Handbook on Seed Sampling

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“Handbook on Seed Sampling”

Published by AASCO - Association of American Seed Control Officials
Copyright ©2006 by the Association of American Seed Control Officials, All rights reserved

The AASCO Handbook on Seed Sampling presents methods, guidelines and equipment for both regulatory and industry applications to uniformly obtain representative seed samples for laboratory testing. It also provides sampling procedures for the USA Accredited Seed Sampling Program (ASSP) for national and international certification and may be recognized by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The intent is to provide a broadly adaptable format to all seed sampling situations so that the resultant laboratory analyses accurately reflect the quality of the seed lot and prevent potential trade barriers from variability in sampling.

Topics covered include:

	Procedures for Sampling Seed with a Trier
	Selecting and Using a Trier
	Compartmentalized double-sleeve trier, Open tube double-sleeve trier, Open tube, single-sleeve trier, Nobbe trier, and Inappropriate triers
	Procedures for Sampling Seed Without a Trier
	Stream-sampling Method, Hand-sampling Method
	Special Sampling Considerations
	Seed in Small Containers, Pelleted or Coated Seed, Combination Products, Mats or Tapes, Hermetically Sealed Containers
	Preparation of the Composite Sample
	Quality Assurance
	Safety and Health
	Sampling Mini-Bulk Containers
	Recommended Sample Size
	Recommended Sample Size for Agricultural Seed Sampling Small Containers or Packets of Grass, Vegetable or Flower Seed
	Equipment and Supplies
	Recommended References and On-line Resources
	Recommended Maximum Lot Size
	Recommended Forms to Record Seed Sampling

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Have more questions about the Handbook on Seed Sampling? Contact either:

Joe Garvey - Phone: 717-787-5609, E-mail: jgarvey@state.pa.us
or
Larry Nees - Phone: 765-494-1557, E-mail: neesl@purdue.edu