Yield component analysis

Aside from its activity in connection with the seed multiplication, LABOSEM also offers tests on experimental harvests of seeds for consumption through, among other things, the determination of yield components.

The laboratory can perform various tests that provide insight into yield components :

  • ear count and threshing
  • determination of kernels per ear
  • thousand seed weight if fresh of dry grain
  • straw to dry grain ratio

This tests provide information that will allow you to understand :

  • the impact of a specific crop management strategy
  • the performance of a given variety

 

Loyal customers

Labosem regularly carries out this type of analysis for one of the main French institutes involved in cereal and other grass seed research. The lab also provide this services for various other key players such as R&D departments of seed companies and government related entities…