Applied Seed Technology Solutions


Research and Development

 

 

seedPurity is a major provider of applied seed production and quality research to the Australian vegetable seed industry.
seedPurity has ongoing programmes of research and development to ensure its seed cleaning and seed pre-treatment services are at the leading edge

Research interests:

  • vegetable seed production and quality
  • seed germination and establishment
  • forestry seed cleaning and pre-treatment

 

Ang working in the research lab

 

Recent publications by seedPurity staff:

Spurr, C.J. (2006) Pollination and Seed Development in Hybrid Vegetable Seed Crops. Horticulture Australia Final Report

Geard, A, Spurr, C.J. and Brown, P.H. (2005) Embryo Development and Time of Cutting in Cool Temperate Carrot Seed Crops. In: Seeds: Biology, Development and Ecology. CABI Publications

Nair, T.S., Wilson, S. and Spurr, C.J. (2005 Dormancy and Germination in Eucalyptus globulus seeds. In: Seeds: Biology, Development and Ecology. CABI Publications.

Tajbakhsh, M., Borwn, P.H., Gracie, A.J., Spurr, C.J. Donovan, N. and Clark, R.J. (2004) Mitigation of Stunted Root Abnormality in Onion (Allium cepa L.) using Seed Priming Treatments. In: Seed Science and Technology, 32 683-692.

Spurr, C.J., Fulton, D.A., Brown, P.H., Clark, R.J. (2002) Changes in Seed Yield and Quality with Maturity in Onion (Allium cepa L., cv 'Early Cream Gold'). In: Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 188 (4) 275-280.

Spurr, C.J., Mendham, N.J., Brown, P.H. (2003) The Effects and Management of Rutherglen Bugs (N. vinitor Bergroth) in Australian Carrot Seed Crops. Proceedings of the 34th Australian Agronomy Conference.

 



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