Seed treatment boom a dilemma for green gardeners?

[Guest guest]

Yikes!

... " describes a boom in developing and producing chemical coatings that act

as built-in pesticides to protect seeds from destructive insects, fungi,

and other pests. Seed treatments for protecting cereal, corn, and beet crops

already are common in agriculture and are growing in popularity in an

effort to safeguard genetically modified seeds, which are expensive. "

_Seed treatment boom a dilemma for green gardeners?_

(http://www.stonehearthnewsletters.com/seed-treatment-boom/environmental-health/\

)

Nov.10, 2010 in _Environmental Health_

(http://www.stonehearthnewsletters.com/category/environmental-health/) ,

_Gardeniing_

(http://www.stonehearthnewsletters.com/category/gardeniing/)

The seeds that you plant in your backyard garden next spring — and farmers

sow in their fields — may have a guardian angel that helps them sprout,

stay healthy, and grow to yield bountiful harvests. It’s a thin coating of

chemicals termed a “seed treatment†that can encourage seeds to germinate

earlier in the season, resist insects and diseases, and convey other

advantages. These new seed defenders are the topic of an article in the current

issue of Chemical & Engineering News (C & EN), ACS’ weekly newsmagazine.

C & EN Senior Business Editor Melody Voith describes a boom in developing

and producing chemical coatings that act as built-in pesticides to protect

seeds from destructive insects, fungi, and other pests. Seed treatments for

protecting cereal, corn, and beet crops already are common in agriculture and

are growing in popularity in an effort to safeguard genetically modified

seeds, which are expensive. The worldwide seed treatment market now

generates $1.5 billion yearly and is growing at 10 to 12 percent annually,

according to the article.

Voith notes that scientists are also developing a new generation of seed

treatments that use microorganisms to protect plants from pests and promote

earlier, more vigorous growth. One company, for instance, produces a

bacterial coating that kills disease-causing fungi while secreting a substance

that promotes plant growth. Unlike chemical treatments, which last for weeks,

these biologic seed defenders last for months.

Source for _Seed treatment boom_

(http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-11/acs-gaf111010.php)

[Guest guest]

GM seeds huh, plants are being breed sterile so you have to get the seeds from

them as it is.  They are in the markets, fruit with no seeds .  Now seeds with

a

coating of chemical yuk...................They are not breeding these for

nutirtion just to make money

God Bless !!

dragonflymcs

Mayleen

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From: " snk1955@... " <snk1955@...>

Sent: Wed, November 10, 2010 1:58:08 PM

Subject: [] Seed treatment boom a dilemma for green gardeners?

Yikes!

... " describes a boom in developing and producing chemical coatings that act

as built-in pesticides to protect seeds from destructive insects, fungi,

and other pests.