Seed treatment is defined as a process in which various biological or chemical agents such as insecticides, pesticides, and fungicides are applied to the seeds for protecting them against seed-borne organisms and insects. These chemicals also protect the crops from pests, pathogens, and insects. This process is very important for sustainable crop production as it provides protection to the crops from pre- and post-emergent diseases and insects across a plethora of environmental conditions and soil types. Seed treatment improves the nodulation in legume crops and also allows a uniform crop growth.
This process is mainly performed for improving seed germination, protecting the seed from seeding blights and rot, providing protection from insects present in the soil, and controlling the soil insects. The main reason behind the soaring adoption of seed treatment is the increasing demand for food items in several countries, on account of the growing population levels. Additionally, the increasing policies and incentives being implemented by the governments of many countries for increasing awareness about advanced farming techniques, botanical diseases, and crop protection items that keep insects and pests at bay is massively boosting the demand for seed treatment procedures.
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In addition to this, “the ballooning requirement of higher crop yield is propelling the demand for the incorporation of seed treatment in agricultural processes, especially in the developing countries such as India, China, Thailand, and Brazil”. Moreover, “the major crops such as pulses, groundnuts, mustard, and wheat are extremely vulnerable to various seed and soil borne diseases during the different seed growth stages”. These diseases drastically reduce the yield of the crops, which causes heavy losses to the farmers. Because of these reasons, the global seed treatment market is predicted to exhibit exponential growth between 2020 and 2030.
Across the globe, “the seed treatment market will boom in Asia-Pacific (APAC) in the upcoming years, as per the predictions of P&S Intelligence, a market research company based in India”. This is predominantly because of the fact that many countries in the APAC region are agriculture-dependent economies such as India, China, and many Southeast Asian nations. Additionally, the ballooning need for food products is creating a huge demand for seed treatment in the region.