered risk assessment

• Industry response: best practice guides & industry collaboration


2nd International Seminar on Seed Treatment Technology

Shanghai, March 2016

Thank you

Peter May

Xenex Associates & Xavca Pty Ltd

Brisbane, Australia E: [email protected]

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M: +61 412 251016


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