ITEMS OF INTEREST IN SEED INDEX 

Accredited Seed Laboratories (ASL) 

• See Process Verified Programs – Seed 

Accredited Seed Sampling Program (ASSP) 

• See Process Verified Programs – Seed 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 

• USDA AMS Holds First Seed Stakeholders Meeting, October 2015 (Pgs. 8-9) 

• AMS Administrator Anne Alonzo, visits SRTD, October 2014 (Pgs. 3-5) 

• Administrator Rayne Pegg, October 2009 (Pg. 2) 

• Web Site, October 2008 (Pgs. 12-14) 

American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) 

• June 20-23, 2012- National Harbor, Maryland, October 2012 (Pg. 11-12) 

• June 20-23, 2011 – Huntington Beach CA, October 2011 (Pg. 13) 

• June 26-30, 2010 – San Antonio, TX, October 2010 (Pg. 9) 

• June 21-24, 2009 – Scottsdale, AZ, October 2009 (Pg. 16) 

• June 24, 2008 – Orlando, FL, October 2008 (Pg. 4) 

• June 19-22, 2005 – Seattle, WA, October 2005 (Pg.4) 

• October 22-23, 2001 – Alexandria, VA, Fall 2001 (Pg. 3) 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

• Ag-Discovery Program, October 2016 (Pg. 5) 

• Ag-Discovery Program, October 2015 (Pgs. 7-8) 

• Ag-Discovery Program, October 2014 (Pgs. 10-11) 

• Ag-Discovery Program, October 2013 (Pg. 6)

• Ag-Discovery Program, October 2012 (Pgs. 10-11) 

• Seed Summit Hosted by APHIS , October 2014 (Pgs.12-13) 

Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA)

• Analyst Accreditation Examination, Winter 2002 (Pg. 4) 

• AOSA Pensacola Bahiagrass Master Calibration Samples Available for Loan, 2016 (Pg. 14) 

• Bylaw Changes, October 2007 (pg. 25) 

• Meetings:

• June 1-6, 2019, Sparks, NV, 2019 (pg. 14) 

• June 4-7, 2018, Raleigh, NC, 2018 (Pg. 19)

• June 14-22, 2017, Denver CO, 2017 (Pg. 4) 

• June 3-9, 2016, Portland OR, October 2016 (Pgs. 5-6)

• May 30-June 4, 2015, Tampa Bay, Florida, October 2015 (Pgs. 9-10) 

• May 31- June 5, 2014, Fargo, North Dakota, October 2014 (Pgs. 8-9) 

• May 20-24, 2012- Des Moines, Iowa, October 2012 (Pgs. 7-9) 

• June 5-10, 2011 - Williamsburg, Virginia, October 2011 (Pg. 9-11) 
• June 7-10, 2010 –St. Louis, MO, October 2010 (Pgs. 6-8) 

• June 2-5, 2009 – Fort Collins, CO, October 2009 (Pgs. 12-13) 

• June 6-11, 2008 – St. Paul, MN, October 2008 (Pg. 5) 

• June 4-10, 2007 – Cody, WY, October 2007 (Pgs. 24-25) 

• June 10-16, 2004 – Tunica, MS, November 2004 (Pg. 1) 

• June 7-10, 2003 – Seattle, WA, Summer/Fall 2003 (Pg. 1) 

• June 15-18, 2002 –Sioux Falls, SD, Summer 2002 (Pg. 1) 

• May 20-23, 2001 – Albuquerque, NM, Summer 2001 (Pg. 1) 

• Procedure Changes - See Blowing Procedure, Uniform 

• Seed Pathology Committee, October 2006 (Pgs. 8-9) 

• Special considerations when using the Uniform Classification of Weed and Crop Seeds, April 2013 

(Pgs. 9-10)

• SRTD Helps Establish AOSA Proficiency Committee, 2016 (Pg. 18) 

• Uniform Blower Calibration, October 2006 (Pg. 9) 

Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA) 

• Meetings 

• June 23-26, 2019- Chicago, IL, 2019 (Pg. 20) 

• June 24-27, 2018 - Atlanta, Georgia, 2018 (Pg. 20) 

• June 24-27, 2012- Sun Valley, Idaho, October 2012 (Pg. 12-13) 

• June 30, 2009 – Portland, OR, October 2009 (Pg. 17) 

• July 22-25, 2007 – Tunica, MS (pg. 26) 

• June 26-30, 2005 – Big Sky, MT, October 2005 (Pg. 5) 

• March 19, 2002 – Joint ASCONES and Regional AOSCA Meeting, Annapolis, MD, 

Bahiagrass 

• Fungal Bodies, October 2007 (Pgs. 19-21) 

• Seed Unit, October 2009 (Pgs. 9-11) 

• Acid Scarification Method for Bahiagrass Varieties other than Pensacola, 2017 (Pg. 2)

• Determining Pure and Inert Seed for Bahiagrass Varieties other than Pensacola, 2017 (Pg. 7)

Barley 

• Proficiency tests, April 2009 (Pg. 27) 

Beets 

• Monogerm and Multigerm, October 2007 (Pgs. 16-19) 

• Beet, Swiss Chard: Washing and Drying Prior to Germination, October 2015 (Pgs. 15-16) 

Blowing Procedure, Uniform 

• AOSA Rule Change, October 2006 (Pg. 9) 

• Calibration procedure, October 2007 (Pgs. 4-5) 

• Orchardgrass, October 2009 (Pgs. 8-9) 

• Tall fescue, October 2009 (Pgs. 8-9) 

Bermudagrass 

• Inert matter, April 2009 (Pgs. 22-23) 

• Pure seed, April 2009 (Pgs. 22-23) 
Bluegrass, Annual 

• Undesirable grass seeds (UGS), Fall 2002 (Pg2. 3-4) 

Brand Name 

• Labeling and Advertising, April 2007 (Pgs. 16-17) 

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) 

• See Canadian Seed Grader Program 

• Amendments - Seeds Regulations, October 2008 (Pgs. 8-9) 

• Meetings 

• February 6, 2006 – Gastonia, NC, April 2006 (Pg. 1) 

Canadian Seed Grader Program 

• Information – April 2009 (Pg. 5) 

• Memorandum of Understanding, April 2008 (Pgs. 3-4) 

Caryopses 

• Florets, April 2007 (Pgs. 9-11) 

Certified Seed Analyst (CSA) 

• Registered Seed Technologist (RST), April 2009 (Pgs. 28-29) 

Coated Seed 

• Testing, April 2011 (Pgs. 13-14) 

Collards 

• Contamination, April 2006 (Pgs. 10-11) 

Diseases, Seed 

• Damping-Off, April 2008 (Pgs. 18-19) 

Electrophoresis 

• See ISO-Electric Focusing (IEF) 

• Bluebunch wheatgrass, April 2009 (Pgs. 20-21) 

• Thickspike wheatgrass, April 2009 (Pgs. 20-21) 

Endophyte Testing 

• October 2008 (pgs. 20-21) 

Fabaceae 

• Determining Seed Purity, April 2008 (Pgs. 17-18) 

Federal Seed Act (FSA) and Regulations 

• Blends and mixture, Fall 2002 (Pg. 4) 

• Brand Names and Variety Names, 2017 (Pg. 5) 

• Enforcement – See SRTB – SRTB Overview, April 2007 (Pgs. 13-16) 

• Federal Seed Act and Arbitration, 2018 (Pg. 12) 
• Federal Seed Act Minimum Germination Standards, 2018 (Pg. 13) 

• Field pea or roughpea, April 2010 (Pgs. 9-11) 

• File samples, April 2007 (Pg. 18) 

• Internet sales 

• October 2015 (Pgs. 13-14) 

• April 2010 (Pgs. 11-12) 

• April 2007 (Pg. 6) 

• Kind Names:

• Agricultural and vegetable, April 2007 (Pg. 17) 

• Seed packets, April 2009 (Pg. 8) 

• Ladino clover vs. white clover, April 2010 (Pg. 9) 

• Letter of Warning, April 2007 (Pg. 4) 

• Maintaining Shipping Records and File Samples, 2016 (Pg. 12)

• Recordkeeping Requirements 

• April 2008 (Pg. 11) 

• April 2007 (Pg. 18) 

• Red Fescue (Creeping), November 2004 (Pg. 7) 

• Revisions to FSA Regulations, April 2007 (Pg. 21) 

• Revisions to FSA Regulations, October 2011 (Pg. 4) 

• Sale of Uncertified Seed of Protected Varieties, 2018 (Pg. 13) 

• Sampling, October 2006 (Pgs. 15-16) 

• Seed shipped for storage, Summer/Fall 2003 (Pg. 8) 

• Seed Violation Process, April 2008 (Pgs. 8-10) 

• Submitting complaints, October 2006 (Pg. 12) 

• Tetrazolium (TZ) Testing, October 2006 (Pg. 9-10) 

• Timeliness in Seed Violation Cases, October 2006 (Pgs. 12-15) 

• Title V, October 2007 (Pgs. 6-7) 

• Tolerances 

• Part I - Germination Labeling and Testing, April 2008 (Pgs. 12-14) 

• Part II - Purity Labeling and Testing, October 2008 (Pgs. 18-19) 

• Part III - Noxious-Weed Seeds Labeling and Testing, April 2009 (Pgs. 12- 14) 

• U.S Patent Numbers and Seed Labeling, 2018 (Pg. 12)

• Varietal Labeling Provisions, Fall 2002 (Pg. 3) 

Federal Seed Laboratory 

• Agronomy, April 2006 (Pgs. 7-9) 

• Interview with SRTB Laboratory Supervisor, October 2009 (Pgs. 19-24) 

• New laboratory services, October 2009 (Pg. 7) 

• Plant Pathology, April 2006 (Pgs. 6-7) 

• Plant Physiology Laboratory, October 2006 (Pg. 6-7) 

• Plant Physiology Laboratory Introduction, April 2006 (Pgs. 9-10) 

• Radiation free certificate, April 2010 (Pg. 8) 

• Reserve Seed Collection, October 2014 (Pg. 22) 

• Role of the Seed Coat in Determining Seed Purity in the Cucurbitaceae, October 2007 (Pgs. 15-16) 

• Service Testing 

• New E-mail Account for Customers, April 2011 (Pg. 8) 

• Do’s and Don’ts When Submitting Samples, October 2007 (Pg. 6) 

• Types of Tests, Fees, and Instructions for Submitting Samples, October 2006 (Pgs. 10-12) 

• Service Testing Timelines – April 2009 (Pgs. 10-12) 
• Treated samples, April 2007 (Pg. 11) 

• Updating seed company information, October 2009 (Pg. 7) 

Field Testing 

• See Trueness-to-Variety (TTV) 

Fungicide 

• Submitting seed samples, April 2007 (Pg. 11) 

Fungicide Bioassay 

• Growth Performance Test, October 2008 (Pgs. 19-20) 

• Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria, October 2008 (Pgs. 19-20) 

Fungal Bodies 

• Bahiagrass, October 2007 (Pgs. 19-21) 

Germination 

• Aspergillus, October 2007 (Pg. 10) 

• Dormant and non-viable seed, April 2010 (Pg. 8) 

• Ensuring Quality Germination Media for Seed Testing, October 2014 (Pg. 16-17) 

• Insufficiently developed seedlings, April 2009 (Pgs. 25-27) 

• Kidney bean, October 2007 (Pg. 10) 

• New Tolerances, November 2004 (Pgs. 6-7) 

• Prechill tests in breaking dormancy of Bermudagrass seeds, April 2010 (Pgs. 26-28) 

• Predating germination test date, Summer/Fall 2003 (Pg. 8) 

• Roots Encountered During Seedling Evaluation, 2016 (Pg. 15) 

• Seed Deterioration, 2018 (Pg. 10) 

• Test Dates – Subject to FSA or State laws, Summer/Fall 2003 (Pg. 8) 

• TZ Testing under the FSA, October 2006 (Pg. 9-10) 

• Ungerminated seeds, April 2009 (Pgs. 25-27) 

Hemp

• Testing Hemp Seed for Purity and Germination, 2019 (Pg. 7)

• Submitting Hemp Seed to SRTD, 2019 (Pg. 12) 

• National Hemp Regulatory Conference, 2019 (Pg. 17) 

Identification 

• Brassica, October 2010 (Pgs. 14-19) 

• Four Bromus Species, October 2011 (Pgs. 15 – 18) 

• Poa, April 2010 (Pgs. 19-23) 

• Quackgrass (Elytrigia repens), October 2010 (Pgs. 19-23) 

• Setaria, April 2011 (Pgs. 15-18) 

• Bluebunch (Pseudoroegneria spicata) and Thickspike (Elymus lanceolatus subsp. Lanceolatus), April 

2009 (Pgs. 18-19) 

• Western (Pascopyrum smithii) and Slender (Elymus trachycaulus), October 2010 (Pgs. 19-23) 

• Tips for Using the Microscope, October 2008 (Pgs. 22-23) 

• Seed Morphology, 2019 (Pg. 10) 

Inert Florets 
• FSA vs. AOSA, April 2007 (Pgs. 9-11) 

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) 

• Accreditation, Spring 2002 (Pg. 2) 

• Meetings:

• June 26 – July 3, 2019, Hyderabad, India, 2019 (Pg. 18)

• June 11-14, 2018, Sapporo, Japan, 2018 (Pg. 18)

• June 19-22, 2017, Denver Colorado, 2017 (Pg. 13)

• June 15-21, 2016- Tallinn, Estonia, 2016 (Pg. 6-8)

• June 15-18, 2015- Montevideo, Uruguay (Pgs. 10-11) 

• June 17-19 2014 – Edinburgh, Scotland (Pgs. 11-12) 

• June 10-14, 2012 – Venlo, Netherlands , October 2012 (Pgs. 9-10) 

• June 12-16, 2011 – Zurich, Switzerland, October 2011 (Pg. 12) 

• June 14-18, 2009 – Zurich, Switzerland, October 2009 (Pgs. 15-16) 

• Species and Variety Testing Workshop, April 21-25, 2008 – Freising, Germany, October 2008 (Pg. 11) 

• SRTD- ISTA Seed Sampler Training, April 2013 (Pgs. 7-8) 

• Statistics Workshop, October 2005 (Pg. 5) 

ISO-Electric Focusing (IEF) Electrophoresis 

• Differentiating annual and perennial ryegrass varieties, October 2010 (Pg. 24 and April 2011 (Pg. 20-

21) 

• Seed protein electrophoresis training, April 2010 (Pgs. 28-29) 

• Sunflower, October 2009 (Pgs. 11-12) 

• Tall fescue, April 2008 (Pgs. 16-17). 

• Wheat, April 2007 (pg. 7) 

Kidney Bean 

• Germination, October 2007 (Pg. 10) 

Labeling, Seed 

• Agricultural Hybrids – pure seed and other crop, Spring 2002 (Pg. 3) 

• Annual vs. Italian ryegrass, April 2011 (Pg. 12) 

• Brand Names and Variety Names, April 2007 (Pgs. 16-17) 

• Catjang vs. Cowpea, Spring 2002 (Pg. 3-4) 

• Certified Organic, Spring 2003 (Pg. 1-2) 

• Chemically Treated Seed, April 2006 (Pgs. 3-4) 

• Coated seed, April 2007 (Pg. 5) 

• Common Mistakes when Labeling Seeds, 2017 (Pg. 6)

• Country of Origin, October 2007 (Pg. 10) 

• Germination test date – Subject to FSA or State law, Summer/Fall 2003 (Pg. 8) 

• Labeling, packaging, and advertising methods, April 2008 (Pgs. 7-8) 

• Labeling Pesticide Treated Seed, October 2011 (Pgs. 6-7) 

• Name and Web Address on Label, October 2009 (pgs. 5-6) and April 2008 (Pg. 11) 

• Origin, October 2006 (Pg. 17) 

• Origin, April 2012 (Pg. 8-9) 

• Other crop, Summer/Fall 2003 (Pgs. 6-7) 

• Other crop, Winter 2002 (Pg. 3) 

• Plant Starter Kits, Winter 03/Spring 04 (Pg. 1) 

• Predating germination test date, Summer/Fall 2003 (Pg. 8) 
• Relabeling, November 2004 (Pg. 8) 

• Seed packets 

• Kind names, April 2009 (Pg. 8) 

• Labeling, April 2007 (Pg. 5-6) 

• Treatment 

• October 2006 (Pg. 18) 

• April 2006 (Pgs. 3-4) 

• Varietal labeling 

• Complaints, Summer/Fall 2003 (Pgs. 7-8) 

• Federal Register, Fall 2002 (Pg. 3) 

• Weed Seed, April 2006 (Pg. 4) 

• Who is Responsible for Labeling Seed Shipped in Interstate Commerce? April 2013 (Pgs. 8-9) 

Lot Number 

• Changing, October 2007 (Pg. 11) 

Mail 

• Irradiation 

• Update, Winter 2002 (Pg. 1) 

• Shipping seeds, Fall 2001 (Pg. 1) 

• Security, Spring 2002 (Pg. 4) 

Moisture Testing 

• Hermetically-Sealed Containers, April 2011 (Pgs. 12-13) 

National Organic Program (NOL) 

• National Organic Program Workshop – May 12-16, 2008, Fredericksburg, VA (Pgs. 11-12) 

National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 

• PLANTS Database Web site, October 2008 (Pg. 26) 

Nomenclature 

• Scientific Names, October 2008 (Pgs. 23-26) 

• Tomato, October 2009 (Pg. 8) 

• Tomatillo and Husk Tomato – See Variety Names 

Noxious-Weed Seed 

• Distinguishing Brownseed Paspalum from Brunswick Grass, 2018 (Pg. 7)

• Examination and Purity Test, April 2009 (Pg. 12) 

• Noxious Weeds List vs. Noxious-Weed Seed List (Pg. 17)

• Noxious Weed Seed Highlights, 2016 (Pg. 19) 

• Noxious Weed Seed Showcase, 2017 (Pg. 15) 

• Noxious Weed Seed Showcase, 2018 (Pg. 6)

• Noxious Wee Seed Showcase, 2019 (Pg. 3) 

• State Noxious-Weed Seed List Updating Process, 2018 (Pg. 14) 

• Stopping the Spread of Palmer Amaranth, 2017 (Pg. 17) 

• Tropical Soda Apple, Florida Law, April 2009 (Pg. 8) 

• Questions and Answers: Noxious-Weed Seed Examinations, April 2012 (Pgs. 9-10) 

• Undesirable grass seeds – annual bluegrass, Fall 2002 (Pgs. 3-4) 
Oat 

• Fatuoid, Summer 2002 (Pg. 7) 

Orchardgrass 

• Uniform blowing procedure, October 2009 

Organic, Certified 

• National Organic Standards, Spring 2003 (Pg. 1-2) 

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Seed Schemes 

• Accredited seed laboratories, April 2010 (Pg. 30) 

• Iraq Visit, April 2011 (Pg. 8) 

• Elections, October 2009 (Pgs. 14-15) 

• Fee Changes, October 2008 (Pg. 8) 

• ISO-based Quality Management System, October 2006 (Pg. 4) 

• OECD Seed Schemes Bureau, October 2009 (Pg. 14-15) 

• Shipping Seed through OECD Seed Schemes , April 2011 (Pgs. 10-12) 

Pathogenic Infection 

• Saprophytic Microorganisms, April 2007 (Pg. 4) 

• Testing Tomato Seeds for Nematode-Resistant Varieties by Isozyme Acid Phosphate, October 2012 

(Pgs. 16-18) 

Plant Variety Protection (PVP) 

• PVP Web site address, April 2009 (Pg. 30) 

• Title V 

• Certificate expires, October 2009 (Pg. 5) 

• Overview, October 2007 (Pgs. 6-7) 

• Mixtures, October 2006 (Pgs. 16-17) 

• Trademark, Spring 2003 (Pg. 2-3) 

• Variety Name, Fall 2002 (Pg. 4) 

Process Verified Programs – Seed 

• Refuge-in-a-Bag, April 2011 (Pg. 7) 

• Accredited Seed Laboratory (ASL) – April 2009 (Pg. 7) 

• Audit Review and Compliance Branch (ARC) Approval, April 2010 (Pg. 30) 

• Report of Analysis – April 2009 (Pgs. 6-7) 

• ISO 9001, April 2007 (Pgs. 2-3) 

• Accredited Seed Sampling Program (ASSP) 

• April 2009 (Pg. 7) 

• Program Description, October 2007 (Pgs. 7-9) 

• ISO 9001, April 2007 (Pgs. 2-3) 

• Quality Management Training, April 2011 (Pg. 10) 

• Process Verified Certificates, October 2009 (Pg. 7) 

• Accredited Program Expands, October 2006 (Pg. 4) 

Purity 

• An Alternative Method of Removing Coating Material by Stirring, April 2013 (Pgs. 10-12) 

• Cucurbitaceae seeds, October 2007 (Pgs. 15-16) 
• Fabaceae seeds, April 2010 (Pgs. 17-19) 

• Tall Fescue Varieties, April 2008 (Pgs. 15-16) 

• Testing Bahiagrass for Fungal Infection, 2018 (Pg. 11)

• Up close with Inert, April 2012 (Pgs. 10-13)

• X-Ray Machine Assists with grass seed purity Results, 2017 (Pg. 22)

Quality Management Training 

• See Process Verified Programs 

• Monitoring Germination Chambers According to Quality Management System Requirements, October 

2013 (Pgs. 8-9) 

• Quality Management Training at SRTD, October 2015 (Pgs. 18-19) 

Rape 

• Contamination, April 2006 (Pgs. 10-11) 

Recordkeeping Requirements 

• FSA, April 2007 (Pg. 18) 

Red Fescue (Creeping) 

• FSA, November 2004 (Pg. 7) 

Refuge-in-a-Bag (RIB) 

• See Process Verified Program – ASCP, April 2011 (Pg. 7) 

Ryegrass 

• Esterase Banding Patterns in Annual and Perennial Ryegrass, 2017 (Pg. 9) 

• Intermediate ryegrass, Summer 2002 (Pg. 7) 

• Labeling, April 2011 (Pg. 12) 

• Root Fluorescence Test, October 2006 (Pgs. 7-8) 

• Seed Unit, April 2009 (Pgs. 24-25) 

Seed Analyst Training 

• See Federal Seed Schools 

• Points to Consider When Training Seed Analyst, October 2012 (Pgs. 23-25) 

Seed Analysis Certificates 

• New Look, October 2009 

Seed Grader Training 

• February 23-24, 2010 –Ames, IA, April 2010 (Pg. 30) 

Seed Regulatory and Testing Division (SRTD) 

• AMS Numbers, April 2008 (Pg. 8) 

• AMS Field Grow-Out Option, October 2010 (Pg. 5) 

• Federal Purchase System, October 2006 (Pg. 20) 

• Greenhouse 

• April 2009 (Pg. 17) 

• April 2007 (Pg. 4) 

• Herbarium: Past and Present, October 2012 (Pgs. 18-21) 
• Herbarium: A Piece of History, 2016 (Pg. 17)

• Interviews – SEED SEGMENTS Column 

• A Virtual Journey to Wisconsin – Greg Helmbrecht, April 2011 (Pgs. 21-24) 

• A Virtual Journey to Arkansas – Mary Smith, October 2010 (Pgs. 25-28) 

• A Virtual Journey to California – John Heaton, April 2010 (Pgs. 31-35) 

• A Journey to the Federal Seed Laboratory – Susan Maxon, October 2009 (Pgs. 19-24) 

• A Virtual Journey to Pennsylvania – Joe Garvey, October 2008 (Pgs. 26 29) 

• A Virtual Journey to Kentucky – David Buckingham, April 2008 (Pgs. 20-25) 

• A Virtual Journey to Hawaii – Becky Azama, October 2007 (Pgs. 14-15) 

• ISTA Accreditation, April 2008 (Pg. 6) 

• Northeastern region – new contact, Summer 2002 (Pg. 9) 

• Relocation to Gastonia, NC, Spring 2003 (Pg. 9) 

• Relocation approved, Summer 2002 (Pg. 8) 

• New building construction, Gastonia, NC, Winter 2003 (Pg. 1) 

• Relocation proposed, Winter 2002 (Pg. 4) 

• New e-mail addresses – April 2009 (Pgs. 5 and 32) 

• New name for the Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch, October 2011 (Pg. 9) 

• New SRTD Deputy Director Ernest Allen, October 2014 (Pgs. 5-6) 

• New Web site, October 2008 (Pgs. 12-14) 

• Noxious-Weed Seed List, April 2010 (Pgs. 1-13) See Noxious-Weed Seed 

• Retirement: Director Richard C. Payne, April 2012 (Pg. 4) 

• Retirement: Laboratory Supervisor Susan R. Maxon (Pg. 4) 

• Seed Division Marketing Specialist Linda Vanderhoof Retires, October 2015(Pg. 3) 

• Seed Quality: USDA and Seed Testing in the Early Years, April 2010 (Pgs. 13-17) 

• Seed Violation Process, April 2008 (Pgs. 8-10) 

• SRTD Offering Assistance to States, 2016 (Pg. 11) 

• SRTB Overview – Purpose and Functions, April 2007 (Pgs. 13-16) 

• SRTD Donates 2,500 Pounds of Watermelon in Support of USDA’S Feds Feeds Families, October 2015, 

(Pg. 7) 

• SRTD Welcomes New Director, October 2015 (Pg. 5) 

• SRTD Welcomes New Employees, October 2015 (Pg. 4) 

• Subscription service for SRTB publications, April 2011 (Pg. 35) 

• Timeliness in Seed Violation Cases, October 2006 (Pgs. 12-15) 

• New Web site, October 2008 (Pgs. 12-13) 

• April 2009 (Pg. 4) 

• Summer 2002 (Pg. 8) 

• Seed Sampling 

• Chain of Custody, April 2009 (Pg. 9) 

• Equipment 

• Triers, Probes, and Automatic Seed Samplers – Part III, April 2006 (Pgs. 4-6) 

• Triers, Probes, and Automatic Seed Samplers – Part II, October 2005 (Pgs. 6-8) 

• Triers, Probes, and Automatic Seed Samplers – Part I, April 2005 (Pgs. 2-3) 

• FSA, October 2006 (Pgs. 15-16) 

Seed Testing Procedures 

• Sample Dividing, April 2007 (Pgs. 11-13) 
Seed Treatment 

• Contamination in feedstock supply, April 2009 (Pg. 8) 

• Seed Treatment Effects on PCR Testing, 2016 (Pg. 18)

Seed Unit 

• Bahiagrass, October 2009 (Pgs. 9-11) 

• Ryegrass, April 2009 (Pgs. 24-25) 

• Tall fescue, April 2009 (Pgs. 24-25) 

Service Testing 

• Quantities for Service Testing (Seed Kinds and Gram Amounts) – Purity, Germination, Noxious-Weed, 

and Moisture Tests, October 2007 (Pgs. 11- 12) 

• Seed Analysis Certificates – New Look, October 2009 (Pg. 7) 

• Submitting Samples, October 2007 (Pg. 6) 

• Timelines for Service Testing, April 2009 (Pgs. 10-12) 

Soybeans 

• Blend or Mixture, Fall 2002 (Pg. 4) 

• Hilum colors, April 2007, (Pgs. 8-9) 

State Seed Control Officials 

• Submitting Regulatory Complaints for Seed Control Officials, 2016 (Pg. 12) 

Sunflower 

• Esterase and Coomassie Stains, October 2009 (Pgs. 11-12) 

• ISO-Electric Focusing (IEF), October 2009 (Pgs. 11-12) 

Tall Fescue 

• Differentiating Tall Fescue Varieties Using Esterase Enzymes, 2018 (Pg. 2)

• Endophyte Testing, October 2008 (Pgs. 20-21) 

• IEF gel system, October 2006 (Pg. 7) 

• Purity, April 2008 (Pgs. 15-16) 

• Seed Unit, April 2009 (Pgs. 24-25) 

• Uniform blowing procedure, October 2009 (Pgs. 8-9) 

Tetrazolium (TZ) Test 

• Federal Seed Act, October 2006 (Pg. 9-10) 

Thickspike Wheatgrass 

• Electrophoresis, April 2009 (Pgs. 20-21) 

• FSA, April 2006 (Pg. 4) 

• Seed Characteristics, April 2009 (Pgs. 18-19) 

Title V 

• Mixtures, October 2006 (Pgs. 16-17) 

• PVP certificate expires, October 2009 (Pg. 5) 
Tomato

• IEF gel system, October 2006 (Pg. 7) 

• Nomenclature change, October 2009 (Pg. 8) 

Tropical Soda Apple 

• Federal Noxious Weed, Winter 03/Spring 04 (Pg. 1) 

• Florida Law Change – April 2009 (Pg. 8) 

Trueness-to-Variety (TTV) 

• TTV Overview 2019 (Pg. 12)

USDA 

• Celebrating USDA’s 150 Anniversary with Tomato ‘Abraham Lincoln”, October 2012 (Pg. 16) 

• Tom Vilsack – April 2009 (Pgs. 3-4) 

• People’s Garden, April 2010 (Pgs. 6-8) 

Variety Name 

• Biotechnology-derived, April 2005 (Pgs. 1-2) 

• Hybrids, Winter 2002 (Pg. 2) 

• Imported seed 

• October 2007 (Pgs. 10-11) 

• October 2006 (Pgs. 17-18) 

• Labeling and Advertising, April 2007 (Pg. 16-17) 

• Name changes 

• October 2008 (Pgs. 16-17) 

• April 2008 (Pg. 12) 

• Plant Variety Protection, Fall 2002 (Pg. 2) 

• Tomatillo and Husk Tomato, April 2011 (Pgs. 14-15) 

• Trademark Issues, Spring 2003 (Pg. 2) 

• Use of Existing Variety Names, October 2010 (Pgs. 4-5) 

• Variety Names vs. Brands and Trademarks, Winter 2002 (Pg. 1-3) 

• Variety Name Web Site, April 2006 (Pgs. 11-12) 

• Wheat 

• See ISO-Electric Focusing 

Variety Testing 

• Wheat Variety Testing, 2019 (Pg. 3) 

• Comparing DNA extractions between Alfalfa Seeds and Seedling for Trait Testing, October 2015 

(Pg.17-18) 

• Wheat Variety Testing, 2019 (Pg. 3) 

• Differentiating annual and perennial ryegrass varieties, October 2010 (Pg. 24) and April 2011 (Pg. 20-

21) 

• Identification of Annual and Perennial Ryegrass by Glucose Phosphate Isomerase, April 2012 (Pgs. 13-

15) 

• Influence of the Environment, October 2006 (Pg. 5-6) 

• Oat Fluorescence Testing, April 2011 (Pgs. 18-19) 

• Training, October 2006 (Pg. 2) 

• Trait Testing in Seeds, October 2014 (Pgs. 17-18) 
Wheatgrass, Bluebunch 

• Electrophoresis, April 2009 (Pgs. 20-21) 

• Seed characteristics, April 2009 (Pgs. 18-19) 

Wildrye, Canada 

• Dahurian variety, Summer 2002 (Pg. 6-7)