Latham® Seed Treatment Platform

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Every successful growing season starts with a strong foundation. Latham’s soybean seed treatment options help protect your investment from early-season disease and pest pressure, supporting healthy emergence, vigorous growth and yield potential.

From the dependable protection of SoyShield™ Plus to the expanded defense of SoyShield™ Ultra and targeted Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) and Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) protection of Victrato® featuring TYMIRIUM® technology®, Latham offers solutions to help you meet the challenges of your fields.

 Explore our seed treatment options and discover how the right protection can make a difference from the very start.

During the emergence stage alone 2.5 bushels of soybean yield are at risk due to seed rot and seedling blight. Latham SoyShield® brand seed treatments have best-in-class formulations designed to tackle the toughest pathogens like Pythium and Phytophthora.

(Fungicide and Insecticide)

  • Enhanced early vigor from higher rates of key fungicides
  • The most robust Pythium, Rhizoctonia, and Phytophthora protection on the market with dual modes of action
  • 9% yield increase (78% win rate) over SoyShield™
  • 4% yield increase (63% win rate) over comparable generic insecticides

(Fungicide, Insecticide and Bio Nematicide)

  •  Excellent protection against Phytophthora and White Mold
  • Two modes of protection against Fusarium and SDS
  • Three modes of protection against Pythium and Rhizoctonia
  • Soybean Cyst Nematode protection!
  • Protection on seed-borne Phomopsis & Sclerotinia
  • Superior Sudden Death Syndrome and Soybean Cyst Nematode protection
  • No added plant stress above or below ground
  • +3 bu/A yield advantage over leading competitor in heavy SDS pressure
  • +1.8 bu/A yield advantage under low SDS pressure

SoyShield Plus™ Provides Elite Efficacy

All New Formulation

Seed TreatmentSoyShield Plus® F/ISoyShield® FGeneric Blend F/I
InsectsE–G
PhytophthoraE+ES*
PythiumE+GS*
FusariumEEG
RhizoctoniaEEE
Seed-borne PhomopsisEEG+
Seed-borne SclerotiniaEEG+

Ratings from University Extension research: E=Excellent, G=Good, F=Fungicide, I=Insecticide, G+=Some generics do have higher protection built in, S*=Fair (rating assumed 15g MLX rate as this is most common.)


SoyShield™ Plus and SoyShield™ Ultra are trademarks of M.S. Technologies, L.L.C. Victrato® and TYMIRIUM® are trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company.