Seed treatment can be done in one of the following ways.

Seed Dressing: This is the most common method of seed treatment. The seed is treated either in a dry mixture or in a wet form with a pulp or liquid solution. Low-cost earthen pots are used for mixing with seed pesticides or by spreading the seeds on a polythene sheet and spraying the required amount of chemicals by hand mixing.

Seed coating (coating): A special binder is used along with the mixture to properly stick to the seed.

Seed Palletting: It is the most sophisticated seed treatment technology, whereby the physical shape of the seed is changed to improve the palatability and handling of the seed. Palletting requires special application machinery and techniques and this is the most expensive application.

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