Seed Quality and Cold Germ Testing
b'In this episode of the Indiana Pioneer Agronomy podcast, hosts Carl Joern and Brian Shrader address questions on cold germ testing and overall seed quality. Joining the pair is Eric Thorson, North America Corn Quality Lead for Pioneer. The trio also discuss the importance of stress tests. The Pioneer Stress Test (PST) is a proprietary vigor test used on all Pioneer\\xae brand corn products. The PST imposes extreme imbibitional chilling and anaerobic stresses, beyond that of the saturated cold test.'