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3.2 Dry <strong>seed</strong><br />
inspection using a<br />
magnifying lens.<br />
3.3 Dry <strong>seed</strong><br />
inspection using a<br />
stereobinocular<br />
microscope.<br />
Data from the tests should be recorded<br />
on appropriate recording<br />
sheets and signed by the responsible<br />
analyst. The names <strong>of</strong> fungi<br />
should be recorded according to the<br />
state they are found during <strong>testing</strong>.<br />
If conidia are found, the conidial<br />
epithet is recorded; if the perfect<br />
stage is detected, the perfect stage<br />
epithet is recorded; if both are<br />
present, both epithets are recorded.<br />
For uniformity in recording, the<br />
currently accepted epithet should<br />
be used. (See Appendix 1 for sample<br />
recording sheets for dry <strong>seed</strong><br />
inspection, washing test, blotter and<br />
agar plate tests, and for<br />
Aphelenchoides besseyi.).<br />
Table 3.2. Methods and equipment used in <strong>rice</strong> <strong>seed</strong> <strong>health</strong> <strong>testing</strong>.<br />
Method<br />
Direct method<br />
For sclerotia,<br />
smut, malformed<br />
and moldy <strong>seed</strong>s<br />
Tilletia barclayana<br />
contamination<br />
Washing test<br />
Aphelenchoides<br />
besseyi sedimentation<br />
test<br />
Indirect method<br />
Blotter test<br />
Agar test for<br />
fungi and<br />
bacteria<br />
Test tube agar<br />
growing-on test<br />
Inoculation<br />
Other methods<br />
Serological<br />
test<br />
Preparation<br />
procedures<br />
Shake by hand<br />
or use automatic<br />
shaker; then<br />
centrifuge at low<br />
speed<br />
Use modified<br />
Baermann funnel<br />
In NUV incubation<br />
21 °C, with timer<br />
12 h NUV light/<br />
12 h darkness<br />
Seed surface<br />
sterilization in<br />
table top<br />
incubators (28 °C)<br />
In growth chamber + b<br />
(28 °C) 12 h light/<br />
day or on laboratory<br />
table top<br />
near window<br />
In growth chamber +<br />
(28 °C) 12 h light<br />
or in glasshouse<br />
As required<br />
Detection/identificatlon tools<br />
Hand Stereobinocular Compound Others<br />
lens microscope microscope<br />
+<br />
+ +<br />
+ +<br />
+ Haemocytometer<br />
Tally counter<br />
+ + Tally counter<br />
+ + Freezer for deep<br />
+ a + a freezing method<br />
Laminar flow<br />
cabinet<br />
Sterile sand/<br />
soil, light<br />
a To verify spores. b To magnify developing lesions. Equipment 15