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Seed Technologists Training Manual
In addition to a complete glossary, the manual covers:
  • The Importance of Seed Testing
  • Basic Botany for Seed Testing
  • Seed Identification
  • Seed Sampling and Sub sampling
  • Seed Moisture Testing
  • Seed Enhancement Technologies
  • Physical Purity Testing
  • Seed Germination Testing
  • Seed Dormancy
  • Seed Viability Tests
  • Seed Vigor Testing
  • Seed Pathology (Health) Testing
  • Seed Testing Tolerances
  • Genetic Purity Testing
  • Using Scanners to Improve Seed/Seedling Evaluations
 Of particular importance is the treatment of Genetic Purity Testing since genetically modified crops are becoming increasingly prominent in the marketplace. 

In addition to traditional cultivar purity testing, this chapter addresses herbicide bioassay testing, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), electrophoresis (starch, PAGE, and IEF) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technologies.

Individuals that will find this Training Manual useful include beginning and practicing seed technologists as well as the broader membership of the seed industry to include seedsmen, researchers and government agencies.  Students interested in proper approaches to seed testing will also find this text worthwhile.

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