Seed Division |
Telephone:(334) 240-7140 |
Dept. of Agriculture & Industry |
FAX: (334) 240-7193 |
P. O. Box 336 |
|
1445 Federal Drive |
|
| Montgomery, AL 36109-0336 | |
Director: John L. Crayton, CSA |
Purity & Germination |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
|
Andrae McMillian, RST, CSA Andrae.McMillian@agi.alabama.gov |
Lab Manager | Purity & Germination |
Tina Arnold |
Seed Analyst |
|
|
Teresa Boggs Teresa.Boggs@agi.alabama.gov |
Seed Analyst | |
Aaron Cargle |
Laboratory Technician 3 |
|
|
Jahiallia Cook Jahiallia.Cook@agi.alabama.gov |
Senior Seed Analyst | |
| Charlie Mae Frazier | Secretary | |
Sharon Hattaway |
Senior Seed Analyst |
|
| David Higginbotham | Laborer | |
|
Vita Jackson Vita.Jackson@agi.alabama.gov |
Secretary | |
|
Amanda Lane Amy.Lane@agi.alabama.gov |
Seed Analyst | |
|
Howard Nowling Jeff.Nowling@agi.alabama.gov |
Senior Seed Analyst | |
|
Tests Performed: |
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| 5310 Bodenburg Spur Road |
Telephone: (907) 745-4469 |
|
Palmer, AK 99645-9706 |
FAX: (907) 746-1568 |
|
|
Email: Kathi.Vanzant@alaska.gov |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Kathi Van Zant |
Seed Anaylst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Tests Performed: |
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2422 W. Holly |
Telephone: (602)-744-4915 |
Phoenix , AZ 85009 |
FAX: (602) 253-2247 |
| Laboratory Manager: Dave Mills | Email: davem@sal.ah.state.az.us |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Meso Miovcic mmiovcic@azsal.gov |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Tests Performed: |
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Arkansas State Plant Board |
Telephone: (501) 225-1598 |
#1 Natural Resources Drive |
FAX: (501) 225-7213 |
Little Rock, AK 72205 |
|
| Director: Mary Smith, CSA (purity & germination) |
Email: Mary.Smith@aspb.ar.gov |
| Seed Laboratory Head:
Aaron Palmer, CSA (purity & germination) |
Email: Aaron.Palmer@aspb.ar.gov |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Gordon Baldridge |
Seed Analyst II |
Germination |
Brenda Bland |
Administrative Assistant |
|
Pamela Bingham |
Seed Analyst II |
|
Margaret Breard |
Seed Analyst III |
|
Sharla Christie |
Secretary II |
|
Deborah Hill |
Seed Analyst III |
Purity & Germination |
Minta James |
Seed Analyst III |
Purity & Germination |
Barbara Moore |
Seed Analyst III |
Purity & Germination |
| Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, Moisture, Accelerated Aging, Tetrazolium, Hypocotyl, Peroxidase, Phenol, Cool Test, Coleoptile, Fluorescence Test, Herbicide Resistance |
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Seed Laboratory |
Telephone: (916) 262-1100 |
Plant Pest Diagnostics Center |
FAX: (916) 262-1190 |
3294 Meadowview Road |
Department Web Page: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov |
| Sacramento, CA 95832-1448 | |
Laboratory
Supervisor/Senior Seed Botanist: |
Telephone: (916) 262-1137 Email: dmeyer@cdfa.ca.gov |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Dr. Riad Baalbaki
|
Senior Seed Botanist |
Germination |
Don Joley |
Senior Seed Botanist |
|
James
Effenberger, RST |
Senior Seed Botanist |
Germination & Purity |
|
Dr. Robert (Bob) Price
Telephone: (916) 262-1135 |
Associate Seed Botanist | |
|
Lucita (Luci) Kumagai
Telephone: (916) 262-0829 |
Senior Agricultural Biological Technician | |
Evelyn Ramos |
Senior Agricultural Biological Technician |
|
Connie Weiner |
Agricultural Biological Technician |
|
Tests Performed:
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Colorado State University |
Telephone: (970) 491-6406 |
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences |
FAX: (970) 491-1173 |
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1170 |
Manager Direct: (970) 491-4379 |
|
Laboratory Webpage http://seeds.colostate.edu |
|
Manager: Ethan Waltermire, CSA (germination) |
|
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
| Pam Bridgeman csl@lamar.colostate.edu |
Seed Lab Technician | |
| Irene Cardona, RST csl@lamar.colostate.edu |
Seed Analyst | Purity & Germination |
Sunny Hanley |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
Tests Performed: |
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123 Huntington Street, P. O. Box 1106 |
Telephone: (203) 974-8601 |
| New Haven, CT 06504-1106 | FAX: (203) 974-8502 |
| Lab Supervisor/Plant
Pathologist: Dr. Sharon M. Douglas |
Email: sharon.douglas@po.state.ct.us |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Mary K. Inman |
Technician |
|
Tests Performed: |
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Florida State Seed Laboratory |
Telephone: (850) 921-5908 |
3125 Conner Boulevard |
FAX: (850) 410-5342 |
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650 |
|
Biological Administrator: |
E-mail: suttonj@doacs.state.fl.us |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Gus Kelly, Jr.,
RST |
Biological Scientist I |
Purity & Germination |
Patti Jones |
Laboratory Technician II |
|
Mike Yawn,
RST |
Biological Scientist I |
Purity & Germination |
Tests Performed: |
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|
Atlanta Laboratory |
Telephone: (404) 656-5584 |
|
Room 536 Agriculture Building |
FAX: (404) 463-8568 |
|
19 M. L. King Jr. Drive, SW |
Georgia Dept. of Agriculture Web Page: http://www.agr.georgia.gov |
|
Laboratory
Manager: Aida Galarza, CSA (Purity & Germination), RST |
Laboratory Supervisor:
Lonnita Pritchett, CSA (Purity & Germination) |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Natasha Burt
Morris |
Seed Analyst II |
Purity & Germination |
Doretha Carter |
Germination Analyst |
|
| Mureja
Keraga Mureja.Keraga@agr.georgia.gov |
Seed Analyst I | |
Rose Roman |
Germination Analyst |
|
|
Tempy Sims |
Seed Analyst I | |
Arthur Tye |
Seed Analyst I |
|
Tests Performed:
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|
Georgia Dept. of Agriculture Seed Division |
|
|
Tifton Laboratory |
Telephone: (229) 386-3145 |
|
P.O. Box 1507 |
FAX: (229) 386-7227 |
|
3150 U.S. Hwy. 41 South |
Georgia Dept. of Agriculture Web Page: http://www.agr.state.ga.us |
|
Section
Director:
Aida
Galarza, CSA (Purity
& Germination),
RST |
Laboratory Supervisor:
Scott Hobby, CSA Germination & Purity Email: Scott.Hobby@agr.georgia.gov |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Reida Evans |
Germination Analyst |
|
Fannie J. English |
Germination Analyst |
Germination |
Ruthellen Johnson |
Seed Analyst II |
Germination & Purity |
Elizabeth Rizer |
Germination Analyst |
|
Caroline Smith |
Seed Analyst II |
Germination & Purity |
Dedria Smith |
Seed Analyst II |
Germination & Purity |
Glenna (Sis) Swisher |
Germination Analyst |
|
Tests Performed: |
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Hawaii Department of Agriculture |
Telephone: (808) 973-9538 |
1428 South King Street |
FAX: (808) 973-9540 |
| Honolulu, HI 96814 | |
| Chief Chemical/Mechanical Control Section: Becky Azama | becky.n.azama@hawaii.gov |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Derek Arakaki |
Noxious Weed Specialist |
|
| Ralden Chang ralden.j.chang@hawaii.gov |
Noxious Weed Specialist | |
Tests Performed: |
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2240 Kellogg Lane |
Telephone: (208) 332-8630 (Administration) |
Boise, ID 83712 |
FAX: (208) 334-3482 |
Telephone: (208) 332-8635 (Purity) |
|
| Telephone: (208) 332-8633 (Germination) | |
| Program Manager: Richard Killebrew | Email: rkillebrew@agri.idaho.gov |
| Technical Records Specialist:
Choice Rawson |
Email: crawson@agri.idaho.gov |
Staff |
Title |
Certification |
Stacy Bieberdorf |
C.S.A., Principal Analyst, Germination, Tetrazolium |
Purity & Germination |
Kathryn Sanders |
C.S.A., Senior Analyst, Germination, Tetrazolium |
Germination |
Dave Mitchell |
C.S.A.,Senior Analyst, Germination, Purity |
Germination |
Sharon Weber |
C.S.A., Principal Analyst, Purity |
Purity & Germination |
| Ken
Greger Email: kgreger@agri.idaho.gov |
C.S.A., Senior Analyst, Purity | Purity & Germination |
Chris Howard |
C.S.A., Senior Analyst, Purity |
Purity |
Tests Performed: |
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Seed Laboratory - Bureau of API |
Telephone: (217) 785-8487 |
801 Sangamon Ave. |
FAX: (217) 524-7801 |
P.O. Box 19281 |
Dept. of Agriculture Web Page: http://www.state.il.us/AGR |
Springfield, IL 62794-9281 |
|
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Tom Backs |
Seed Analyst I |
Germination |
Brenda Books |
Seed Analyst I |
Purity & Germination |
Carol Faires |
Seed Analyst II |
Purity & Germination |
Mike Simpson |
Seed Analyst I |
Purity & Germination |
Tests Performed: |
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Purdue University |
Telephone: (765) 494-1557 |
175 S. University St. |
FAX: (765) 496-3967 |
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1154 |
Web Page: www.isco.purdue.edu |
| Seed Administrator: Larry W. Nees | Email: neesl@purdue.edu |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Barbara Clark |
Seed Analyst |
Purity |
Laura Donaldson |
Seed Analyst |
Germination & Purity |
Minoo Faghihi |
Seed Analyst |
|
Jodi Small |
Seed Analyst |
|
Tests Performed: |
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109 Seed Science Center |
Telephone: (515) 294-6826 |
Ames, IA 50011-3228 |
FAX: (515) 294-8303 |
Laboratory Manager: |
Seed Center Web Page:
www.seeds.iastate.edu/seedtest
Email: seedlab@iastate.edu |
Staff |
Titles |
Accreditation |
Usha Arora, RST, CGT |
Purity |
CSA- Purity and Germination |
Bonnie Crippen |
Customer Care |
|
| John Ferrari | Germination | |
| Nancy Heideman | Germination | CSA- Germination |
| Christa Hoffman,CGT | Trait/AP | Immunoassay, HB, Electrophoresis |
| Liz Miller | Germination | CSA- Germination |
Bobbie Nordyke |
Purity, Germination |
CSA- Germination |
Kim North |
Germination |
CSA- Germination |
Ronna Jones-Peterson |
Germination |
CSA- Germination |
Connie Sandve |
Customer Care |
|
Lisa Shephard |
Seed Health |
|
Tests Performed: |
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Division of Regulatory Services |
Telephone: (859) 257-5656 |
103 Regulatory Services Bldg. |
FAX: (859) 257-7351 |
| Lexington, KY 40546-0275 | |
| Coordinator of Seed Testing:
Cindy Finneseth, CSA (germination & purity) |
Email: chfinn0@email.uky.edu |
Laboratory Supervisor: Tina Tillery, CSA (germination & purity) |
|
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Karen Nichol |
Staff Assistant |
|
|
Beth Nichol |
Research Analyst |
Germination |
|
Janice Zimmer |
Research Analyst |
Germination |
Kent Von Lanken,
RST |
Research Analyst |
Purity and Germination |
Nining Sutardjo |
Research Analyst |
Purity and Germination |
Tests Performed: |
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|
Kentucky State Seed Research Staff |
|
Department of Agronomy |
|
429 Plant Science Building |
|
1405 Veterans Dr. |
|
University of Kentucky |
|
| Seed Physiologist: Dr. Dennis Tekrony | Phone: (859) 257-5020 (ext. 80754) |
Research Technician: Marcy Rucker |
FAX: (859) 257-7874 |
5825 Florida Blvd. |
Telephone: (225) 925-4733 |
PO Box 3596 |
FAX: (225) 925-4124 |
Baton Rouge, LA 70806 |
|
Director of
Seed Programs: Eric Gates |
E-Mail: Eric_g@ldaf.state.la.us |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Lola Turner |
Purity Analyst |
Germination |
| Janet Frierson | Germination Analyst | Germination |
| Susan Jackson | Germination Analyst | Germination |
Valerie Spencer |
Purity Analyst |
|
Barbara Cronin |
Germination Analyst Supervisor |
Germination |
| Mark Moak | Germination Analyst | Germination |
Mark Spencer |
Purity Analyst |
|
Tests Performed: |
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Maryland Dept. of Agriculture |
Telephone: (410) 841-5960 |
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway |
FAX: (410) 841-5969 |
Annapolis, MD 21401 |
|
Chief: Lois Capshaw, CSA (purity & germination) |
Email: capshalt@mda.state.md.us |
|
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
|
Jennifer Crook |
Laboratory Manager |
Purity & Germination |
|
Donna Birdsong |
Secretary |
|
|
Pamela Randall Randalpj@mda.state.md.us |
Secretary | |
|
Carleeta Carter |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Stephen Hurst |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Kadawedduwa Kumara KumaraK@mda.state.md.us |
Seed Analyst | |
|
Kim McFarland MacFarKL@med.state.md.us |
Seed Analyst | |
|
Susan Wagner |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Nancy Wilkinson
|
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
Tests Performed: |
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Laboratory Division, Seed Section |
Telephone: (517) 337-5084 |
1615 S. Harrison Road |
FAX: (517) 337-5086 |
East Lansing, MI 48823 |
|
Laboratory Supervisor/State Seed Analyst: Steve McGuire, CSA (purity & germination) |
E-mail mcguires@michigan.gov |
|
Please note laboratory has closed due to budget cuts and is no longer a member of AOSA. |
| Laboratory Services Division MDA/MDH Lab Building |
Telephone: 651-201-6649 |
601 Robert Street North |
FAX: 651-201-6106 |
St. Paul, MN 55155-2531 |
|
Seed Laboratory
Supervisor: |
E-mail: mike.muggli@state.mn.us |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Harold Rifled |
Senior Analyst, Germination |
Purity & Germination |
Sarlyn Ziegler |
Senior Analyst, Purity |
Purity & Germination |
Debra Andazola |
Seed Analyst |
|
Royce Fuller |
Seed Analyst |
|
Tests Performed: |
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Laboratory Services Division, Regulatory Enforcement |
Telephone: (612) 296-6123 |
90 West Plato Blvd. |
|
St. Paul, MN 55107 |
|
Supervisor of Seed and Noxious Weed Section: Charles Dale |
|
Mississippi Dept. of Agriculture |
Telephone: (662) 325-3992 |
P O Box 5207 |
FAX: (662) 325-3833 |
Mississippi State, MS 39762 |
|
Director: Fabian Watts |
Email: Fabian@mdac.state.ms.us |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Tracy Gregory |
Administrative Assistant IV |
|
Nancy K. Collier |
Administrative Assistant V |
|
Candace Fulton |
Seed Analyst II |
|
Renee Pinnix |
Seed Analyst II |
|
| Holli Mitchell | Seed Analyst II | |
Michele Robertson |
Seed Analyst II |
|
Tests Performed: |
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Missouri Department of Agriculture |
Telephone: (573) 751-4340 |
1616 Missouri Blvd, Box 630 |
FAX: (573) 526-7777 |
Jefferson City, MO 65102 |
|
Bureau of Feed and Seed Supervisor: Tony Claxton |
|
|
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
|
Nevelyn Higgins |
Seed Analyst II |
Purity & Germ. |
|
David Hoskins |
Seed Analyst III |
Purity & Germ. |
|
Becky Lueckenotte
|
Senior Office Support Assistant |
|
Montana State University |
Telephone:
(406) 994-3252 (Laboratory) |
PO Box 173145 |
FAX: (406) 994-3786 |
| Bozeman, MT 59717-3145 | |
Laboratory Manager
(interim): |
E-mail: westfall@montana.edu |
|
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
| Bridget Westfall, RST | Seed Analyst | Germination & Purity |
|
Lucy Cooke |
Seed Analyst |
Germination & Purity |
|
Carli Lofing clofing@montana.edu |
Program Specialist | |
|
Kim Prosek foxycreek@hotmail.com |
Seed Analyst | Germ |
|
John Terry |
Seed Analyst |
Germination, Purity |
| Emby Davich | ||
| Judah Davich | ||
| Israel Davich | ||
Tests Performed: |
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Nebraska Dept. of Agriculture |
Telephone: (402) 472-8648 |
Lincoln, NE 68583 |
FAX: (402) 472-8652 |
Laboratory Manager/Seed Control
Official: |
Email: david.svik@nebraska.gov |
|
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Randy Crowl, RST |
Seed Analyst, Registered Seed Technologist |
Purity & Germination |
Chris Marisette |
Seed Analyst |
|
|
Donna Maul, RST
|
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Diane Brestel
|
Administrative Assistant |
|
Tests Performed: |
||
P.O. Box 11100 |
Telephone: (775) 688-1182 |
Reno, NV 89510 |
FAX: (775) 688-1178 |
Laboratory Analyst and Supervisor: Steve Marty |
|
Tests Performed: |
New Jersey Department of Agriculture |
Telephone: (609)292-5443 |
PO Box 330 |
FAX: (609) 292-4710 |
Trenton, NJ 08625 |
|
Supervisor, Bureau Seed Certification & Control: Floyd Yoder |
E-mail: agpfree@ag.state.nj.us |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Glenn W. Freeman |
Principal Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
Marcello Mangano |
Seed Analyst |
|
|
Tests Performed: |
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New Mexico State University |
Telephone: (575) 646-3407 |
PO Box 30005, MSC 3190 |
FAX: (575) 646-5977 |
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8005 |
|
State Seed Analyst: Michael Gill, CSA (Purity & Germination) |
Email: MGill@nmda.nmsu.edu |
| Kathleen Willey, CSA Email: kwilley@nmda.nmsu.edu |
Germination & Purity |
Tests Performed: |
|
Seed Testing Laboratory |
Telephone: (315) 787-2242 |
630 West North St. |
FAX: (315) 787-2320 |
Director: Kyle Arvin |
Email:
kwa3@nysaes.cornell.edu |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Kathleen Campo |
Seed Analyst |
Germination |
| Nancy Jensen nej1@nysaes.cornell.edu |
Seed Analyst | |
| Gail Knapton gck2@nyseas.cornell.edu |
Service Coordinator | |
Seed Research Leaders, Dept. of Horticultural Sciences |
||
Dr. Alan G. Taylor |
Professor, Seed Science |
Tel. (315)787-2243 |
Tests Performed: |
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Seed Section NCDA and Consumer Services |
Telephone: (919) 733-3930 |
PO Box 27647, 216 West Jones Street |
FAX: (919) 733-1041 |
Seed Administrator:
|
Email: eddie.martin@ncmail.net |
Seed
Laboratory Supervisor: |
Email: pat.stowe@ncmail.net |
Seed
Pathologist: |
Email: Kathryn.Imbriani@ncmail.net |
Lead Germination Analyst: Randy Balley |
Email: randy.balley@ncmail.net |
|
Lead Purity Analyst: John E. Hartland |
Email: john.hartland@ncmail.net |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Andre J. Austin |
Seed Analyst |
|
Roger B. Cross |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
Ronwood L. Harris |
Seed Analyst |
|
Nichole Gibson |
Seed Analyst |
|
Jason H.
Williams |
Seed Analyst |
|
Nichole Holland |
Seed Analyst |
|
Nathan Wilder |
Seed Analyst |
|
Chandrika Cooper |
Processing Assistant |
|
Dennis H. Forsyth |
Processing Assistant |
|
Tests Performed: |
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North Dakota Dept. of Agriculture |
Telephone: (701) 231-5400 |
University Station |
FAX: (701) 231-5401 |
Fargo, ND 58105 |
|
| Seed Laboratory Director: Mark P. Hafdahl, RST |
Email: mhafdahl@ndseed.ndsu.edu |
| Diagnostic Laboratory Director: Jeffrey Prischmann, RGT |
Email: jprischmann@ndseed.ndsu.edu |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Sharon Brandt,
RST |
Seed Analyst III |
Purity & Germination |
Cecelia Leverson |
Seed Analyst III |
Germination |
Jeanna Mueller |
Seed Analyst II |
|
Danilo Martinez-Rivera |
Seed Analyst II |
|
Tests Performed: |
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Grain, Feed, and Seed Section |
Telephone: 614-728-6410 |
8995 East Main Street |
FAX: 614-728-6412 |
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-3399 |
|
| Agriculture Inspection Manager:
Dave Simmons |
email: simmons@agri.ohio.us |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Denise Hatch |
Secretary |
|
Tests Performed: |
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Seed Laboratory, Laboratory Services Div. |
Telephone: (405) 522-5458 |
2800 N. Lincoln Blvd. |
FAX: (405) 522-1855 |
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4298 |
|
Laboratory Supervisor: Wade Krivanek |
|
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Laurie Mercer |
Administrative Assistant |
|
| Brenda Gilbert brenda.gilbert@oda.state.ok.us |
Seed Analyst | |
Margaret Phillips |
Seed Analyst |
|
Harris Casey |
Maintenance Technician |
|
Tests Performed: |
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OSU Seed Laboratory |
Telephone: (541) 737-4464 |
|
Oregon State University |
FAX: (541) 737-2126 |
Corvallis, OR 97331-3801 |
|
| E-mail: seedlab@oscs.oregonstate.edu | |
| Manager: Dr. Adriel Garay, PhD | E-mail: Adriel.Garay@oregonstate.edu |
|
Purity Unit Supervisor: Sherry Hanning, CSA (Purity) |
Email: sherry.hanning@oregonstate.edu |
|
Viability Unit Supervisor: Dr. Sabry Elias, PhD, CSA (Germination) |
Email: sabry.elias@oregonstate.edu |
| Office Manager: Linda Toynton | |
|
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
|
Hortencia Borrero |
Seed Analyst- entry level |
|
|
Amy Carrick |
Office Specialist |
|
|
Jonas Cartwright |
Seed Analyst I |
|
|
Kimberly Diamond-Schwahn |
Seed Analyst I |
|
|
Gary Girdler |
Seed Analyst I |
|
|
Denise Goughnour |
Seed Analyst II |
|
|
Mary Grey |
Seed Analyst II |
|
|
Isabel Hayes |
Seed Analyst II |
|
|
Josefa Herman |
Seed Analyst II |
|
Cindy House |
Seed Analyst I |
|
|
Jodi Keeling |
Office Specialist I |
|
|
Kathleen Korn |
Seed Analyst II |
Purity |
|
Pamela Moore |
Office Specialist II |
|
|
Heather Nott, M.S. |
Seed Analyst I |
Purity |
|
John Richards, B.S. |
Seed Analyst II |
Purity & Germination |
|
Claudia Regier |
Seed Analyst I |
|
|
Richard Triplett |
Seed Analyst II |
Purity |
|
Scott Weston |
Seed Analyst I |
|
|
Ben Withrow |
Seed Analyst I |
|
|
Laura Youravish |
Seed Analyst I |
|
Tests Performed: |
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2301 N. Cameron Street |
Telephone: (717) 787-5609 |
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408 |
FAX: (717) 705-6518 |
Seed Program Supervisor: |
Email: cboettinge@state.pa.us |
Seed
Laboratory Manager: |
Email:jzook@state.pa.us |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Vicki Morelli |
Seed Analyst |
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Arlene K. Taylor
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Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
Tests Performed: |
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1101 Williams Street, P.O. Box 11280 |
Telephone: (803) 737-9700 |
Columbia, SC 29211 |
FAX: (803) 737-9703 |
Chief Seed Analyst: |
Telephone: 803-737-9710 |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
| Robin Plexico Rplexico@scda.sc.gov |
Seed Lab Supervisor | |
Robin Lambert |
Seed Analyst |
|
Sally Neuhierl |
Seed Analyst |
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| Kelly Reed Kellyr@scda.sc.gov |
Seed Analyst | |
Renee Weber |
Seed Analyst |
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Tests Performed: |
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Seed Testing Laboratory |
Telephone: (605) 688-4589 |
Box 2207-A, Ag Hall 240 |
FAX: (605) 688-4013 |
Brookings, SD 57007 |
E-mail: sdsu.seedlab1@sdstate.edu |
Director: Brent Turnipseed, PhD, RST |
E-mail: brent.turnipseed@sdstate.edu |
Staff |
Title/Accreditation |
Ronny Parmely, RST ronny.parmely@sdstate.edu |
Assistant Manager/RST |
Dennis Ruhlman dennis.ruhlman@sdstate.edu |
Germination Supervisor/Germination |
Sharon Clasen sharon.clasen@sdstate.edu |
Secretary |
Mary Thompson mary.thompson@sdstate.edu |
Variety ID/Verification Supervisor |
Floyd Wiesner |
Part-time Purity Analyst |
Tests Performed: |
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Texas Department of Agriculture |
Telephone: (512) 463-7607 |
PO Box 12847 |
FAX: (888) 215-4746 |
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Austin, TX 78711 |
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Regulatory Branch Chief: Ed Price |
E-mail: ed.price@tda.state.tx.us |
Giddings Seed Laboratory |
Telephone: (979) 542-3691 |
PO Box 629 |
FAX: (888) 205-8417 |
Giddings, TX 78942 |
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Laboratory Coordinator: |
E-mail: jeff.claxton@tda.state.tx.us |
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Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
|
Steve Goehring |
Seed Analyst |
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|
Mary Frances Arriaga |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Lois Govan |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Judy Keaghey |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Ever Jean James |
Seed Analyst |
Germination |
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Alberta Wright |
Administrative Technician |
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|
Lori Dallmeyer |
Seed Analyst |
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Lubbock Seed Laboratory |
Telephone: (806) 799-0017 |
4502 Englewood Ave. |
FAX: (806) 215-4744 |
Lubbock, TX 79414 |
|
Laboratory Coordinator: |
|
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
|
Patricia Lynch |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Jack Harper |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Cecelia Garnenez |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Brent Winfrey |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Casey Summers |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Billy Barron |
Seed Analyst |
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|
John Thomas |
Seed Analyst |
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|
Elizabeth Wesley Spears |
Administrative Technician |
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Rebecca England-Brittrn rebecca.england@tda.state.tx.us |
Seed Analyst | |
|
Lance Epperson |
Seed Technician |
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Stephenville Seed Laboratory |
Telephone: (254) 965-5097 |
241 East McNeill |
FAX: (888) 215-2808 |
Stephenville, TX 76401 |
Contact Person: |
Laboratory Coordinator:
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Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
|
Michael Tallant |
Seed Analyst |
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Dawn Pawelek |
Seed Analyst |
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Warren Poulsen |
Seed Analyst |
|
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Staci Murphy |
Seed Analyst |
|
|
Tommie Tate |
Administrative Technician |
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Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exams, Cold Tests, TZ, Accelerated Aging, Cool-warm index on cotton, Copper Sulfate, Moisture, Red Rice Test, Fescue Endophyte Test |
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State Seed Laboratory |
Telephone: (801) 538-7182 |
350 North Redwood Road |
FAX: (801) 538-7189 |
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Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6500 |
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Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Stanley T. Akagi
|
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
Terry S. Freeman |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
Liza
Hipolito |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
Rhonda Overman |
Secretary | |
|
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, TZ, Cut Test, Embryo Analysis (Loose Smut), Seed Counts, Moisture, Identification.
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Virginia Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services |
Telephone: (804) 786-8795 |
|
600 N. Fifth St. Rm. 232 |
FAX: (804) 371-7790 |
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Richmond, VA 23219 |
|
|
Laboratory Manager: |
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Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
|
Arrington, Sarah sarah.arrington@vdacs.virginia.gov |
Seed Analyst Senior | Germination & Purity |
| Bradshaw, Jerry | Seed Analyst | |
|
Gebremichael, Abaynesh D. abaynesh.gebremichael@vdacs.virginia.gov |
Seed Analyst Senior |
Germination & Purity |
Jones, Alma alma.jones@vdacs.virginia.gov |
Seed Analyst Senior |
Germination & Purity |
| Leonard, Colleen | Seed Analyst | |
|
Palmer, David D. dave.palmer@vdacs.virginia.gov |
Seed Analyst Senior |
Germination & Purity |
|
Roberts, Pamela S. pamela.roberts@vdacs.virginia.gov |
Germination Testing Coordinator |
Germination & Purity |
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Saur, Dana C. dana.saur@vdacs.virginia.gov |
Special Testing Coordinator |
|
|
Smith, W. Carter wcarter.smith@vdacs.virginia.gov |
Purity Testing Coordinator |
Germination & Purity |
|
Thornton, Shanne shanne.thornton@vdacs.state.gov |
Seed Analyst | Purity |
|
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, TZ, Phenol for variety, Peroxidase testing, Electrophoresis, GMO testing, Seed Count, Visual & field growout variety testing
|
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Washington Dept. of Ag. |
Telephone: (509) 249-6950 |
21 N 1st Avenue, #203 |
FAX: (509) 454-4395 |
Yakima, WA 98902 |
|
| Program Manager: Fawad S. Shah, Ph.D |
Email:
fshah@agr.wa.gov Telephone: 509-249-6950 |
Seed Program Operations Manager: |
Email:
vshaul@agr.wa.gov |
|
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
|
Jones, Nancy
njones@agr.wa.gov |
Seed Laboratory Supervisor |
Purity & Germination |
| Benfiet, Amy abenfiet@.agr.wa.gov | Seed Analyst II |
Purity & Germination CSA and RST |
|
Cox, Terri tcox@agr.wa.gov |
Seed Analyst III |
Purity & Germination |
|
Davis, Cindy cdavis@agr.wa.gov |
Seed Analyst IV |
Purity & Germination |
|
Norvell, Christy cnorvell@agr.wa.gov |
Seed Analyst III |
Purity & Germination |
|
Rainey, Linda Lrainey@agr.wa.gov |
Seed Analyst II |
Purity & Germination |
|
Triggs, Maryanne mtriggs@agr.wa.gov |
Seed Analyst III |
Purity & Germination |
|
Valles,
Monica |
Laboratory Analyst I |
|
|
Tests Performed: Purity, Noxious Exam, ASN, UGS, Phytosanitary Exams, Fluorescence Testing, Ammonia Tests, Sod Quality, Quarantines, Quality Timothy Seed Certification, Seed counts, Germination, TZ, Cold Test, Moisture Testing Purity, Germination, Noxious Exam, TZ, Cold Test, Phytosanitary Exams, Moisture Testing. |
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Regulatory Protection Division |
Telephone: (304) 558-2208 |
1900 Kanawha Blvd, East |
FAX: (304) 558-3594 |
Charleston, WV 25305-0177 |
|
Director: Herma Johnson |
Email: hjohnson@ag.state.wv.us |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Joyce Cochran |
Product Registration Specialist |
|
Marjorie D. McCutcheon |
Seed Analyst |
|
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Tests Performed: |
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Wyoming Seed Analysis Lab |
Telephone: (307) 754-4750 |
749 Road 9 |
FAX: (307) 754-4932 |
Powell, WY 82435 |
|
Director: Gil Waibel, RST |
Email: gwaibel@uwyo.edu |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Denny Hall, RST rdhall@uwyo.edu |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Tests Performed: |
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Official US Federal Laboratories
|
USDA-ARS-National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation (NCGRP) |
|
1111 South Mason Street |
Telephone: (970) 495-3200 |
Fort Collins, CO 80521-4500 |
FAX: (970) 221-1427 |
| Supervisory Plant Physiologist: David Ellis | Email: david.ellis@ars.usda.gov |
| Secretary: Andra Cox | Email: Andra.cox@ars.usda.gov |
|
Plant Genetics Resource Preservation Program |
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Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
|
|
Barbara Ambruzs |
Bio Science Lab Technician |
|
|
|
Michael Bricker |
Bio Science Lab Technician |
Purity & Germination |
|
|
James Bruce |
Bio Science Lab Technician |
Purity &Germination |
|
|
Irene Cardona |
Bio Science Lab Technician |
Purity & Germination |
|
|
Patricia Conine |
Supvsr., Bio Sci Lab Tech |
Germination |
|
|
Joseph Duchene |
Computer Specialist |
|
|
|
Dr. David Ellis |
Curator/Plant Physiologist |
|
|
|
Gregory Holman |
Bio Science Lab Technician |
|
|
|
Victoria Hernandez |
Bio Science La Technician |
|
|
| Maria Jenderek | Plant Physiologist | maria.jenderek@ars.usda.gov | |
|
Jolene Kershaw |
Bio Science Lab Technician |
|
|
|
Andrea Lawrence |
Computer Specialist |
|
|
|
Annette Miller |
Bio Science Lab Technician |
Purity & Germination |
|
|
Dennis Moss |
Bio Science Lab Technician |
Germination |
|
|
Diane Skogerboe |
Bioscience Lab Tech |
|
|
|
Elise Staats |
Bio Science Lab Technician |
|
|
|
William Prange |
Bio Science Lab Technician |
Germination |
|
|
Cheryl Walter |
Bio Science Lab Technician |
Purity & Germination |
|
|
Tests Performed: Germination, Moisture, TZ, Vigor Tests on approximately 2,000 different species |
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| Plant Germplasm Preservation Research Unit | ||
|
Staff |
Title |
|
|
Jennifer Kendall |
Lab Secretary |
|
|
Jennifer Crane |
Plant Physiologist |
|
|
Adam Henk |
Bio Science Lab Technician |
|
|
Lisa Hill |
Bio Science Lab Technician |
|
|
Pat Reeves |
Bio Science Lab Technician |
|
|
Christopher Richards |
Population Geneticist |
|
|
Gayle Volk |
Plant Physiologist |
|
|
John Waddell |
Biological Sci Lab Technician |
|
|
Christina W. Walters |
Research Leader/Plant Physiologst |
|
|
Lana Wheeler Biological |
Biological Sci Lab Technician |
|
|
Tests Performed: Seed Longevity, Deterioration, Rescue, including orthodox and recalcitrant seeds; Seed Image Analysis; Non-Seed Preservation Research |
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3800 South 20th Street |
Telephone: (785) 539-8761 |
Manhattan, KS 66502 |
FAX: 785) 539-2034 |
Staff |
Title |
|
Richard L Wynia |
Center Manager |
|
John M. Row |
Assistant Manager |
USDA Forest Service |
Telephone: (478) 751-3551 |
5675 Riggins Mill Rd. |
FAX: (478) 751-4135 |
Dry Branch, GA 31020-9696 |
|
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Robert P.
Karrfalt |
Laboratory Director |
|
Jill R. Barbour |
Forester |
|
Becky Loth |
Program Assistant |
|
Victor Vankus |
Botanist |
|
|
Tests Performed: Germination, Purity, Seed Weight, Moisture Content, TZ, Excised Embryo, and X-ray |
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|
Shrub Sciences Laboratory |
Telephone: (801) 356-5100 |
|
Provo, UT 84606 |
FAX: (801) 375-6968 |
|
Stanley G. Kitchen |
Botanist |
|
Susan E. Meyer |
Ecologist |
Building 580, BARC-East |
Telephone: (301) 504-8605 Ext. #254 |
Beltsville, MD 20705 |
FAX: (301) 504-8539 |
| Botanist Specialist-In-Charge: Rodney W. Young | Email: rodney.w.young@aphis.usda.gov |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
David F. Bitzel david.f.bitzel@aphis.usda.gov |
Botanist |
Germination & Purity |
|
Tests Performed: Noxious weed seed examinations for import provisions of the Federal Seed Act, Identification of propagules intercepted at ports of entry. |
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L&S Program, AMS-USDA, Testing Section |
Telephone: (704) 810-8870 |
801 Summit Crossing Place, Suite C |
FAX: (704) 852-4189 |
Gastonia, North Carolina 28054 |
Web Page: http://www.ams.usda.gov/Seed |
| Branch Chief: Dr. Richard C. Payne | Email: richard.payne2@usda.gov |
| Assistant Branch Chief/Lab Supervisor:
Susan Maxon, CSA Purity & Germination |
Email: susan.maxon@usda.gov |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Ernest Allen |
Botanist |
Purity & Germination |
Charlene Burton |
Botanist |
Purity & Germination |
Carolyn Camidge |
Office Automation Clerk |
|
Sandy Dawson |
Botanist |
Purity & Germination |
Todd Erickson |
Botanist |
Purity & Germination |
Susan Haney |
Lab Secretary |
|
Pattsy Jackson |
Botanist |
Purity & Germination |
Mike Lovelace |
Agronomist |
|
Winston Robinson |
Office Automation Clerk |
|
Karen Sussman |
Branch Secretary |
|
Anitra
Walker |
Lab Technician |
Germination |
Sandra Walker |
Plant Pathologist |
|
|
Yujia
Wu |
Plant Physiologist |
|
|
Tests Performed: Purity, Germination, Noxious Weed Exam, Pathological Tests, Cold Test, TZ, Accelerated Aging, Electrophoresis, and other variety tests including field tests by ISTA Rules. |
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Iowa State University |
Telephone: 515.294.3255 |
| G-212 Agronomy | FAX: 515.294.4880 |
Ames, IA 50011-1170 |
Email: swinter@iastate.edu |
Canadian Official Laboratories
|
CFIA Ontario Plant Laboratories - Ottawa Laboratory Fallowfield |
|
3851 Fallowfield Rd |
Telephone: (613) 228-6698 |
Ottawa, ON CANADA K2H 8P9 |
FAX: (613) 228-6669 |
Director: |
Email: devernol@inspection.gc.ca |
Lab contact: |
Email: dollardc@inspection.gc.ca |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Lambert Beaubien |
Field Tech |
|
| Stephan Brière brieresc@inspection.gc.gov |
Head, Phytopathology | |
| Wendy Carnegie carnegiew@inspection.gc.gov |
Head, Seed Science | |
| Marie-José Côté,
PhD. cotemj@inspection.gc.gov |
Research Scientist | |
| Cheryl Dollard dollardc@inspection.gc.ca |
Head, Genotyping/Botany | |
| Monique Girouard girouardmo@inspection.gc.gov |
Seed Bourne Disease Technician | |
Shawn Kavanagh |
Cultivar Technician |
|
Mary Jane Kelly |
Variety Testing Technician |
|
| Lysane Maynard maynardl@inspection.gc.ca |
Molecular Biology Technician | |
Jim Wilson |
Field Tech |
|
|
Tests Performed: |
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|
CFIA Saskatoon Laboratory, Seed Science & Technology Section |
|
|
301-421 Downey Rd. |
Telephone: (306) 975-5832 |
|
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
FAX: (306) 975-6450 |
|
Janine Maruschak |
Section Head |
|
Dr. Steve Jones |
Chief, Seed Purity and Germination |
Email: Steve.jones@inspection.gc.ca |
|
Brenda Baergen |
National Seed Herbarium Biologist |
|
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
| Leanne Duncan | Invasive Alien Species Biologist | Purity & Germination |
| Dr. Maria Matus-Cadiz | Biologist, Research & Development | |
| Joanne Hinke | Quality, Accreditation & Project Specialist | Purity & Germination |
|
Brenda Baergen |
Laboratory Supervisor – Germination |
Purity & Germination |
|
Susan Putz |
Laboratory Supervisor – Purity |
Purity & Germination |
| Jenny Koehnlein | A/Seed Analyst Trainer | Purity & Germination |
| Jennifer Neudorf | Technologist, National Seed Herbarium & Special Projects | |
| Janet Holick |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
| Jo Ann Hornsmith |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
| Hilbert Macadaes |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Rosemary Neufeld |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Chelsea Schettler |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Karen Zoller |
Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germination |
|
Tanya Neudorf |
Laboratory Technician |
|
| Maria Cumming | Laboratory Assistant – Seed Analysis | |
| Bobbie-Jo Knorr | Laboratory Assistant – Seed Analysis | Germination |
| Marge Kowalchuk | Laboratory Assistant – Seed Analysis | Germination |
|
Nicole Wurm |
Laboratory Assistant – Seed Analysis |
Germination |
| Janessa Emerson | Seed Analyst Trainee | |
| Sharon Leung | Seed Analyst Trainee | |
| Michelle Valleau | Seed Analyst Trainee | |
|
Lindsay Wunsch |
Seed Analyst Trainee |
Dr. Udai Ram Bishnoi |
Dr. Marc Cohn |
Mr. Eric
Fabrizius |
Alan Galbreth |
Dr. Allen Knapp |
Dr. Dennis Thompson |
Laboratorio Official de Analisis de Semillos |
Telephone: 562-696-2996 |
Cosilla 4088, Correo Central |
FAX: 562-697-2179 |
Santiago, CHILE |
|
| Seed Lab Manager: Patricia Espinosa Sepulveda |
Staff |
Title |
Accreditation |
Raquel Azua |
Agr. Tecnician - Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germ. |
Regina Gonzalez |
Agr. Tecnician - Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germ. |
Cristian Gutierrez |
Agr. Tecnician - Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germ. |
Helia Plama |
Agr. Tecnician - Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germ. |
Bernarda Ramirez |
Agr. Tecnician - Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germ. |
Luis Riveros |
Ing. Agr. - Purity Manager |
Purity |
Luz Maria Rojas |
Agr. Tecnician - Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germ. |
Laura Salazar |
Agr. Tecnician - Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germ. |
Rosa Villalobos |
Agr. Tecnician - Seed Analyst |
Purity & Germ. |
Tests Performed: |
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Doris
Baxter |
Ellen Chirco |
|
|
Dr.
Larry Copeland |
Haniford
Day |
Wendell Ditmer |
|
Gail
Fenderson |
Dwight
Forsyth |
Dr. Wayne Guerke |
Don
Grabe |
Ralph
Hoffman |
Louise
Jensen |
James
Lair |
Dr. Arnold
Larsen Colorado |
Milton
Meadows Florida |
William
Rice |
Malcolm
Sarna |
Jane
Skinner Louisiana |
Wayne
Still |
E.W. Sundermeyer Missouri |
|
| Dennis TeKrony Kentucky |
Vivian
Toole |
Thomas
Umstattd |