Patent ID: 9700055
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A01N,Y02A

Claim:
1. A method of treating seeds, comprising: providing a batch of seeds; a) adding a first mixture comprising at least one neonictinoid insecticide, at least one fungicide selected from the group consisting of azole fungicides, conazole fungicides, triazole fungicides, benzothiadiazole fungicides, fludioxonil and mixtures thereof, another fungicide selected from the group consisting of metalaxyl-M, metalaxyl, cyprodinil, boscalid, bixafen, penflufen, fluxapyroxad, flusulfamide, and mixtures thereof, and at least one coating agent to the seeds over a period of about 6 to 15 seconds; b) homogenizing the seeds for 5 to 25 seconds; c) adding a second mixture following said (a) and (b) comprising at least one inoculant comprising a species in the family Rhizobiaceae and at least one protectant to the seeds over a period of about 6 to 15 seconds; and d) homogenizing the seeds for about 5 to 25 seconds after step (c).