On 7 June, 2016,
at the Hunan Rice Seed Treatment Technology & Application Experience
Exchange Meeting, some expert made an analysis on the current domestic rice seed coating agent market.
Source: Baidu
"So far, the
domestic rice seed coating agent market is still under slow development, with
few varieties available," commented some experts, "With wider
application of rice seed coating, this pesticide is expected to bring new
profit growth to the industry. Yet, this market is still waiting for further
development, especially new varieties like seed coating agents for rice
pests."
Although
registrations of rice seed coating agents has increased year by year since
2011, its number is still far less than that of seed coating agents for other
crops, like corn and wheat. According to the Institute for the Control of
Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture, as of 7 June, 2016, there have been
altogether 515 seed agents registered in China, of which 217 are for corn, 141
for wheat, 89 for cotton, 57 for rice and 11 for other crops.
Notably, targets
of the 57 rice seed coating agents are relatively concentrated, with the lack
of coating agents for some significant rice pests & diseases.
- For rice
diseases
So far, most rice
seed coating agents are used for the control and prevention of diseases during
seedling period, like root rots and bakanae disease. Merely one is registered
for rice sheath blight and two for rice blast.
- For rice pests
The majority of
rice seed coating agents target at thrip, with four for rice plant hopper and
one for rice leaf roller.
In addition, the
registered rice seed coating agents are also lacking in diverse varieties. Most
for coating agents are nicotinyl insecticides.
Apart from the
lack of suitable varieties, there are also other factors restraining the
development of rice seed coating agents in China, like farmers' planting
habits, support from the government and promotion by enterprises.
Yang Fuchu, head
of the Hunan Crop Protection Station (HCPS), pointed out: "Hunan Province
is one of the important rice planting area in China. In recent years, rice
pests & diseases have stricken the province heavily and frequently in large
area, which has been an obstacle and threat to grain production."
In 2015, the
occurrence of crop pests & diseases was severe in Hunan Province, with a
cumulative stricken area of 40.47 million ha (607 million mu), of which 20.47
million ha (307 million mu) were of rice pests & diseases. However, the
rice planting area with application of seed coating treatment was only 1.27
million ha (19 million mu), 30% of the provincial total.
In response to
this, "The HCPS will vigorously promote the seed coating treatment
technology to reduce the provincial loss caused by pests & diseases to＜5%," said Yang Fuchu.
With promotion by
crop protection departments in Hunan and other major rice planting provinces,
more outstanding rice seed coating agents is believed to be developed in
domestic market.
The application of
seed coating agents will play a significant role in accelerating transformation
in agricultural industry and achieving the goal of zero growth in pesticide
consumption. With the changes in farmers' planting habits, maturity of rice seed
coating technology, market launch of more new seed coating agents, support from
the government and promotion by enterprises, China's rice seed coating agent
market will be promising in the future.
Registration of seed coating agents in
China, as of 7 June, 2016
|
No.
|
Crop
|
Number of registration
|
|
1
|
Corn
|
217
|
|
2
|
Wheat
|
141
|
|
3
|
Cotton
|
89
|
|
4
|
Rice
|
57
|
|
5
|
Others
|
11
|
Source:
Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture
Seed
coating agents registered for rice pests & diseases in China, as of 7 June,
2016
|
No.
|
Pest/disease
|
Number of registration
|
|
1
|
Bakanae disease
|
38
|
|
2
|
Thrip
|
16
|
|
3
|
Root rots
|
7
|
|
4
|
Rice plant hopper
|
4
|
|
5
|
Diseases during seedling period
|
2
|
|
6
|
Rice blast
|
2
|
|
7
|
Rice sheath blight
|
1
|
|
8
|
Rice leaf roller
|
1
|
Note:
Some agents registered for ≥2 pests/diseases
Source:
Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture
Registration of
active ingredients of rice seed coating agents, as of 7 June, 2016
|
No.
|
Active ingredient
|
Number of registration
|
|
1
|
Fludioxonil
|
10
|
|
2
|
Carbendazim + thiram
|
9
|
|
3
|
Thiamethoxam
|
6
|
|
4
|
Imidacloprid
|
4
|
|
5
|
Carbendazim + prochloraz + thiram
|
4
|
|
6
|
Metalaxyl-M + fludioxonil
|
3
|
|
7
|
Prochloraz + imidacloprid
|
3
|
|
8
|
Metalaxyl + azoxystrobin + metalaxyl
|
2
|
|
9
|
Prochloraz
|
2
|
|
10
|
Thiamethoxam + prochloraz
|
2
|
|
11
|
Abamectin
|
1
|
|
12
|
Difenoconazole + imidacloprid
|
1
|
|
13
|
Pymetrozine
|
1
|
|
14
|
Carbendazim + thiram + tolclofos-methyl
|
1
|
|
15
|
Carbendazim + prochloraz + metalaxyl
|
1
|
|
16
|
Metalaxyl + thiram
|
1
|
|
17
|
Prochloraz + carbendazim
|
1
|
|
18
|
Prochloraz + hymexazol
|
1
|
|
19
|
Prochloraz + fludioxonil
|
1
|
|
20
|
Thiamethoxam + fludioxonil
|
1
|
|
21
|
Tebuconazole + imidacloprid
|
1
|
|
22
|
Tebuconazole
|
1
|
Source: Institute for
the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture
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