Storing over-yeared seed

Storing & using over-yeared seed

Storing treated seed in an optimal way will ensure that the seed is in the best condition when it comes to drilling next season. Click below to find out how best to store your seed and how to calculate your amended seed rate. 

The key principles for storing treated seed until next season are shown below:

How to calculate seed rates for over-yeared seed

You need four pieces of information to enable you to calculate your required seed rate:

  1. What is your desired target plant population?
  2. What is the thousand grain weight?
  3. % establishment expected (based on drill date, seedbed quality, etc)?
  4. % germination of the seed?