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Effect Of Seed Pellet Modification On Spiral Root Formation Of Tobacco Seedlings, L. V. Caruso, Robert C. Pearce, B. Gilkinson, Lowell P. Bush

Agronomy Notes

Tobacco seeds are often pelleted to facilitate precision seeding into float trays. Pelleting consists of the application of solid particles, such as clay, to seeds with a binder in a coating pan or tumbling drum to form spherically shaped dispersal units. One of the several advantages of pelleting is to provide seeds with a vastly enlarged bulk size to ensure proper placement of the seed at the surface of the growing medium.