Research Group Seed Quality
The ‘Seed Quality’ Research Group ensures that only pure, high-quality Swiss seed comes on the market. It certifies seed fields and examines batches of seed in the laboratory in accordance with the legal provisions. It constantly refines its knowledge on seed which it then makes available to various national and international expert bodies.
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Seed certification and testing
The certification of cereals, grain legumes, maize and forage plants is one of the enforcement tasks performed by Agroscope. Agroscope performs quality testing on over 6000 seed samples of over 200 different plant species annually.