Seed Testing Methods for Reclamation Species...The Percentage Test Often called: the “Pure Seed...
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Seed Testing Methods for Reclamation Species
Native Prairie Restoration Reclamation Workshop
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Seed Quality Assessment
l Purity l Germination l Seed Health l Vigour
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Sample Preparation
l A test is only as good as the sample provided
l The more suspect the quality the more important the sampling
l Mixing the sample properly is of key importance.
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Seed Testing Rules
l “M&P” :Canadian Methods and Procedures for Testing Seeds – Canadian Food Inspection Agency
l AOSA Rules for Testing Seeds – Association of Official Seed Analysts
l International Rules For Seed Testing –International Seed Testing Association
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Seed Technologist Organizations
l CSAAC – Commercial Seed Analysts Association of Canada: www.seedanalysts.ca
l SCST – Society of Commercial Seed Technologists: www.seedtechnology.net
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Seed Lot Purity
l Weed contamination l Other crop
contamination l Inert matter l Disease bodies l Percentage test and
count of other species
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The Percentage Test Often called: the “Pure Seed Test in Canada, the “Purity” in the United States and Europe Approximately 2500 Seeds are separated in to fractions which may include: Pure Seed –used for planting Other Crops Weed Seeds Inert matter Ergot Fractions are weighed and reported as a percent by weight.
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Contaminants by Count
l Approximately 25,0000 Seeds analysed by weight
l Contaminants are retrieved and classified.
l Often reported to 25 grams in Canada with large seeds reported to 1000 grams
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Verified Seed ID References :
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Verified Seed ID References :
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Opuntia – Found in Native Mixture
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Specialized Equipment for Purity Tests
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Germination
Pure Seed is planted at conditions prescribed in the seed testing rules.
l 200 Seeds for Canadian Rules
l 400 Seeds for AOSA and ISTA Rules
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Germination
Seed is incubated at prescribed temperatures for a pre-set number of days before evaluation. Light may be required for some species.
Typical Temperature Regimes: l 15/25C l 20/30C l 20C
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Germination
Development of structures needed to produce a healthy normal plant under favourable field conditions.
Seedlings evaluated into four categories:
l Normal l Abnormal l Dead l Fresh (Dormant)
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Abnormal Seedlings
An abnormal seedling is a seedling that does not have all essential structures or is damaged, deformed or decayed that prevents normal development.
l Will it grow? l Does seed treatment cause it to be a normal
seedling? l How do we decide what is abnormal?
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Causes of Seedling Abnormalities
l Frost damage l Heating damage l Mechanical damage l Chemical damage l Declining Vigour l Pathogenic infections
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Dormancy
l Dormant Seed: Viable seeds which fail to germinate when provided prescribed germination conditions
l Fresh Seed: Seeds which have imbibed moisture but have failed to germinate and may be dormant.
l Hard Seed: Seeds which remain hard at the end of the test period because their impermeable seed coats prevent the absorption of water.
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Dormancy
l Quiesscence: Water, light, Temperature, Gas l Primary vs. Secondary Dormancy l Seed coat Dormancy and Fresh Seed l Chemical Inhibitors l Maturity or Morphological dormancy
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Dormancy Breaking Techniques
l Prechill and Stratification l Predry or Preheating l Prewashing l Light l Scarification l KNO3 l GA3 l Ethylene
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Special Considerations with Reclamation Species
l There are often no prescribed rules in the seed testing rules.
l Most often these species are perennial with the built in survival technique of extreme dormancy. Some methods prescribe a 6 month prechill period.
l Many species will never complete full germination potential under lab conditions.
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Paired Tests
l Dormancy breaking used on one test l Second test planted at a neutral temperature for 14-21
days. This is followed by the Tetrazolium test to determine the number of viable seeds left in the ungerminated ones
l This allows the end user to know which percent will develop rapidly and estimate the number with potential to develop over time as natural mechanical, chemical and temperature mechanisms induce dormancy breaking in the environment.
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Tetrazolium or Viability Testing
l Relation to Germination Test l Steps: Precondition, Stain, Evaluation
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Tripterocalyx - Preconditioning
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Tripterocalyx - Preparation
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Tripterocalyx - Evaluation
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Tetrazolium of Poa species.
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The Canada Seeds Act & Regulations
l The Seeds Act is an act of parliament respecting the Testing, Quality and Sale of Seeds in Canada
l The Seeds Regulations are the working documents giving specifics to how the law should be carried out.
l Designed to protect buyers and sellers and Canada from poor quality seed and it’s complications.
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The Grading System
l Whenever possible seed sold in Canada should be graded by an accredited seed grader in an authorized establishment based on analysis documents supplied by an accredited seed analyst in an accredited seed laboratory.
l The Department in charge: Canadian Food Inspection Agency. (CFIA)
l The Canadian Seed Institute(CSI) is a third party verification body which audits and accredits the establishments and people in the system.
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Grade Tables
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Native Species on Grade Tables
l Northern Wheatgrass l Western wheatgrass l Slender wheatgrass l Streambank wheatgrass l Fowl bluegrass l Creeping bentgrass
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Native Seed Not On Grade Tables
l Must meet minimum standards for the table applied
l Does not need to meet Percentage Pure seed requirements Inert matter
l Does not need to meet germination standards l Must meet weed, crop and other contaminant
standards.
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Species NOT on the Grade Tables
l Seeds cannot be graded but must meet minimum purity standards of the table to which they apply.
l The table is chosen based on seeds per gram and type or use of seed.
l Contaminants still classified according to Canadian Rules.
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Contaminants Classification
l Prohibited, Primary, Secondary as determined by the Weed Seeds Order.
l Other Crops – Schedule 1 off the Seeds Regulations. – Grade Tables
l Other Weeds l Other Contaminants
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The Weed Seeds Order:
Classes include: l Prohibited noxious l Primary noxious l Secondary Noxious l Other Weed Seeds
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Schedule I – The Weed Seed Order
Prohibited Noxious Weeds: Item Latin Name Common Name 1. Acroptilon repens (L.) DC. (=Centaurea repens L.) Russian knapweed 2. Aegilops cylindrica Host Jointed goatgrass 3. Carduus nutans L. Nodding thistle 4. Centaurea diffusa Lam. Diffuse knapweed 5. Centaurea solstitialis L. Yellow star thistle 6. Centaurea stoebe L. (=Centaurea maculosa Lam.) Spotted knapweed 7. Conium maculatum L. Poison Hemlock 8. Crupina vulgaris Cass. Common crupina 9. Cuscuta spp. Dodder 10. Datura stramonium L. Jimsonweed 11. Eriochloa villosa Thunb.) Kunth Woolly cup grass 12. Euphorbia esula L. Leafy spurge 13. Halogeton glomeratus (M. Bieb.) C.A. Mey. Halogeton 14. Lepidium appelianum Al-Shehbaz (=Cardaria pubescens (C.A. Mey.) Jarm.) Globe-pod hoary cress 15. Lepidium draba L. subsp. chalepense (L.) Thell. (=Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Mazz.) Lens-pod hoary cress 16. Lepidium draba L. subsp. draba (=Cardaria draba (L.) Desv.) Heart-pod hoary cress 17. Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Hack. ex Arechav. Serrated tussock 18. Odontites vernus (Bellardi) Dumort. subsp. serotinus (Dumort.) Corb. (=Odontites serotina Dumort.) Red bartsia 19. [Repealed, SOR/2009-161, s. 1] 20. Solanum carolinense L. Horse nettle (Ball nettle) 21. Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. Johnson grass
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When is a contaminant classified as “Other Crop”
l It must be found on the grade tables in the Seeds Regulations.
l It may or may not be native to Canada
l It may or may not be considered invasive.
l All other species are considered weeds!
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% Pure Living Seed
l Pure Seed % multiplied by the Germination
l Example: Pure seed 95.1% x 90.0% Germination
= 86% Pure Live Seed (whole number)
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The Seed Testing Report
l Lab must be accredited for your crop kind l CFIA Accreditation Number l Signed by an Accredited Seed analyst member
of the Commercial Seed Analysts Association of Canada
l Must contain lab number, crop kind, lot identifier, Date tests completed etc.
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New Prohibited: Serrated Tussock
l Problem weed from South America
l Due to its size it will likely be more of a contaminant of forage grasses.
l Trade issue to the United States.
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New Prohibited: Jointed Goatgrass
l Rarely been found in Canadian samples
l May enter in winter wheat from the western United States.
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New Prohibited: Wooly Cupgrass
l Eriochloa villosa l Common in the mid-western United States
l Rarely found in Canada
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New Primary – Giant Foxtail
l Spreading in southern Ontario and Quebec
l Can be confused with Green Foxtail
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Reclassified– Johnson Grass
l Reclassified from Primary to Prohibited Noxious.
l Established in southern Ontario
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Reclassified - Field Bindweed
l Reclassified from primary noxious to prohibited.
l Considered to widespread to remain on the prohibited list.
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Reclassfied – Tansy ragwort
l Senecio jacobea l Reclassified to Primary from Prohibited noxious
l Rarely seen
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Reclassified – Purple Loosestrife
l Lythrum salicaria l Widespread mostly as an ornamental.
l Loves moist places
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Added to Secondary Noxious: Sterile Oat and Stickseed Removed
l No picture of Avena sterilis
l Stickseed
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AOSA – United States: Reports of Analysis
l Purity is the Term for the percentage test. Pure Seed, Other Crop, Weed Seeds Inert only. 2 decimal places
l Weeds and Crops Classified according to the Uniform classification AOSA
l All Contaminants listed in 2500 seeds l 25000 Search is for noxious weeds only. l 400 Seed Germination
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Never Judge a Book By It’s Cover
Start with the best – TEST YOUR SEED!
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Seed Health
l Fusarium l Common root rot l Ascochyta l Anthracnose l Sclerotinia l Botrytis l Blackleg l Smut l Septoria l Alternaria
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Fusarium
l There are Many Species of Fusarium
l Fusarium graminearum is a banned pest in Alberta.
l Tolerance l DNA and Plate
(Incubation) Tests
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Fusarium Species
Three Species Cause Head blight in Canada F. graminearum, F. culmorum, and F. avenaceum
Two can produce DON(vomitoxin) F. graminearum F. culmorum
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Ustilago nuda – True Loose Smut
l The only plant disease referred to in the Canada Seeds Act.
l Must have a test or seed must be sold treated.
l Applies to all generations of seed.
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Vigour Tests
l Measures the ability of the seed lot to develop under diverse conditions.
Tests Include: l Cool Stress l Accelerated Ageing l Conductivity l Tetrazolium l Emergence Test
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Hiltner – The Emergence Test!
Used on cereals which may be damaged by:
l Sprouting l Seed treatment l Threshing damage l Frost l Fusarium or other fungi
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Vigour Vs. Germination
l Vigour declines before Germination so it is a good indicator the germination is failing.
l Accredited “Official” Germination is the best comparison of lots and will stand up in a law court.
l Vigour is more real world conditions though more likely to vary than the germination test.
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Other Seed Lab Services
l Grader Training l 1000 Seed weight l Tetrazolium chloride
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Never Judge a Book By It’s Cover
Start with the best – TEST YOUR SEED!