THE MOST VALUE FROM YOUR SEED
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THE MOST VALUE FROM YOUR SEED
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The Kam-Refine Seed Lot Refinement Process
Background
- Seed lot quality can span a wide range because of many factors that
include species, cultivar genetics, and seed production system variables. In
some cases conventional seed sorting/conditioning practices fall short of
improving a seed lot to a desired market or regulatory need. Kamterter has
developed the Kam-Refine process to improve good seed
lots to higher market standards and substandard seed lots to acceptable
regulatory and performance standards.
The
Kam-Refine
process consists of two basic steps. A seed lot is first Kam-Prime
processed to improve the physiological characteristics of the seed. As
a function of Kam-Prime
processing and the hydrated state of the seeds being processed, physical
differences (density, color, size, etc.) between the good and abnormal or
dead seeds are also accentuated. This condition of the Kam-Prime
processed seed lot enables using physical separation techniques during the
process to remove abnormal and dead seeds from a bulk seed lot. See the
overview diagram below for Kam-Refine
process and seed lot data examples.
Kam-Refine Process Overview
Kam-Refine Seed Lot Data Examples
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