EFFECT OF POLYMER SEED
COATING WITH MICRONUTRIENTS ON
SOYBEANS IN SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL PLAINSpercentage seed germination, seed moisture content and seed infection were recorded at bimonthly intervals up to 4 months. The results of standard germination test on treated and untreated stored seeds indicated that seeds treated with Royal flow + Imidachloprid (90 %) were on par with Vitavax 200 (88.5 %) and Flowable Thiram alone (89 %) excelled other treatments irrespective of containers and period of storage. The increase in seed moisture content was gradual in the case of polythene bag when compared to cloth bag-stored seeds. The results on seed health status indicated that among the treatments, Polykote-coated seeds were highly susceptible to seed infection. Seed coating with Polykote coupled with Royal flow and Imidachloprid and seeds coated with Vitavax 200 effectively contained the seed infection. Between containers, seeds stored in 700 gauge polythene bags excelled cloth bag by maintaining higher germination and less seed infection during storage.