Electron seed treatment – E-VITA

Electron seed treatment – E-VITA
Roland Söffing
Nordkorn Saaten GmbH
14.000 ha multipliction area in 23 agricultural cultures
grain, legumes, oil seeds, grass and clover, cover crops
3 places of production
Güstrow, Angermünde, Jüterbog
Output
2015
50.000 ton
E-VITA-Output
2015
12.000 ton
Market share Germany
2015
10,0 %
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History
 2010
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Beginning for Nordkorn to work with electron seed treatment.
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History
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History
 2010
Beginning for Nordkorn to work with electron seed treatment.
 2014/2015
Installation of a stationary equipment in Guestrow.
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Stationary equipment
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Stationary equipment
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Development of the market
10000
9000
8000
Tonne
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
Aussaat
2009
Aussaat
2010
Aussaat
2011
Aussaat
2012
Aussaat
2013
Aussaat
2014
Year of sowing
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Long term trials
4
1
2
1
Böhnshausen, Nordsaat
2
Hadmersleben, SW Seed
3
Biendorf, IG Pflanzenzucht
4
Silstedt, RAGT
3
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Long term trials
(13 Jahre, 4 Orte x 4 WW-Sorten pro Jahr)
110
unbehandelt
GD = 1,3 dt
chem. Beizung
ab b
E-VITA
100
+ 1,3 % =
1,08 dt
Yield (dezitons/ha)
a ba
90
a bb
a ab
80
70
b
aa
ab b
ab b
a
aa
b
bb
60
50
Year
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E-VITA in corn
Is the electron treatment an alternative solution to thiram?
Treatment
Control
TMTD
E-VITA
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Dry matter yield (rel.)
100
105
106
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Wheat following wheat stress test
106
104
Yield in %
102
100
98
96
94
92
90
Kontrolle Landor CT Landor CT
+ Latitude
Arena C
Celest
Orius
E-VITA
Treatment
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Summary of E-VITA
 No health dangers for the users!
 Physical treatment!
 Very effective against seedborne pathogens!
 No obligations with transport, use or environment!
 No damage of beneficial organisms!
 No chemical remains in soil!
 No resistances by pathogens!
 Faster germination!
 Organic farming!
 Better flow through the sowing machine!
 Use seed leftovers as feedstuff!
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Future projects !?
• Effects in legumes like pea (Ascochyta fabae) and lupine!
• Effects in seeds of grass and clover!
• Effects in soil, especially soil biota?
• Direct measuring of efficiency factor by electron treatment!
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