Seed Treatments: Maximizing Crop Potential with Proven Solutions
At Sunraysia Seed Grading, we specialise in delivering expertly graded and treated seeds to ensure your crops thrive. We use industry leading products to ensure effective application and control of pests and diseases.
Below is a selection of our most popular products, naturally your agronomist will be the best source of advice for which product will be best to use for your grain year to year.
Cruiser 350FS
Cruiser 350FS
Cruiser 350 FS: Comprehensive Insect Protection for Stronger Crops
Cruiser 350 FS is a systemic insecticidal seed treatment that protects cereal, canola, and pulse crops from damaging pests during the critical early growth stages.
Active Ingredient:
Thiamethoxam (350 g/L) – A neonicotinoid insecticide absorbed systemically, offering long-lasting protection from within the plant.
Key Benefits:
• Shields crops from aphids, wireworms, and other soil-borne insects.
• Enhances plant vigor, leading to uniform germination and stronger root systems.
• Reduces the need for early-season foliar sprays, saving time and labor.
Raxil T
Raxil T
Raxil T: Dual Action Disease and Pest Control for Cereals
Raxil T combines fungicidal and insecticidal properties to safeguard cereal crops like wheat, barley, and oats from smut diseases and storage pests.
Active Ingredients:
• Tebuconazole (25 g/L) – A triazole fungicide targeting smuts and bunts by inhibiting fungal cell membrane production.
• Triflumuron (4 g/L) – An insect growth regulator that disrupts pest development and reproduction.
Key Benefits:
• Effective against seed-borne diseases like loose smut and common bunt.
• Protects stored grain from pests, preserving seed viability.
• Ensures high-quality, disease-free seeds with excellent germination rates.
Complex FA Zn
Complex FA Zn
Zinc Complex FA: Micronutrient Support for Robust Growth
Zinc Complex FA is a specialized formulation designed to address zinc deficiencies in cereals and broadacre crops, enhanced with fulvic acid for better nutrient uptake.
Active Ingredients:
• Zinc (10% w/v) – Essential for enzyme activation, chlorophyll production, and root development.
• Sulfur (4% w/v) – Vital for nitrogen conversion and protein synthesis.
• Fulvic Acid – Acts as a natural chelating agent, improving zinc mobility within plants.
Key Benefits:
• Corrects zinc deficiencies critical for early growth stages.
• Improves nutrient absorption, stress tolerance, and overall plant health.
• Supports strong root development, ensuring a solid foundation for crop growth.
Evergol Energy
Evergol Energy
EverGol: Premium Disease Defense for Healthier Seedlings
EverGol is a fungicidal seed treatment that protects cereal crops from key soil-borne and seed-borne diseases, ensuring stronger, healthier plants.
Active Ingredient:
Penflufen (240 g/L) – A next-generation SDHI fungicide that inhibits fungal respiration, providing long-lasting, systemic protection.
Key Benefits:
• Targets Rhizoctonia root rot, smut diseases, and other fungal pathogens.
• Promotes uniform seedling establishment and vigorous root development.
• Improves crop resilience, maximising the yield potential of graded seeds.
Evershield
Evershield
Evershield is a fungicidal seed treatment designed to protect pulse crops from a range of seed-borne and seedling root pathogens, ensuring healthy germination and robust early development.
Active Ingredients:
• Thiram (360 g/L): A multi-site activity fungicide that inhibits spore germination, effectively controlling a broad spectrum of fungal diseases.
• Thiabendazole (200 g/L): A systemic benzimidazole fungicide that interferes with fungal cell division, providing internal protection against pathogens.
Key Benefits:
• Comprehensive Disease Control: Evershield effectively manages seed-borne diseases such as black spot (Ascochyta), Fusariumspp., and Botrytis cinerea, as well as seedling root rots.
• Preservation of Seed Viability: The treatment has no adverse effects on seed viability or seedling vigor, even up to 15 months after application, ensuring seeds remain healthy and productive.
• Dual Fungicide Action: The combination of thiram and thiabendazole offers a broader disease control spectrum and aids in resistance management by utilizing two different modes of action.
Application Recommendations:
• Target Crops: Suitable for use on chickpeas, faba beans, lentils, peas, and vetch.
• Timing: Apply Evershield as a seed treatment prior to sowing to protect against pathogens present in the seed and to provide early protection from external infections.
• Compatibility: When using in conjunction with Rhizobium inoculants, apply the fungicide first and allow it to dry before applying the inoculant immediately prior to sowing to maintain inoculum viability.
By incorporating Evershield into your seed treatment program, you can effectively safeguard your pulse crops against critical diseases, promoting healthy establishment and optimizing yield potential.