Patent ID: 8901034

Claim:
A method of improving the growth of a beet plant, comprising the steps of: (i) applying an effective amount of a base treatment composition to beet seeds having minimum weight buildup prior to planting, wherein the base treatment composition comprises at least one fungicide that is different from hymexazol, wherein the at least one fungicide is selected from the group consisting of tetramethylthiuram disulfide, N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alanine methyl ester, fludioxonil, and mefenoxam; and (ii) applying an effective amount of a second treatment composition to beet seeds having minimum weight buildup prior to planting, wherein the second treatment composition comprises: (a) a first component comprising a neonicotinoid and a synthetic pyrethroid, wherein the neonicotinoid is clothianidin and the synthetic pyrethroid is beta cyfluthrin; and (b) a second component comprising hymexazol as at least one active ingredient.