onion seed treatment
To mass produce a crop, one must master the means of achieving optimum yield from said crop’s seed. A Gravity Screening machine filters the seeds from impurities, difference in sizes and can electronically assess the seeds to filter away weak, damaged, those lacking moisture and discoloured. With this cleaning process the quality is increased and the germination rate of the seeds rises. Vibrations are monitored by a speed control device and the easy slope of the hydraulic system table, (left and right, front and backward) can be adjusted correctly.
Gravity seed grader
seed hot water treatment
Some plant pathogens are able to penetrate and survive within the seed, out of reach of surface seed treatments such as the screening. They include many bacterial pathogens of vegetables as well as fungi, oomycetes, and viruses. Though these pathogens do not survive well in soil once infected crop residues have decayed, they can be difficult to manage once established on a farm. Hot water seed treatment also has the beneficial effect of priming seeds resulting in faster germination than untreated seed. Hot water seed treatment is a valuable tool for preventing establishment of seed-borne diseases in the fields, or their reintroduction year after year.
