Sentences with phrase «rice seed treatments»
Researchers at Mississippi State University have been evaluating the effectiveness of rice seed treatments to find out what producers can expect from the extra investment.
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But rice seed treatments are different.
Not exact matches
After testing scores of samples taken from rice fields across the state, MSU scientists found that seed treatments are effective in managing the crop's most troublesome insect pests.
Gore said seed treatments are effective in both conventional rice varieties and hybrids.
«Our research has shown that rice grown with a seed treatment typically yields from 8 to 12 bushels more per acre than untreated rice.
The rice water weevil, such as this adult on a rice leaf, is one of the most troublesome insect pests in rice, but seed treatments have proven to be effective in controlling them.
«Seed treatments provide good control against a whole complex of other rice pests,» he said.
«Because rice is grown in aquatic or semi-aquatic environments, we needed to find out how different water management practices might impact the seed treatments» performance,» he said.