Quality assurance program
Last updated on August 9, 2021These articles describe the results of monitoring the Tree Seed Centre's seed preparation practices.
Sowing Requests
- Sowing request quality assurance results 2008 (PDF, 84KB)
- Tree Seed Centre quality assurance program 2007 (PDF, 45KB)
- Seed quality after stratified seed is dried and stored 2007 (PDF, 42KB)
- Five-year average germination falldowns 2002 to 2006 (PDF, 66KB)
- Five-year average stratification moisture content 2002 to 2006 (PDF, 45KB)
- Five-year average germination falldowns 1999 to 2003 (PDF, 27KB)
- Five-year average stratification moisture content 1999 to 2003 (PDF, 15KB)
- Germination falldowns 2000 (PDF, 19KB)
- Germination comparisons: Nursery 1996 (PDF, 21KB)
- Germination comparisons: Tree Seed Centre lab, before shipping, at the nursery 1994 (PDF, 21KB)
Testing
- Moisture content changes during freezer storage 2010 (PDF, 127KB)
- Abnormal germinants 2009 (PDF, 88KB)
- Quick tests 2009 (PDF, 92KB)
- How can seed tests help valuate seeds? 2009 (PDF, 78KB)
- Conifer seed longevity 2007 (PDF, 63KB)
- Germination: Definitions, assumptions, implications 2005 (PDF, 67KB)
- Germination tests: How precise are they? 2002 (PDF, 22KB)
- New retesting frequencies and deterioration rate estimates from the Tree Seed Centre 2002 (PDF, 48KB)
- Imbibition trial 2000 (PDF, 39KB)
- Germination retest frequencies 1997 (PDF, 19KB)
Seed-Borne Fungi
- Fungal assay poster 2010 (PDF, 866KB)
- Fungal assay update 2005 (PDF, 115KB)
- Tree Seed Centre fungal assay program 2005 (PDF, 37KB)
- Seed sanitation methodology for Amabilis fir 2003 (PDF, 83KB)
- Fungal assay results 1997 (PDF, 32KB)
- Seed soaking tank sanitation to reduce Fusarium contamination 1997 (PDF, 37KB)
- Seed sanitation method for reducing Fusarium on conifer seeds 1997 (PDF, 114KB)
- Caloscypha on Abies species 1996 (PDF, 15KB)
Contact information
Refer to the Tree Seed Centre contact list to find out who to contact for specific information. Call or email the Tree Seed Centre for general enquiries.
Office
604-541-1683
604-541-1683