1st Edition
Seed Conditioning, Volume 1: Management A practical advanced-level guide
Seed conditioning turns raw harvested seed into pure seed that is free of undesirable materials, safe from pests and diseases, and that which can be planted for a good stand of healthy plants of the desired crop. The cost of conditioning is a major component of the capital investment. Conditioning is the most significant process in the seed industry. It involves machines, engineering, operations, biology, physics, plant physiology and pathology, science, and business. It must be accurate, economic and practical. To make seed conditioners more efficient, this Seed Conditioning compendium was prepared. Based on real-life experiences, trials and efforts of many conditioners were compiled and distilled into a brief, easy-to-understand form.
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Business Laws
Seed Law
Seed Enterprise Structure and Organization
Enterprise and Conditioning Planning
Financing a Seed Enterprise and Conditioning
Income from Conditioning
Costs and Cost Control
Conditioning Plant Area and Buildings
Enterprise Technical Management
Conditioning Organization and Staffing
Conditioning Management
Planning and Preparing for Conditioning
Conditioning Records
Conditioning Reports
Maintenance
Safety in Conditioning
Preventing Seed Loss
Mechanical Injury to Seed
Waste Products
Dust Control
Seed Bags and Containers
Internal Quality Control (IQC)
Sampling
Testing Seed
Lot Numbers
Labels and Seed Identification
Blending
Clean-out and Preventing Contamination
Flow Management by Color Coding
Seed Builiding Construction
Seed Storage Principles
Non-Conditioned Storage
Conditioned Storage
Managing Seed Storage
Handling Certified Seed
Training Operators and Staff
Procuring Equipment for a New Conditioning Plant
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Color Plate Section
Biography
Bill R. Gregg, Gary L Billups
