Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing disinfected seed, a use of a treatment composition, and an apparatus for disinfecting of seed. The method of the invention comprises contacting seed with a treatment composition comprising at least one disinfecting agent and/or a liquid component, and thereafter or at least partly simultaneously, exposing said seed to a treatment atmosphere for an exposure time of at least 1 second, wherein the treatment atmosphere has a relative humidity of at least 50% and a temperature of at least 40° C.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 10, 2016
Date of Patent:
September 22, 2020
Assignee:
THERMOSEED GLOBAL AB
Inventors:
Victor Manuel Sanchez-Sava, Gustaf Robert Forsberg, Abraham Johan Ten Heuw, Arvid Sven Georg Järbel
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing primed seed, a method for improving the germination rate of seed, and a use of a gaseous composition. The method for preparing primed seed comprises successively: providing seed that is capable of germinating, exposing said seed to a treatment atmosphere for an exposure time of at least 1 second, wherein the treatment atmosphere has a relative humidity of 50% or more and a temperature of 50-100° C., and wherein the exposure time has a duration of 30 minutes or less, and cooling and optionally drying said seed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 20, 2015
Date of Patent:
January 28, 2020
Assignee:
Thermoseed Global AB
Inventors:
Janwillem Breukink, Hinderikus Bruggink, Gustaf Robert Forsberg, Tomoko Mizuguchi, Sven Ola Arvidsson, Sven Gunnar Andersson