Focus: Responding to the growing interest, Oregon State University is offering a number of courses in the agricultural sciences. 

Who: Clients can be any person interested in seeds, anywhere in the world. The courses can be taken for college credit or for certificate of completion. 

Courses:

Seed Science and Technology CSS 420/520 (3 credit, web course to be offered in winter and spring term each year). Course Objectives: to provide basic understanding of:

  • Various morphological and physiological changes occurring in seed during: a) formation and development, b) germination and maturation, c) dormancy, and d) deterioration.
  • Seed quality, including evaluation of seed viability, vigor, genetic and physical purity, and the relationship between laboratory tests and field performance.
  • Seed processing techniques including drying, storability, seed moisture relations, seed certification systems, and seed marketing.


Seed Quality Management
To be offered on a need-opportunity basis