Steps in seed certification. Above -Field inspection. Upper right— Branding and sampling. At right—Sealing the bag after the seed has been machine dressed. Seed certification is one of the most important services provided by the Extension Division, for it ensures farmers of adequate supplies of highclass seed of definite strain or variety. Generally each seed producing area is registered, the origin of the seed sown on the area identified, and the type or strain of plant grown on the area determined by field inspection. After the crop is harvested the seed sacks are branded and temporarily sealed pending machine dressing of the seed.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 89, Issue 4, 15 October 1954, Page 360
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103Steps in seed certification. Above-Field inspection. Upper right—Branding and sampling. At right—Sealing the bag after the seed has been machine dressed. Seed certification is one of the most important services provided by the Extension Division, for it ensures farmers of adequate supplies of highclass seed of definite strain or variety. Generally each seed producing area is registered, the origin of the seed sown on the area identified, and the type or strain of plant grown on the area determined by field inspection. After the crop is harvested the seed sacks are branded and temporarily sealed pending machine dressing of the seed. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 89, Issue 4, 15 October 1954, Page 360
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