Seed coating materials for cowpeas and groundnuts - Raphaela Maceió

The seed coating technique has been used to incorporate phytosanitary products, hormones, micronutrients, biological agents and polymers to improve seed and seedling performance. In this study, cowpea and peanut seeds were coated with a commercial polymer, cassava starch and polyvinyl acetate. After applying these materials, a black pepper plant extract and the fungicide carboxin+thiran were added to the seeds. The coating was characterised in terms of water absorption and physical, physiological..