Corn Seed Treatments

While their presence often is unknown, corn nematodes are present on many acres and have potential to rob corn farmers of yield. Lumialza™ nematicide seed treatment is a biological nematicide that shields plant roots from nematodes and works with beneficial soil organisms that improve water and nutrient absorption. Lumialza provide >80 days of root protection in all root zones against a wide range of nematodes, including sting, needle, lance, stubby-root, root-knot, dagger and lesion. Reduced nematode pressure means higher yield potential. Seed treated with Lumialza nematicide yielded an advantage of 3.7 bu/A under low nematode pressure, and up to 9 bu/A under heavier pressure in 2018 research trials.**

Our seed treatment recipe includes multiple ingredients working in concert to provide robust protection against a range of key diseases in corn, such as Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Fusarium and head smut. Bringing multiple modes of action into the fungicide recipe protects against a full spectrum of diseases — delivering the most comprehensive disease protection package yet.  Research shows corn treated with ipconazole, a recent addition to the disease protection offering, produced a yield advantage of 3 bu/A over the previous standard seed treatment and an average yield advantage of 8 bu/A in areas with early season stress.*

Lumivia^® insecticide seed treatment at a 250 rate delivers a unique mode of action against chewing insects and enhances insecticidal protection against wireworm, white grub, black cutworm, seed corn maggot, grape colaspis and fall armyworm. It is complemented by clothianidin at a 250 rate. Combined, these two modes of action provide protection against the broadest insect spectrum in the industry, delivering better plant stands and reducing runt plants.

According to BASF, Poncho 1250 + VOTiVO provides a biological mode of action to protect corn seedlings and roots against nematodes. With the 1250* rate of Poncho, you get increased protection from wireworm, white grub and other early season pests as well as protection from corn rootworm and billbug. The result is consistently higher yields and a positive return on investment.