CSS 3170 - Seed Science and Technology

(crosslisted)
(also HORT 3170)

Fall. (Offered alternate years) 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: BIOPL 2410 or equivalent. Two all-day field trips.

A. G. Taylor, Geneva Experiment Station. (Ithaca contact, R. L. Obendorf.)

Principles and practices involved in the production, harvesting, processing, storage, testing, quality management, certification, and use of high-quality seed from improved cultivars. Information is applicable to various kinds of agricultural seeds. Hands-on laboratory experience.