Establishment Guarantee®
At S&W seed company we are so confident in our seed genetics and the quality of our proprietary products, we will replace seed at half the original purchase price if it fails to establish satisfactorily.
The term XLR8™ is a registered trademark utilised by S&W Seed Company Australia. XLR8™ represents S&W’s commitment to using the most effective seed treatment technologies and insecticides available at the time of production.
S&W currently uses Poncho® Plus because it provides a broad spectrum of insect control and contains two compounds that are extremely robust, imidacloprid and clothianidin. They form a concentrated treated zone around the seed and the roots, then are continuously taken up from the treated zone and translocated quickly through the xylem into the leaves of the growing seedling.
Clothianidin is a low-toxicity insecticide that has good root systemicity and contact toxicity properties that make it effective at low rates. It has broad-spectrum efficacy against sucking insects, including some lepidopteran pests and chewing insects.
Imidacloprid acts as an acute contact and stomach poison. Like clothianidin, it has excellent systemic properties, so it can also be applied at relatively low rates.
S&W plantain, chicory, and hybrid forage brassica varieties are treated with Poncho® Plus to help control Redlegged Earth Mites, Lucerne Flea, Blue Oat Mite, and Cutworm with systemic protection for up to four weeks in the critical establishment phase.
In addition to providing broad-spectrum insect control, XLR8™ seed treatment with Poncho® Plus has a number of additional advantages.
The XLR8™ seed treatment comes as standard on all brassicas, herbs, and the S&W premium proprietary lucerne varieties. It can also be applied, upon request, to all seed products where registration is applicable.
XLR8™ provides farmers with the broad-spectrum insect control they need to protect their crops from pests and ensure maximum yields.
At S&W seed company we are so confident in our seed genetics and the quality of our proprietary products, we will replace seed at half the original purchase price if it fails to establish satisfactorily.