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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | Seed guarantees |
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| Section: | Questions and answers
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| Source: | The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section. Vol. 13, No. 4, August 1933, p. 119. |
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| Publishing Information: | Washington, DC: USGA Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "Our sample of South German mixed bent seed which you reported showed a purity of 80 per cent and a germination of 67½ per cent was from a lot which the seller guaranteed to be 90 per cent pure and to germinate 90 per cent. Do you consider that under the circumstances the seller could be asked to redeem this seed?" |
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| Source of Question: | Ohio |
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| Answer/Response: | "It would seem that the seller of the seed in question simply guessed at its purity and germination, as it is extremely exceptional when the percentages of purity and germination of mixed bent seed are equal and when either purity or germination is 90. The average purity of lots of mixed bent seed is about 80 per cent, but a germination of 67½ per cent is somewhat low. On the whole, your sample is not much below the average. It does not contain much redtop. If a sample of German mixed bent seed should contain more than a small percentage of redtop, the redtop would be considered an impurity. It is a poor practice for companies to guess at the purity and germination of seed in making a guarantee, and we believe the company from which you purchased the seed would be willing to make an adjustment. Companies should either have their seed analyzed or else not make a point of high purity and germination of the seed. Your dealer, by guaranteeing 90 per cent purity and 90 per cent germination, is indicating that the seed is of very high quality, whereas it is found to be only ordinary." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Purchasing; Seed germination; Seed purity; Seed testing; South German Mixed Bentgrass
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
USGA Green Section. 1933. Seed guarantees. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 13(4):p. 119. |
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