Seed technology training in the year 2000

Abstract

Seed quality will remain the centerpiece of successful agricultural programs in the year 2000. As new changes occur in agriculture driven by advancements in biotechnology, seed enhancement technologies, a more diverse seed user clientele, and communication technologies, successful seed companies will require a knowledgeable and informed workforce to assure high seed quality. A new approach to seed technology training is professed that relies on the establishment of a three-institution consortium to achieve this objective. Advantages of the consortium are identified that emphasize the unique strengths of each institution, their geographic advantages representing major climactic/agricultural zones in the world, and differing approaches to seed technology training that are facilitated by increasing ease of global communication. This may be a better way to conduct seed technology training in the year 2000.

Application of multiple strategies to efficiently break seed dormancy of permanently odd pentaploid rose hip (Rosa canina l.) under in vitro conditions

“…Tetrazolium test involves rapid understanding and interpretation of seed viability levels of seeds by staining pattern (McDonald et al, 1998;Soyler et al, 2012). It is possible to estimate seed viability through the intensity of cellular dehydrogenase enzyme activity; where deep red colored formazan is formed by hydrogen transfer catalyzing reaction on all respiring cells/tissues that helps to avoid erroneous results (Sumlu et al, 2010).…”