| Cereals |
| Germination Sand Test |
Duration @ 7 - 10 days: Seeds are grown under laboratory conditions |
| Germination Vitascope |
Duration 1 day: This test is far quicker than sand testing, however
if seed has been dried rapidly or at a high temperature or been
desecrated prior to harvest, a sand test is recommended. |
| Thousand
Grain Weight & Thousand Seed Weight |
Duration 1 day |
| Disease Tests in Cereals |
Duration @ 8 - 10 days: Loose smut, Fusarium, Bunt, Leaf stripe,
Net blotch |
| Oil Seed Rape |
| Germination Sand Test |
Duration @ 7 - 10 days: Weight required 250g. |
| Pulses |
| Germination Sand Test |
Duration @ 7 - 9 days: Weight of seed required 500g. |
| Ascochyta |
Duration 14 days: Weight of seed required 500g. |
| Stem
Nematode |
Duration @ 3 - 5 days: Weight of seed required 500g. |
| Linseed |
| Germination Sand Test |
Duration
14 days: Weight of seed required 500g. |
| Alternaria |
Duration
14 days: Alternaria, Botrytis< Phoma, Fusarium & Anthracnose.
Weight of seed required 500g. |