Do I need to increase my seeding rate when using Nitro-Coated® seed?

Seed coating adds weight to legume seed; sometimes increasing it by one-third. When calibrating and planting by seed weight, one may need to take that fact into account. However, research studies have found that pre-inoculated, coated seed provides final seedling stands that are equal to, or in many cases, better than that of un-coated seed when planted at the same seeding rate. Therefore, one can normally plant coated seed at the same rate in terms of pounds per acre as they do uncoated seed. The Nitro-Coat® process is cost-effective and easy to use.