SSC Research Examines Factors Which Could Increase Crop Yields
Seed Science Center Ph.D. candidate Chad Kimmelshue, and his Professor, Susana Goggi, are investigating the relationship between seed size distribution in a bag of seed and crop yield. Currently conducting [...]
SSC Researchers Receive Grant to Develop a Test Which Could Help Expedite Corn Seed Exports
Dr. Silvina Arias and Dr. Charles Block have received a $38,882 grant from the American Seed Trade Association’s Seed Science Foundation (SSF) to develop a test that will differentiate between [...]
ISU SSC Seed Lab Manager Honored for Service
The Iowa State University (ISU) Seed Science Center (SSC) Seed Lab Manager recently was recognized for his service to the seed industry. Mike Stahr was awarded the Meritorious Service [...]
September 2020 Manager’s Corner
I will cover six topics in this Manager’s Corner: Update on testing during the pandemic, expectations for quality of incoming seed from agronomic species, testing industrial hemp & cover crop [...]
July 2020 Manager’s Update
I will cover three topics in this Manager Corner: COVID-19 & seed testing, testing cover crop seed and industrial hemp. It seems like ages since COVID-19 started stirring things up [...]
December 2019 Manager’s Corner
The holiday season coincides with a busy time for staff, temp and student workers at the ISU Seed Lab as it also coincides with a busy time for many of [...]
August 2019 Manager’s Corner
As we move into our fall and winter testing season I would like to touch on a couple of items: Submitting Seeds for Cover Crops Please note the information about [...]
Dealing with Soybean Seed with Fungal Issues
Dealing last summer with rye seeds that had issues with fungal infection by Fusarium spp. and low germination was a bit of a warning about potential corn and soybean seed quality this [...]
Options for Low Quality Soybean Seed Lots
Seed producers and farmers in southern Iowa struggling through dry conditions this summer probably never dreamed they would be dealing with weeks of rain this fall. If you live in [...]