CHE REFERENCE LIBRARY - Pole Shift Survival Information

FIG. 10. imtruruents for seed exan~irl~~tion. - l’h swd sn111p1c : lens ; piere
of rzwdl)o:trtl or c~thc~ mtlt~~ri:\l to scpnratc tlic sarnplr into piles or parts; forceps
; sct:t~pel or knife.
“To find out the quality of the seetl that is mimwnl~. plantetl, testing
for impmities and germination power is the first in~portant step. Let all
seed be run over screens to get rid of as much foreign subst,ance as possible.
*After a thorough screening, an analysis should be made. The
most practical method for ordinary purposes is the hand separatio _ of a
well-mixed sample into piles containing (1) good seed ; (2) broken and
injured seed of the same kind; (3) seed of useful plants or of other varicties
of the same crop; (4) dirt, chaff and other inert material; and (5)
weed seed.