2016
The Fourth Annual Exceed the Seed® Symposium
Chicago
December 6, 2016

The Fourth Annual Exceed the Seed Symposium featured presentations by scientists and entrepreneurs driving innovation in the seed industry.

Topics included:

  • The Evolving Role of Seed Nutrition
  • Seed Enhancement Technologies
  • Novel Microbial Seed Treatment
View the presentations below.
Innovating in Seed Treatment – Requirements and Future Trends in the Industry
Ioana Tudor, Global Head Seedcare at Syngenta
New Breeding Technology Breaks the Genetic Diversity Barrier
Richard Greubel and Kevin Cook, Kaiima
Leads of Natural Origin for Novel Resistance to Pathogens
Tom Snipes, Plant Response
Smartfield™ FIT System: Applications for Crop Monitoring and High-Throughput Phenotyping
Dr. Mario A. Carrillo, Smartfield
Biologicals as Part of an Integrated Seed Treatment Platform
Brent Craig, Monsanto BioAg
Cystine Knot Peptides: A Rich Source of Traits for the Protection of Plants
Dr. Robert M. Kennedy, Vestaron
Effective Biologicals and Traits from the Plant Microbiome
Dr. Natarajan Balachander, AgBiome
Challenges to Commercializing New Seed Technologies
Brendan Johnson, Bryan Cave LLP