Welcome to the OSU Seed Lab

We test not only certified, but also non-certified, and ISTA seed samples!

The Oregon State University Seed Laboratory is the official seed testing laboratory of the State of Oregon, is a member of AOSA, recognized by CFIA and is accredited by ISTA. As part of a leading university in Agricultural Science, we focus on testing services for customers, and also have a strong capacity to contribute in research and education in our field of expertise. Our customers range from local and national to international. As a customer focused lab, operating in a world of changing needs and opportunities, we innovate constantly to provide high quality service. We hope the information we present will explain how we may be able to help you succeed in your business.

Seed Testing

We provide AOSA and ISTA testing for a wide range of crops and tests including purity, germination, tetrazolium, moisture content, ploidy by cytometry, endophyte, growout and many other customized tests. 

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Research and Education

We are actively engaged in seed testing research and can perform specialized testing to meet many other research needs. We continue to develop research to help our customers by developing informative industry needed tests including researching ways to shorten testing time to better serve the customers. We share information we learn through education, including individual instruction, workshops and publications. We can offer specialized or general training to a wide variety of audiences including seed analysts, seed cleaners and other research and industry needs.

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Commitment to Quality

As an accredited lab, we improve our quality management system continuously to respond to the needs of a changing global seed world, carry out research to develop better testing methods and offer electronic seed test Reports of Analysis to provide customers imediate access from anywhere in the world.