Carrot seed coating with bacteria for seedling protection from grass grub damage

Use of local material in seed-bed mixes for production of seedling from true potato seed

Reducing Blackbird Damage to Newly Planted Rice with a Nontoxic Clay-based Seed Coating

At 3 sites in Chambers County, Texas, the estimated sprout loss in 1-ac plots sown with clay-coated rice seed averaged 17.0% compared to 36.5% in adjacent 1-ac control plots. In one field, bird use of the control plot was 14 times that of the treated plot. Average feeding rates of red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) were 1.5 seeds/min and 8.4 seeds/min in the treated and control plots, ...

Alumina nanostructured coating for corrosion protection of 316L stainless steel

Nanostructured alumina thin films were coated on stainless steel by Sol-Gel dip coating method. In order to prevent crack formation, Al2O3 films were kept in a solvent bath immediately after coating to reduce the rate of drying. Effects of calcination temperature and withdrawal speed on structural properties were analyzed using XRD and SEM. Topography and thickness of coat...

Alumina nanostructured coating for corrosion protection of 316L stainless steel

Nanostructured alumina thin films were coated on stainless steel by Sol-Gel dip coating method. In order to prevent crack formation, Al2O3 films were kept in a solvent bath immediately after coating to reduce the rate of drying. Effects of calcination temperature and withdrawal speed on structural properties were analyzed using XRD and SEM. Topography and thickness of coat...

Avicta seed coating for protection of carrots against plant parasitic nematodes