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In Terms of the Disease Triangle, 2022 Has it All!
Summer has officially begun, and I can safely say 2022 is shaping up to be a perfect year. For the proliferation of...
Why Genotypic Analysis is a Big Deal
For years, seed testing was done using phenotypic analysis. That is, we would look at the visible characteristics and...
Contra-Season Seed Quality is Good, but Future Challenges Loom
It goes without saying that it’s a seed analyst’s dream to escape winter and work in warmer climes for three months...
Why Our New Greenhouse Creates New Possibilities in Seed Testing
All of us at 20/20 Seed Labs are particularly excited about the 2022 season because it’s the first season where our...
Why Farmers and Industry Stand to Gain from Modernizing our Regulatory System
Canada has a robust seed scheme. On the world stage it has reputation for developing new varieties, delivering...
PCR Technology Benefits You in Many Ways, Not Just in COVID Testing
You’ve likely heard of PCR testing, as those three letters have been used a lot in the media in recent months with...
Seed Quality is Good, but Availability is Another Story
During harvest 2021, many of us were worried about seed quality. Make no mistake, the Prairie drought did affect seed...
Less Seed-borne Disease This Year, But Fusarium Is Still a Threat
This fall we are seeing less seed-borne disease in samples received by 20/20 Seed Labs in Nisku, Alta. Since August...
A Brief Guide to Seed Sampling
Fact: the most important part of seed testing happens before the seed is tested. Every seed test begins with a seed...
New Tests for Soybean Cyst Nematode are Crucial to Fighting This Pathogen
Low-temperature scanning electron micrograph of soybean cyst nematode and its egg, magnified 1,000 times. Photo:...
Seed Testing Critical to Ensuring Good Cereal Seed Performance in 2022
We’ve seen two phenomena play out in 2021 as far as weather goes: inadequate precipitation causing drought and...