Inventor: Craig Canady, Ph.D. Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology Click to add Co-Investigator(s) NOVEL SUPPLEMENT TO SEED COATINGS TO INCREASE YIELD (Note: plan for 30 seconds on this slide) Maha Krishnamurthy UTRF

utrf.tennessee.edu 2 WEST TENNESSEE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER (Note: plan for 1 minute on this slide. A second slide may be used here if appropriate)

utrf.tennessee.edu 3 TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITY (Note: plan for 1 minute on this slide. A second slide may be used here if appropriate) Seedling diseases are one of the top 3 contributors to soybean and snap bean yield reduction in the US Post-emergence damping-off of snap bean seedlings due Rhizoctonia solani.

utrf.tennessee.edu 4 TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITY (Note: plan for 1 minute on this slide. A second slide may be used here if appropriate) Stem lesions due to Macrophomina phaseolina on diseased snap beans.

utrf.tennessee.edu 5 Novel supplemental seed-coating treatments comprised of natural salts. – Proven yield increase in soybeans and snap beans – Shown to prevent yield loss due to seedling diseases Increased profit/acre TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION (Note: plan for 1 minute on this slide. A second slide may be used here if appropriate)

utrf.tennessee.edu 6 SNAP BEAN 2013 DATA (Note: plan for 1 minute on this slide. A second slide may be used here if appropriate) 2013 Snap Bean Variety: Bronco Split plot design: two row plots, 20 feet long, with 5 seeds/row-feet Seed treatment were applied to seed as slurries Yield (lb/plot)

utrf.tennessee.edu 7 SOY BEAN 2014 DATA (Note: plan for 1 minute on this slide. A second slide may be used here if appropriate) 2013 Soy Bean Variety: Asgrow AG4632 RR2 Split plot design: two row plots, 25 feet long, with 7 seeds/row-feet Seed treatment were applied to seed as slurries Yield (bu/A)

utrf.tennessee.edu 8 TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP Intended to supplement basic seed treatment and not used by itself Benefits to the farmer – Increase yield in agronomic crops – control yield loss due to seedling disease – ease of application and integration – cost-effective (Note: plan for 1 minute on this slide.)

utrf.tennessee.edu 9 Potential licensee would have to perform: Additional field trials on soybean – verify average yield increase is 10% Field trials on other dicots such as cotton, canola Field trials on monocots such as corn – verify if supplemental seed coating provides benefit to other crops RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PLAN (Note: plan for 2 minutes on this slide.)

utrf.tennessee.edu 10 Diligence Milestone: – Complete R&D plan – Perform compatibility studies with other seed treatments – Application rates for selected crop species Who are likely commercialization partners? – Any company that makes and sells seed coatings such as Midwest Optimal Ag & Turf, Incotec, Syngenta, Bayer etc. COMMERCIALIZATION PLAN (Note: plan for 1 minute on this slide.)

utrf.tennessee.edu 11 COMPETITIVE DIFFERENTIATION (Note: plan for 1 minute on this slide.) Product NameRelevance Product #1Basic seed treatment that also includes treatment for seedling diseases Product #2Micro nutrient supplement. Product #3Film coating and dust-free seed treatment UTRF’s novel seed coating can be applied as a supplement to the above products

utrf.tennessee.edu 12 MARKET OPPORTUNITY Estimated size for seed coating is about: $2B and is projected to grow at CAGR of 10.6% – Insecticides form the largest segment account for 50% (Note: plan for 1 minute on this slide.) Economic Benefit for Soybean Shown yield increase of 6 bu/A  Increase in profit per acre is $72 (average price of $12/bu)

MAHA KRISHNAMURTHY (Note: plan for 30 seconds on this slide.)