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(<strong>Seed</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Better</strong> <strong>Productivity</strong>)Examination of dry seeds: i. Visual observation of seeds. ii. Observations using a bright fieldmicroscope. iii. Observation under near-ultraviolet/UV light. iv. Use of adhesive tape.<strong>Seed</strong> soak and washing test: i. <strong>Seed</strong> soak test. ii. Washing test. iii. Spore identification.Culture methods: i. Incubation methods. ii. Dilution plate method. iii. Fluorescence method. iv.Tissue culture. v. Conductimetric assays. vi. Vegetative compatibility group analysis.<strong>Seed</strong>ing symptom test: 1. Blotter test. ii. Agar test. iii. Rolled paper towel test. iv. Soil test. v.<strong>Seed</strong>ling paraquat test. vi. Bell method. vii. Plant growth medium.Infectivity test: i. Fungi. ii. Bacteria. iii. Viruses. iv. Viroids.Histopathological test: i. Whole seed stain. ii. <strong>Seed</strong> component. iii. Microtome seed sections. iv.Embryo count method.Non-destructive seed assays: i. Biopsis assay. ii. Ultrasound analysis. III. Chlorophyllfluorescence. iv. High speed optical sorters. v. Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS). vi.Fourier trans<strong>for</strong>m infrared (FTIR) photoacoustic. vii. Computer image analysis.Bacteriophage testsImmunoassays: i. Precipitin test. ii. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). iii. Dotimmunobindingassay (DIBA). iv. Single antibody dot immunoassay (SADI). v. Serologicallyspecific electron microscopy (SSEM). vi. Immunofluorescence assay (IF). vii. Immunofluroscencecolony staining (IFC). viii. Radiommunoassays (RISA). ix. Solid phase radioimmunoassay(SPRIA). x. Immunogold labelling. xi. Enzyme linked fluorescent assay (ELFA). xii.Dispersedyeimmunoassay (DIA). xiii. Solid phase immunosorbent methods. xiv. Direct immunostainingassay. xv. Vector based assays.Nucleic acid based techniques: 1. Nucleic acid probes. ii. Restriction fragment lengthpolymorphisms (RFLP) analysis. iii. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR).Electrophoresis: i. Starch get electrophoresis. ii. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. iii. Isozymenanalysis.Estimation of fungal metabolites: i. Chitin and glucosamines. ii. Ergosterol. iii. Volatilemetabolites.Estimation of fungicides on treated seeds: i. Visual observation of seeds <strong>for</strong> dye intensity. ii.Bioassay. iii. Colorimetric methods.<strong>Seed</strong> Testing ServicesKeeping pace with the changing needs of the seed industry, University can provide acomprehensive variety of tests designed and integrated to meet the needs of our customers.Standard seed testing procedures including vigor (accelerated aging andelectroconductivity), viability (standard germination and TZ), physical purity, noxious weed examsand analysis of seed mixtures.- 184 -

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