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Seed certification is a program to maintain and make available to the public high-quality seeds and propagating materials of genetically distinct crop varieties. Under this program, certified seed is produced by outstanding farmers and seed producers using careful quality control, pedigreed planting stock, field inspections during the growing season, and seed inspections following harvest. Certification is an officially recognized method for maintaining varietal identity of seed on the open market. Consequently, it has become especially important for field crops (except hybrid corn) because most varieties of field crops traditionally have been publicly released and their seed sold on the open market. It is of lesser importance for other kinds of crops, whose varieties are frequently privately released and seed production controlled by private companies.
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Copeland, L.O., McDonald, M.B. (1999). Seed Certification. In: Principles of Seed Science and Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1783-2_12
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