Eed Health Testing, A Contribution To Its Laboratory Routine Methods

Seed health is tested for the better germination of seeds and to help a better production of crops. Different methods are used for testing seed health. Some of these methods are – Agar plate method, Blotter method and Inspection of dry seeds. In this experiment one new method is applied. This method can be called locked moisture method. In this method the moisture is made available in sufficient amount for the microbes, inhabiting the surface of the seeds, by locking it inside the Petri plate. In this method the sterilized Petri plate is filled half with sterilized water.