What are the precautions for wheat seed coating?

Wheat is mostly coated before sowing. Seed coating can significantly improve the germination rate and seedling establishment rate, promote seedling growth, and also reduce the damage caused by pests and diseases, so many farmers adopt it. However, there are also issues to note with coating. Once handled improperly, it may have the opposite effect. So what should be noted when coating wheat seeds? Let's take a look together.

1. Select high-quality seeds

The seeds chosen for coating must be carefully selected local excellent varieties. The seed moisture content is required to be 12%-14%. Note that there should be no soil clods, straw, or other impurities.

2. Standardized operation

When coating seeds, follow the pesticide's usage specifications and coating operating procedures to avoid splashing the pesticide onto the operator's face and skin. If it splashes onto the skin, immediately rinse with alkaline water. If poisoning symptoms occur, seek medical treatment promptly.

3. Mechanical coating

If coating a small amount of seed, it can be done manually, but when coating large quantities of seed, mechanical coating must be used in a centralized way to ensure coating quality and personnel safety.

4. Coat as early as possible

Coating as early as possible helps the seed coating film solidify firmly and not fall off, with relatively good results. Therefore, coating should be done as early as possible, and at the latest two weeks before sowing.

5. Avoid mixing pesticides and fertilizers

Seed coating agents are solidifying formulations and should be used directly for seed coating treatment. They should not be mixed with water or with other pesticides and fertilizers, so as to avoid changes in efficacy and toxicity that could lead to coating failure or phytotoxicity. In addition, seed coating agents are for specialized use and cannot be used for spraying, or sprayed on fruit trees, vegetables, and so on.

6. Prevent poisoning

Workers doing coating operations should wear labor protection clothing, such as work clothes, gloves, masks, and so on, and pay attention to their own safety. Seed coating agents should be stored and used carefully to avoid safety accidents. Coated seeds cannot be eaten or used as feed, nor can they be placed together with other foods.

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