Oilseed
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PACKAGES |
Test length (days) |
Sample Size |
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Basic = |
6-7 |
10g |
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Express = |
1-3 |
10g |
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SEED DISEASE |
Test length (days) |
Sample Size |
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OILSEEDS / FODDER RAPE |
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Alternaria test |
5-6 |
25g |
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Canker (Phoma) |
11 |
25g |
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FLAX / LINSEED |
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|
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Seed-borne pathogens (Alternaria, Botrytis, Phoma, Colletotrichum, Fusarium, Mycosphaerella) |
5 |
25g |
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SOYA BEAN |
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|
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Diaporthe phaseolorum |
7 |
25g |
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycine |
21 |
25g |
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SEED QUALITY |
Test length (days) |
Sample Size |
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Oilseed Rape |
Brassicas, Flax, Linseed |
Soya Bean, Sunflower |
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Germination |
7-10 |
10g |
10g |
250g |
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Diagnostic germination [osr only] |
7-10 |
10g |
~ ~ |
~ ~ |
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Tetrazolium seed viability (% viable) (TZV) |
1-3 |
10g |
10g |
250g |
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Tetrazolium seed viability & vigour (TZ2V) |
1-3 |
10g |
10g |
250g |
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1000 seed weight |
1-3 |
10g |
10g |
600g |
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Purity |
1-3 |
10g |
15g |
600g |
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Other seed count |
1-3 |
100g |
100g |
600g |
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Seed Moisture - Meter test |
1-2 |
300g |
300g |
300g |
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Seed Moisture - Oven test |
1-2 |
50g |
50g |
50g |
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Sclerotia (of Sclerotinia spp.) search in 50g wt. [brassicas, flax, linseed only] |
1-3 |
~ |
70g |
~ |
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PRODUCE QUALITY - INCLUDES OILSEED RAPE, BRASSICAS, FLAX, LINSEED, SOYA BEAN & SUNFLOWER |
Test length (days) |
Sample Size |
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Fatty acid profile (including erucic acid) |
2-3 |
100g |
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Glucosinolate content (XRF) |
1-3 |
100g |
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Glucosinolate content (HPLC) |
3-4 |
100g |
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Oil content (NMR) |
1-3 |
100g |
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Oil content (solvent extraction) |
2-3 |
100g |




