SOCR 410 - Seed Processes: Storage and Deterioration

Prerequisite

BZ 104 (Basic Concepts of Plant Life) or BZ 105 (Basic Concepts of Plant Life Laboratory) or BZ 120 (Principles of Plant Biology).

Description

Environmental conditions and management factors influencing storage and deterioration of seeds, including physiological and biochemical changes.

This course has online exams that require a proctor. A Proctor Agreement Form will be required. ProctorU is not available for this course.

This course can be applied towards:

• Seed Technology Education Certificate

Important Information

"Principles and Practices of Seed Storage" (1978) - USDA Agriculture Handbook #506, is available free of charge from the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences. Contact Karen Allison by phone at (970) 491-6295 or by email at Karen.Allison@colostate.edu.

Textbooks and Materials

Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.

Required

• Principles and Practices of Seed Storage (1978)
  USDA Agriculture Handbook #506
  Not available at the CSU Bookstore
• Principles of Seed Science and Technology, 4th Ed. (2001)
  Copeland and McDonald
  ISBN: 978-0792373223
• SOCR 410 Study Guide (2009)
  Dr. Loren Wiesner

Instructors

Loren Wiesner
(970) 587-8776
lwiesner@lamar.colostate.edu

Loren E. Wiesner earned his Ph.D. from Oregon State University in 1971. Since that time, he has conducted research in seed physiology on cereals and forage legumes and grasses, developed techniques for establishment of dormant species, and studied the effects of environment on seed dormancy, and the relationship of seed vigor to field establishment of grasses.

Dr. Wiesner has taught courses in seed production and conditioning, and forage crops and seed physiology at Montana State University. He has authored and co-authored more than 67 publications . He has also served as editor of the Journal of Seed Technology and technical editor for Crop Science.