Course: Exercises in Seed Testing with Excursion (3504-442)

Persons:

• Prof.Dr. Michael Kruse (verantwortlich)
• Dr. Sebastian Bopper (begleitend)

Type of Course:

exercise with excursion

In-Class Hours Per Week:

2

Contents:

During this course, different seed testing methods will be discussed and demonstrated, especially those ones listed in the International Rules for Seed Testing of ISTA. The basic principles of selected methods will be explained. The following seed testing methods will be implemented by the attendees in practice:
Sampling, purity, other seed by number, germination, tetrazolium test, species/variety test, moisture content, weight determination, excised embryo and seed vigour. Besides this, the statistical aspects of results of seed tests will be discussed.

Literature:

Anonymous (2007). ISTA Handbook on moisture determination. 1th ed., 248 pp. International Seed Testing Association (ISTA), Bassersdorf, Switzerland.

Anonymous (2007). ISTA Handbook on seed sampling. 2th ed. International Seed Testing Association (ISTA), Bassersdorf, Switzerland.

Anonymous (2010). International rules for seed testing. International Seed Testing Association (ISTA), Bassersdorf, Switzerland.

Anonymous (2010). ISTA Handbook on pure seed definitions. 3th ed., IV + 127 pp. International Seed Testing Association (ISTA), Bassersdorf, Switzerland.

Anonymous (2010). ISTA Handbook on seedling evaluation. 3th ed. International Seed Testing Association (ISTA), Bassersdorf, Switzerland.

Location:

Hohenheim

Remarks:

A script will be handed out in the first session for free. This course will be held in English. Registration by joining the corresponding ILIAS course!

Module:

• 3504-440 Seed Technology (compulsory)