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Director said that Seed Testing Labs are essential establishments in seed certification and seed quality control programmes. He said the role of the modern seed-testing laboratory is more than just germination tests. It allows a grower to reduce the chances of crop disease issues.
Earlier, the Director was briefed by the Seed Analyst, Farzana Tabasum that the Seed Testing Laboratory is one of its kind established in the State and the technology at the lab would help to detect seed quality. Moreover, this would benefit farmers while it will restrict the selling of fake seeds.
Besides other officers, the department Director was accompanied by Potato Development Officer Kashmir Wahid Ur Rahman.
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Big data and agriculture often go hand in hand in today’s modern farming era, but wading through statistical terminology and big data sets to interpret results can be overwhelming, says SDSU Extension Plant Pathology Field Specialist Connie Strunk.
To provide some insight, Strunk and her colleagues will focus the March 9-12 Crop Hour series to “Understanding SDSU Extension Agronomy Research.”
The virtual programs run from 10-11am CST each day and will cover the following topics:
March 9: “Understanding Ag Research,” Sara Bauder, SDSU Extension Agronomy Field Specialist
March 10: “Soybean Gall Midge Sampling,” Adam Varenhorst, Assistant Professor and SDSU Extension Field Crop Entomologist; “Soybean On-Farm Research Opportunities,” Connie Strunk, SDSU Extension
Delta farmers turn to seed testing
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The practice of testing seeds to check their quality is fast catching up among delta farmers and seed dealers going by the data available with the Seed Testing Laboratory (STL), Thanjavur.
Normally, farmers rely on the seed certificate issued by the Directorate of Seed Certification, Coimbatore, while deciding on the variety of paddy or other crops they want to cultivate in their fields.
Their trust in the Directorate saved them from losses on several occasions in the past. However, seeds with ‘fake’ certification continued to haunt them until they started utilising the seed testing service offered by STL to farmers and dealers under ‘Service Samples’ category.