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Polyethylene Tarp Used in Pelleting Coniferous Tree Seed

The pelleting of coniferous tree seed with various fungicides and/or repellents for use in sowing in nurseries or for direct seeding operations is now more or less standard practice. Some nurseries report that where damage from damping-off diseases is severe, added benefits result from pelleting seed with a fungicide even though a soil fumigant has been used to treat the area prior to sowing. We consider it good insurance to do so in view of the relatively small additional cost of treatment and presently treat most of our seed using Dow Latex 512-R as the sticker and DuPont Arasan-75 as the fungicide.


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Author(s): Edward D. MacDonald

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 47 (1961)