Manual for testing agricultural and vegetable seeds /
[Prepared by the Seed Act Division, Grain Branch, Production and Marketing Administration ; in cooperation with the Division of Forage Crops and Diseases, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Administration].
- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Production and Marketing Administration in cooperation with The Bureau, 1952.
- vi, 440 p., 39 p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Agriculture handbook / United States Department of Agriculture ; no. 30 .
- Agriculture handbook (United States. Department of Agriculture) ; no. 30. .
CONTENTS
Introduction
Seeds sampling and testing equipment
Obtaining the seed sample
Procedures for determining purity composition
Application of purity procedures to specific groups of seeds
procedures for determining germination
application of germination procedures to specific groups
examination for noxious-weed seeds
origin of seeds
Testing for trueness of variety
Testing for moisture
Calculations, records and reports
Identification of seeds
physiology of seeds
pathological considerations in seed testing
literature cited
available applications on seed testing
Includes Bibliography: p. 297-318. and index
Seeds--Testing--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Seed adulteration and inspection--Handbooks, manuals, etc.