Electron Treatment for Grain Seeds
E-VITA seed production volume per year in tonnes
The electron treatment of grain seeds using the E-VITA process is the most advanced alternative to chemical seed treatment. Without the disadvantages of chemically active substances, grain seeds are safely and efficiently cleared of seed-borne pests, such as fungi, bacteria, and viruses.
The E-VITA process is based on decades of research and development. During this time, in collaboration with independent federal and state agencies, major seed producers, breeders, and countless farmers, it has been demonstrated that the technology is ready for widespread use.
In 2012, the first automated high-throughput system was installed in Güstrow (Germany) for this purpose. Thanks to the option to rent equipment, available since 2022, and the steady entry of new cooperatives, agricultural suppliers, and farmers into the market, the E-VITA treatment has become the leading technology for non-chemical seed treatment. In 2025, approximately 40,000 metric tons of seed were treated using the E-VITA® PUR and E-VITA® PLUS processes. The process was used in Germany, Estonia, Switzerland, and France.
Overall, E-VITA-treated seeds have been planted on more than 2.1 million hectares to date.
This has already resulted in savings of over ½ million liters of seed treatment chemicals. Year after year, E-VITA®-treated seeds are being added to the portfolios of additional breeders, seed producers, and contract farming companies.
These crops are already benefitting from the E-VITA technology:
Winter wheat
Winter barley
Winter rye
Winter triticale
- Spring wheat
- Spring barley
- Spring rye
- Spring triticale
- Spelt
- Oats
- Corn
- Hybrid rye
- Hybrid barley
E-VITA PUR - treated seeds offer the following benefits:
- Completely free of active chemical ingredients without compromising biological effective ness
- High yields and faster field emergence
- Excellent and proven effectiveness against established fungi and spores
- Also effective against viruses and bacteria
- No risk of pathogen resistance developing
- Better flowability in the drill
- Better storage stability
E-VITA PLUS - treated seeds offer the following benefits:
- ALL the benefits of the classic E-VITA | PUR process
- The bacteria coat the entire seed root and prevent harmful soil-borne pathogens from attaching
- Root growth is visibly and measurably promoted.
- Higher and faster field yields; healthy root systems with improved water and nutrient uptake, leading to enhanced heat stress tolerance
- Positive public image and external perception
- Improved nitrogen and phosphate metabolism
- Better overwintering
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Source: https://en.e-vita.de/Electron_Treatment_for_Grain_Seeds
