Seed testing [[electronic resource] ] : principles and practices / / Sabry G. Elias ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910463869503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: East Lansing, Mich., : Michigan State University Press, 2012
• ISBN: 1-60917-317-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (368 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): EliasSabry G (Sabry Gobran)
• Disciplina: 631.5/210287
• Soggetti: Seeds - Testing; Botany; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Why Seeds are Tested, and When; Chapter 2. Seeds and Seedlings; Chapter 3. Sampling and Subsampling; Chapter 4. Testing for Physical Purity; Chapter 5. Germination and Viability Testing; Chapter 6. Seedling Evaluation; Chapter 7. Tetrazolium Testing; Chapter 8. Seed and Seedling Vigor Testing; Chapter 9. Genetic and Varietal Purity Testing; Chapter 10. Seed Health Testing; Chapter 11. Seed Moisture Content Testing; Chapter 12. Seed Laboratory Management, Accreditation, and Quality Assurance; Chapter 13. Statistical Applications to Seed Testing; GlossaryIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: 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