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ACH Seeds is committed to each grower's success. ACH Seeds offers strong performing sugarbeet seed varieties and individualized service to growers across the U.S. Growers can rely on ACH Seeds to provide knowledge and support to help meet sugarbeet operation goals.


GemCoat®
Sugarbeet Seed

Welcome to the next generation of Crystal® brand sugarbeet seed. Introducing “GemCoat® ” sugarbeet seed, a seed coating that provides growers with uniform, easy-to-plant seed.

The benefits to growers using “GemCoat” are:
  • A state of the art sugarbeet seed process developed with grower input
  • More uniform seed spacing for better plantability
  • A brilliant green color making it easy to see seed in and out of the soil
  • Available as primed seed


Packaging

Seed Size Packaging
GemCoat Medium Case containing 10 units (4 inner boxes of 2.5 units each)
GemCoat Large Case containing 8 units (4 inner boxes of 2 units each)
GemCoat X-Large Case containing 6 units (4 inner boxes of 1.5 units each)
Mini-Pellets Case containing 6 units (4 inner boxes of 1.5 units each)
Regular Pellets Case containing 3 units (4 inner boxes of 0 . 75 units each)
GemCoat ELS™ Bulk packaging containing 3 units
 

Planter Plate Recommendations

Seed Size John Deere
MaxEmerge II
JD 71
JD 7100
Milton Monosem NG+
Small GemCoat A 51712
(Small)
Red
B14015 (Steel)
10 (9.5) x 6/64th 4016
Medium GemCoat H 136445
(Medium)
Blue
B 13304 (Steel)
11 x 7/64th 4016
Large GemCoat A 51713
(Large)
Green
B 13931 (Steel)
12.5 x 7.5/64th 4016 or 4020
Extra Large GemCoat A 51713
(Large)
Brown Not Recommended 4016 or 4020
Mini-Pellets H 136445
A 51713
Orange 12 x 9/64th 4016 or 4020
Regular Pellets H 136445
A 51713
A 43066
Light Green 14 x 11/64th 4020 or 3622
GemCoat ELS™ A 43066 ---------- Not Recommended 3622


Planting Rates (Units)

Seed Spacing 22" 24" 26" 28" 30"
3.0" 0.950 0.871 0.804 0.747 0.697
3.5" 0.815 0.747 0.689 0.640 0.597
4.0" 0.713 0.653 0.603 0.560 0.523
4.5" 0.634 0.581 0.536 0.498 0.465
5.0" 0.570 0.523 0.483 0.448 0.418
5.5" 0.518 0.475 0.439 0.407 0.380
6.0" 0.475 0.436 0.402 0.373 0.349