Seed testing: principles and practices
by Elias, Sabry G., (Sabry Gobran)
An essential reference for students, seed technologists, researchers, and seed industry personnel, this comprehensive guide outlines the most widely performed modern seed quality tests, explores the principles behind them, the history of seed testing, why seeds are tested and when, and sampling, sub-sampling, seed laboratory management, accreditation, and seed quality assurance programs. The authors describe statistical applications to seed testing and tolerances, and they provide a detailed mo…
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- Full title :Seed testing : principles and practices / S.G. Elias [and others].
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An essential reference for students, seed technologists, researchers, and seed industry personnel, this comprehensive guide outlines the most widely performed modern seed quality tests, explores the principles behind them, the history of seed testing, why seeds are tested and when, and sampling, sub-sampling, seed laboratory management, accreditation, and seed quality assurance programs. The authors describe statistical applications to seed testing and tolerances, and they provide a detailed morphological and structural description of seed formation and development. The book examine.
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- Publication Date:©2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Michigan State University Press
- Place of Publication:East Lansing, Mich
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 ressource en ligne (xi, 354 pages) : : illustrations (principalement en couleur)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1609173171, 9781609173173
- oclc:on1004002673
- LC Classification:SB117
- Dewey Decimal:631.5/210287
Table of Contents
Why seeds are tested, and when -- Seeds and seedlings -- Sampling and subsampling -- Testing for physical purity -- Germination and viability testing -- Seedling evaluation -- Tetrazolium testing -- Seed and seedling vigor testing -- Genetic and varietal purity testing -- Seed health testing -- Seed moisture content testing -- Seed laboratory management, accreditation, and quality assurance -- Statistical applications to seed testing.
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