NALT

Preferred term

seed dressings

Topic

The process of coating seeds with clay, biofertilizers, pesticides or other inert materials to give them a uniform shape and increasing their size and weight for improved visibility, plantability, germination and resistance to diseases.

seed treatment

seed coatings
seed pelleting
seed pelletization

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

33449

Spanish

recubrimientos de semillas

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/62758

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 10/15/15