Some users prefer large or small seeds. In certain situations, seeds of a certain size process or handle better. In the Seed Weight Test, a mechanically counted number of seeds is weighed. Data are reported to the nearest gram. A proportionate moisture correction is applied to adjust data to 15.5 percent moisture basis.
Harder seeds are generally denser.
High-oil corn normally is average or lower in density. Amino acid modification is a growing area of genetic research. Amino acid concentrations are low, less than 1.0 percent for any of the amino acids. High-oil corn is generally higher in lysine and methionine than average corn. Data are expressed to the nearest 0.01 percentage point.