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Introduction to Seed Testing
Testing seeds is essential to ensuring their viability for planting, assisting agriculture in avoiding some of the risks associated with crop production, and providing information on many quality qualities (such as purity, moisture, vigor, germination, and health). Testing seeds requires a great deal of technical expertise.
Alfa Chemistry's Advantage in Seed Testing
Alfa Chemistry is a well-known, international third-party testing company that specializes in analyzing the quality of seeds. It has cutting-edge technology and skilled testing personnel. By giving producers, consumers, and the seed business access to information about seed quality, we can offer a one-stop seed testing solution that benefits everyone. Everyone who produces, sells, and uses seeds through us has access to seed testing.
Seed tests that Alfa Chemistry provides include, but are not limited to:
A complete seed testing facility is Alfa Chemistry Laboratories. Our staff of skilled and knowledgeable seed analysts provides a variety of specialist laboratory seed testing services, including seed quality, seed vigor, and seed health, for crop research and private seed testing contracts.
1. Purity Test: Determine if the provided samples fulfill the necessary physical quality criteria for the relevant physical components by determining the purity of various components of pure seeds, seeds from other crops, weed seeds, and inert materials.
Bacterial Diseases: Including Bacterial blight (Pseudomonas syringae pv pisi) and Halo blight (Pseudomonas syringae pv phaseolicola).
Viruses: Pea Seed-borne Mosaic Virus (PSbMV).
Pests: Including Stem and Bulb nematode.
Alfa Chemistry Laboratory Seed Sampling Methods
Seed samples (submitted samples) received in our laboratory need to be reduced to obtain working samples for various tests. We have several methods available for obtaining working samples.
We mix and split seeds to obtain a representative homogeneous seed sample for analysis by reducing the submitted sample to the desired working sample size.
Method of Mixing and Dividing
Mechanical Method
Mechanical dividing
Modified halving method
Hand halving method
Random cup method
Spoon method
We perform a reduced sample size by mechanical splitter for all seeds, except chaff and fuzzy seeds.
If you have a variety of seed product testing needs, please feel free to contact Alfa Chemistry's experts for inquiry.