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SEED TESTING
LABORATORY
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At this time OCIA is
no longer accepting seed samples for testing. Certification samples
must be submitted to the ODA Seed Laboratory in OCIA official bags.
Contact OCIA at 405-744-7108 to obtain those bags. Non-certified
samples should be sent to a commercial laboratory of your choice.
Address for ODA:OK State Dept. of
Agriculture, Seed Lab, PO Box 528804, Okla. City, OK 73152-8804.
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Request Seed Testing Services
Form C "Request for Testing and Certificate of Inspection" must be
submitted to the OCIA Office. The grower must order OCIA samples bags, at
no cost, from the Association for submitting seed samples to the Oklahoma Dept.
of Agriculture Seed Laboratory for testing. Certification can not be
completed until Form C has been submitted to OCIA and the official sample
submitted to ODA.
To complete certification a 2 lb. representative sample is needed for wheat
and other small grains. One lb treated and 1 1/2 lb. untreated is needed
for peanuts.
Purity
This test shows the percentage of
pure seed, inert matter, other crop seed, and weed seed.
Germination
This test shows the percentage of
normal seeds, dormant seeds and dead seeds.
Tetrazolium
This test is used for a quick indication
of germination and to determine viability of seeds in dormant and
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