Having operated continuously since its foundation in 1909 as an Official Laboratory in a state that produces a broad range of species, the OSU Seed Lab has become a one-stop seed testing Lab for a rich diversity of species and tests for Certified, Non-Certified, and ISTA customers. We use cutting-edge equipment and methods for every test. Most of our samples are from within Oregon, but we receive many samples from other states and overseas.
| Purity | Purity & Noxious Weed |
| Undesirable Grass Seed | |
| Oregon Sod Quality | |
| Crop and Weed | |
| Soil | |
| Pest and Disease | |
| Orbanche | |
| Ergot | |
| Customized Noxious Weed | |
| Super purity searches | |
| Soil seed bank | |
| Weights and seed counts | |
| Seed images | |
| Viability | Germination |
| Fluorescence | |
| Tetrazolium | |
| Vigor | Cold |
| Accelerated aging | |
| Conductivity | |
| Speed of germination | |
| Genetic Traits and Varietal Identification | Ploidy by cytometry |
| Phenol test | |
| Clearfield wheat bioassay | |
| Ammonia fluorescence | |
| Fluorescence grow-out | |
| Varietal fluorescence level (VFL) | |
| Grow-out of other species | |
| Sodium hydroxide test for wheat (NaOH) | |
| Pathology tests | Blackleg |
| Endophyte | |
| Mosaic virus | |
| Other tests | Moisture content |
| Oil and protein | |
| Mechanical damage | |
| Thermogradient germination | |
| Customize testing based on your situation and seed | |
| Research and development |
Click here to learn how to submit your Non-certified/commercial or ISTA Blue samples.
Click here for ISTA Orange lot testing information.
Click here for Oregon Seed Certified customers.