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June 17, 2004
Source: Canola Ink
a service of
Canola Digest, the official publication of Canada’s
Canola Growers
The Seed Vigour Steering Committee
will meet on June 21 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to discuss the
latest research results of several promising new seed vigour
tests. Current seed vigour tests, while useful, do not give
consistent results, says JoAnne Buth, Vice President, Crop
Production for the
Canola Council.
Dr. Wayne Buckley, research
scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Research Centre
(AAFC) in Brandon, MB, has developed a test that uses ethanol
production of seed to help predict seed vigour. Dr. Bob Elliott,
research scientist with the Saskatoon AAFC Centre, has several
promising new seed vigour tests.
The committee is a
multi-disciplinary industry group that is charged with directing
the research and discussion toward development of a consistent
and accurate seed vigour test, says Buth.
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