02830nam 2200589Ia 450 991096487400332120251002101808.01-60917-317-1(CKB)3170000000046405(EBL)1669130(SSID)ssj0000601805(PQKBManifestationID)11420384(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000601805(PQKBWorkID)10566770(PQKB)11248242(MiAaPQ)EBC3338273(MiAaPQ)EBC1669130(Au-PeEL)EBL3338273(CaPaEBR)ebr10571174(OCoLC)903209121(Au-PeEL)EBL1669130(OCoLC)876513711(EXLCZ)99317000000004640520110715d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSeed testing principles and practices /Sabry G. Elias ... [et al.]1st ed.East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State University Press20121 online resource (368 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-61186-039-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 TestingGlossaryIndexAn 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 examineSeedsTestingBotanySeedsTesting.Botany.631.5/210287Elias Sabry G(Sabry Gobran)1850227MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910964874003321Seed testing4443256UNINA