About the Seed Science Center
The Seed
Science Center at Iowa State University provides a focus for
teaching, research, and extension programs on seeds in the College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences at Iowa State University.
For over 100 years, Iowa State University has provided
accurate, professional seed testing services to the seed industry. The
Seed Testing Laboratory annually performs tests on tens of thousands of
seed samples, making it one of the world's largest seed testing programs.
The Seed Testing Laboratory tests corn, soybeans, and more than 300 other
species of seeds.
The Seed Science Center Mission
The mission of the Seed Science Center at Iowa State University
is to improve production, quality assurance, marketing, utilization, and
regulatory environment of seed through research, testing, teaching, outreach,
and international programs.
The Seed Science Center Vision
The Seed Science Center at Iowa State University will be the global center
of excellence in seed science, seed technology, and seed systems.
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