Lafayette, Indiana
August 2, 2007
The 6500 square foot addition at
the Indiana Crop Information and Seed Technology Center will
house the Genetics Laboratory, the Bioassay Herbicide Testing
Department and the Cold Testing Department. It also will provide
for a new Sand Germination Testing Area and increased warehouse
space.
The Board of Directors of the
Indiana Crop Improvement
Association (ICIA) approved the expansion proposal in August
of 2006 in response to the sustained growth in all testing areas
– with significant increases in the Bioassay and Genetics
testing programs. The growth of the Genetics Program is due to
the continued development of new tests for genetic purity &
identity, trait validation, fertile/sterile testing and non-GMO
testing. The Genetics Program now has marker sets available for
not only corn and soybean but small grains and vegetable crops
as well. “The addition will not only allow us to increase our
testing capacity for existing tests, but also will allow us to
offer new tests in the future, said Rick Vierling, Ph.D”
The area of largest growth in the Genetics Program is in
Forensic Seed ServicesSM. Forensic Seed ServicesSM is the
application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions
and solve problems. The genetics program’s expertise in
genetics, plant breeding, biotechnology, assay design,
statistics and seed production enables the Genetics Lab team to
solve significant problems involving genetic purity and
identity. Customers have found that the facts uncovered with
scientific analysis have given them insight into their QA/QC
systems and helped to ensure overall quality. Regarding this
service Dr. Vierling said, “Mistakes happen but the ability to
definitively identify the root cause will prevent them from
happening again.”
More and more customers are learning that the Indiana Crop
Genetics Program is the source for the highest quality seed
genetic testing and problem solving.
Indiana Crop Improvement
Association is located at 7700 Stockwell Road in Lafayette,
Indiana. Customers and industry friends are invited to stop by
for a visit and a tour of the impressive new addition to our
facility.
Indiana Crop is a science based testing laboratory and seed
technology center offering seed testing services for most crop
species. The Genetics Lab offers PCR and ELISA trait testing and
a line up of GMO tests for seed, grain and related products.
Indiana Crop has Ph.D.s and the country’s first Registered
Genetics Technologist on staff to assure testing programs are
based on sound science. No tests are performed without the
proper number of controls, standards and replications to assure
integrity. Results are available via the web. Indiana Crop also
offers a variety of field service programs. |
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