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Following are photographs of how to inoculate seed for a small scale planting.
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Sticker is measured. Usually gum arabic or methylcellulose are used but syrups, polyvinylpirrolidone, starch and other materials have been used.
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Inoculant is either mixed with the sticker or can be applied after seed is coated with the sticker.
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The inoculant-sticker mixture is poured onto seed.
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Then the seed-inoculant slurry is mixed to coat seed and left to air dry.
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Sometimes seed is coated with finely ground CaCO3 to dry seed and neutralize acidity near the seed.
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