 SEED SPECIALIST CONDUCTS VISUAL INSPECTION OF SEED. VISUAL INSPECTIONS MAY BE BACKED UP BY SENDING A SAMPLE TO THE SEED LABORATORY FOR PURITY AND/OR GERMINATION ANALYSIS. |
 SEED SPECIALIST USES A SEED PROBE TO OBTAIN A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF SEED FOR SUBMISSION TO THE SEED LABORATORY FOR TESTING. |
 RECEIVING CLERK ENTERS INFORMATION INTO A SEED DATABASE OBTAINED FROM THE INSPECTOR'S SEED SAMPLE REPORT AND THE SEED ANALYSIS TAG. |
 A SEED ANALYST OBTAINS A WORKING SAMPLE ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL SEED ANALYSTS
(AOSA) RULES FOR TESTING SEEDS. A MECHANICAL MIXER AND DIVIDER IS USED TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED MINIMUM WORKING WEIGHTS. |
 A NOXIOUS WEED SEED EXAMINATION IS MADE TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF CERTAIN WEED SEED THAT ARE EITHER PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA SEED REGULATIONS. |
 WHEN A PURITY ANALYSIS IS RUN, THE SAMPLE IS SEPARATED INTO FOUR COMPONENT PARTS: (1) PURE SEED OF THE KIND; (2) INERT MATTER; (3) OTHER CROP SEED; (4) AND WEED SEED. THE COMPONENT PARTS ARE WEIGHED IN GRAMS AND THE PERCENTAGE OF EACH DETERMINED. THIS INFORMATION IS USED FOR LABELING PURPOSES. |
 A MINIMUM OF 400 SEED IS PLANTED FOR GERMINATION USING METHODS PRESCRIBED BY THE AOSA RULES FOR TESTING SEEDS. |
 BASKET OF ROLLED TOWEL TESTS ARE PLACED IN A SEED GERMINATOR THAT HAS THE CONTROLLED IDEAL TEMPERATURE, LIGHT, AND HUMIDITY FOR THE KIND OF SEED TO BE GERMINATED. |
 A BASKET OF GARDEN BEANS THAT HAS GERMINATED AND IS READY TO BE EVALUATED TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE OF GERMINATION FROM THE 400 SEED PLANTED. |
 SEED ANALYSTS EVALUATING TESTS TO DETERMINE THE PERCENTAGE OF SEEDLINGS EXHIBITING THE ESSENTIAL STRUCTURES NECESSARY TO PRODUCE NORMAL PLANTS.
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 SEED ANALYSTS EVALUATING SOYBEAN SEEDLINGS FROM A SAND TEST. |
 SEED ANALYST PREPARING A SEED SAMPLE FOR A TETRAZOLIUM TEST (TZ), A RAPID TEST FOR VIABILITY. |
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SEED ANALYST PLANTING WHEAT IN PREPARATION FOR A GERMINATION ANALYSIS.
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 SEED ANALYST PERFORMING A PURITY ANALYSIS OF A GRASS SEED SAMPLE.
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