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CSAAC Breaking Dormancy March 2015 Page 1 of 14
March 2015
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Seed of the Month will be concentrating the next few months on Invasive Species of Canada.
March Seed of the Month
February Seed of the Month
Microstegium vimineum (Trin) A. Camus Japanese Stiltgrass Poaceae
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Microstegium vimineum (Trin) A. Camus Japanese Stiltgrass Poaceae
Japanese stiltgrass is an invasive plant found in a variety of habitats, including forests, wetlands and
disturbed areas. This plant's prolific seed production and rapid growth helps it dominate entire habitats,
edging out native vegetation. As it spreads, Japanese stiltgrass displaces nesting sites for birds and other
wildlife. Economically, Japanese stiltgrass may also cost producers due to control costs and productivity
losses. Japanese stiltgrass has not been found in Canada. Native to Asia, this plant has been introduced
into the United States and is found in Ohio, Pennsylvania and along the US Atlantic coast.
Japanese stiltgrass is an annual grass that sprawls across the floors of disturbed areas, forests and
wetlands, as it prefers lower light. Stems can grow up to 1 m tall and have many branches. Leaf blades
are thin, pale green and tapered at both ends. In late summer, slender flower spikes are found at the end
of the stems. Plants develop a slightly purplish colour in autumn.
Japanese stiltgrass spreads when its seeds attach to clothing or animal fur. Seeds can also be found on
muddy tires and footwear. Bird seed, soil, nursery stock and hay can be contaminated with Japanese
stiltgrass. Once established, its seeds are naturally dispersed; it also roots from its stem nodes.
It is a spikelet - grain enclosed by 2 pairs of bracts. Spikelet has a length: 2.5–3.2 mm about .7 mm
wide and the awn length is unknown. In outline: spikelet is long oval with two stalks (pedicels)
projecting from base. It has dull, roughened by numerous small hairs on straw-yellow surface. Other
features are its upper half of fertile spikelet has small teeth along edges; pedicels are cup-tipped, and
have long hairs along edges; pedicels occasionally support sterile spikelets and may be found with a
long awn at top of spikelet.
Similar species
Yellow bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum) spikelets not known to occur in Canada; similar to
Japanese stiltgrass spikelet in teeth and pedicel hair patterns. Spikelet is up to 1.0 mm longer than
Japanese stiltgrass, shiny and hairless (Japanese stiltgrass is dull, with numerous hairs).
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2015 CFIA/SSTS/CSAAC SEED VIRTUAL REFEREE CFIA-SSTS and CSAAC are asking for participation in a virtual seed identification referee. This referee contains 25 images of seeds found on the Minimum List of Species for Seed Identification by Canadian Accredited Seed Analysts and Laboratories. The deadline for
submission of the results is April 3, 2015.
The instructions are provided on the second page of the attached presentation. Everyone,
including non-accredited seed analysts, are encouraged to participate. The participation
will count toward your (CSAAC) continuing education points for all accredited seed analysts, in addition to identifying any future training needs. Emailing a copy of the answer sheet is
preferred. However, mail or fax are also acceptable but submit results only by one method to: Leanne Duncan CFIA Saskatoon Laboratory - SSTS 301-421 Downey Road Saskatoon, SK S7N 4L8 Phone: (306) 385-4866 Fax: (306) 385-4944 Email: [email protected] We appreciate your participation and the valuable information that you provide.
Once completed, send the CSAAC office an e-mail to confirm you participated and
you will be reward one (1 P) participation point.
BOARD MEETING - WEDNESDAY April 22nd, 2015
Our next CSAAC board meeting is coming up on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015. If you
have any issues or concerns, you wish to be brought up at the meeting please advise.
The CSAAC board wants your feedback to ensure we keep CSAAC on the right track.
Please feel free to contact at any time your local CSAAC branch director or contact
directly our President Christine DeRooy at [email protected] or at any time the
CSAAC office at [email protected].
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Did You Know?
The CSAAC’s “Did you know?” column is an opportunity for CSAAC Members to share interest and timely
information with other CSAAC members. Each contribution will earn you one (1) Association Participation
point towards your continuing education requirements. Anything that you find of interest will be of interest to
other analysts. Send something in at any time.
Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is located in Grade Table XX. Tomato belongs in the Solanaceae family along with
peppers and eggplant. A germination test takes 14 days to complete in an accredited seed laboratory.
Tomato seeds (for field processing use) are planted in greenhouses in early March for growers to plant in the beginning of
May. When the seedlings (plug plants) are ready, growers come to the greenhouses to pick up the plants that will be planted
in the field. Tomatoes are harvested by machine which starts in mid August and the season ends in early October or shortly
after the first frost. Thousands of acres of tomatoes are grown throughout Chatham-Kent, Ontario and are sent to processing
plants in Dresden and Leamington in large trailers to be processed into various products like whole and diced tomatoes, tomato
paste, tomato sauce, tomato juice, tomato soup, ketchup and many other products.
Tomatoes are loaded with all kinds of healthy benefits for the body.
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2015 CSAAC Vigour Referee
The CSAAC Vigour Standardization committee, along with the CSAAC Referee
committee have completed the homogeneity testing for the Wheat vigour referee and the
samples are ready to be sent out.
There will be three lots and we will require that you conduct a 400 seed vigour test with
your laboratory’s usual method for this crop kind.
At this time we are calling upon Canadian laboratories to participate in this referee.
The purpose of this referee is to gauge how close Canadian laboratories are in conducting
cereal vigour tests. We will use the information obtained from this referee to decide if we
need to pursue a standardized Canadian cereal vigour method.
If we conduct more vigour referees in the future where we state the method(s) to be used,
we will then open them up to laboratories outside of Canada.
We assure you that as with all referees your laboratory will be assigned a random number
and all information collected will be confidential. In order for our committee to analyze
the data we receive and help us move forward toward our goal we ask that all labs
participating record the method that they used on the results reporting form. Again, this
information will be strictly confidential.
Please email Krista Erickson [email protected] by March 20, 2015 to participate in
this referee. Samples will be sent out towards the end of March or beginning of April.
We will request that results be submitted by May 15, 2015 to ensure we have sufficient
time to gather preliminary data to present at our annual meeting in Saskatoon.
As this is a voluntary referee one continuing education (participation) point will be
issued for all who participate in this referee. Each volunteer lab will receive one set of
referee samples. Once the testing is completed and results submitted the participating lab
will submit the names of all members who participated in the referee to the Executive
Director to receive the participation continuing education point.
Krista Erickson
Chair - Vigour Standardization Committee
CSAAC Breaking Dormancy March 2015 Page 6 of 14
CONTINUING EDUCATION POINTS
A GREAT WAY TO GET 4 EDUCATION (E) POINTS
AT A 2-DAY CONVENTION IN SASKATOON 2015.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EVERY SEED ANALYST ATTENDS AN ANNUAL
CONVENTION & WORKSHOP ONCE EVERY 3 YEARS.
NOWADAYS THERE IS ELECTRONIC METHODS OF LEARNING WHICH ARE
GREAT IN THEIR PLACE BUT NOTHING
IS LIKE HANDS ON LEARNING
WHICH THIS YEAR WILL BE RIGHT AT THE SSTS LAB IN SASKATOON.
IT ALLOWS NOT ONLY FOR YOU TO
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING IN SEED TESTING
AND HAVE A SAY IN THE HAPPENINGS
BUT ALSO ALLOWS YOU
TO NETWORK WITH SEED INDUSTRY AND CFIA/SSTS.
SUMS UP A CSAAC CONVENTION ANY TIME!
CSAAC Breaking Dormancy March 2015 Page 7 of 14
WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY JUNE 24TH, 2015
CFIA SSTS Seed Laboratory - Saskatoon Limit of 40 Participants
LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE!
7:30 to 07:45 Registration - Bus leaves at 7:45 AM sharp from hotel for SSTS lab.
Workshop attendees will be broken up into 2 groups Purity and Germination which will alternate
between the sessions in the order of their name tag grouping.
Wearing the name tag is mandatory for security.
8:00 to 11:15 Sessions 1 - Germination or Purity Workstations (3 hours)
10:15 to 10:30 Break
11:15 to 11:45 SSTS – Results of Virtual Seed Identification Referee
11:45 to 12:45 Lunch provided 12:45 to 15:45 Sessions 2 - Germination or Purity Workstations (3 hours)
15:45 Wrap up Q and A
16:00 End of workshop (Bus picks up at 16:00 PM)
Bus provided for transportation to and from workshop and hotel.
Purity Identification Workstation**
New Noxious Weed Seeds with focus on the difficult to differentiate
Blue grass separations and issues seen in the PT
Bromus spp. & Allium spp. separations
Germination Seedling Evaluation Workstation**
Root abnormalities in General
Root abnormalities caused by treatment/coating of Vegetable Seed
Soybean seedling evaluation with review of addendum procedures & issues in PT
Onion (raw seed) seedling evaluation – will be PT in 2015
*Water bottles will be provided by CSAAC at the SSTS lab.
**Topics may change slightly as we confirm materials and references available.
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CSAAC Open Form and Business Meeting DRAFT Agenda
Tuesday June 23rd, 2015 DRAFT
7:30 Continental Breakfast provided
8:00 CSAAC Members Open Forum AM (Closed)
The first section is open to CSAAC members only, to allow for an open discussion on
matters of interest. Topics below will be discussed. The floor will be open to further
items, if requested.
a) Opening remarks by President including lobbying done by CSAAC on behalf of
our members. 2014 successes and set-backs then onto what is for 2015. Chaired
by Christine.
b) Vigour Testing Standardization Committee. Vigour Referee Results. Chaired by
Krista.
c) Membership clarification of Inactive category. Chaired by Betty.
d) Other topics from the floor. Chaired by Christine.
e) Kinds not required to be Separated Survey results on Proposal. Chaired by Betty.
f) Proficiency Testing Discussion on ways to make it better. Chaired by Morgan.
g) PT update on results from 2014 – Chaired by Ruojang.
h) M&P proposals for 2015 update – Chaired by Steve.
i) M&P proposals for 2016 (voting in afternoon) – Chaired by Steve/Cathy B.
j) Roundtable Discussions on Grade Tables and what analysts would like to see as
changes; and Roundtable Discussion on Minimum List and what analysts would
like to see as changes. Brainstorming sessions to get our ideas out in the open.
10:15 to 10:30 AM Coffee Break - Industry representatives join the meeting.
12:00 Lunch Provided
The formal business annual meeting of CSAAC will follow in the afternoon. This will
include voting on M&P proposals and election of Board of Directors.
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SEED SWAP #3 - SASKATOON 2015
In 2015 we will again have the Seed Swap Samples available. All Seed Analysts
attending the workshop and annual meeting will receive a set for their herbariums. They
will also receive a letter from SSTS verifying the seed contents. There may be a limited
amount of sets not handed out which will be offered for sale at the convention or put into
the silent auction.
SILENT AUCTION ITEMS FOR CONVENTION
Silent, Silent and really Silent Auction will again be held at the CSAAC convention in
Saskatoon. All donations of items for the auction are gratefully received and recognition
will be given at the convention along with notice in the Breaking Dormancy after the
convention.
Please contact Crystal Dentman directly if you need to send the item to her or are
bringing it with you. Contact her directly at [email protected].
CSAAC new BYLAWS and CONSTITUTION
are available on the website in French and English.
CSAAC Breaking Dormancy March 2015 Page 10 of 14
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
CSAAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Purpose & Composition of Board
To ensure that the board is comprised of individuals who possess the skills, qualities and experience to collectively
contribute to effective board governance and work for the best for individual members. The composition of the board will
consist of 10 directors; 10 elected and 2 non-voting members (SSTS & CSI). An elected director is elected to the board for a
term of two years. Any mid-term vacancy will be filled by the board for the balance of the term vacated.
Guest members (SSTS & CSI) are members of the board by virtue of their position within their organization and will serve
on the board according to the applicable terms of the particular office. As there are positions filled due to their expectation
that they will move up in the Board organization or are a committee chairperson, these positions are not up for election. The
positions are President, 1st Vice-President, Membership Chair and Past-President.
CALL FOR NOMINATION FOR JUNE 2015 IS FOR A TWO-YEAR PERIOD
Nominations are to fill the following positions; 5 directors including Western Director, Central Director, Eastern Director,
Quebec Director and 2nd Vice-President. All 2 year terms with the exception, that the 2nd Vice-President will be expected to
move up the ladder in the coming years to President.
The standing Board of Directors will be asked if they wish their name to stand for another term. If they do, they will be put
on the nominations listing.
A call is now put out for other nominations from the Senior and Associates membership. Each nomination has to be
recommended by 2 Senior or Associate members. Each person nominated must agree to allow their name to stand and a
statement of that fact needs to accompany the nomination. Each nomination will be reviewed by the Past President before
being put on the nomination list. Nominations will close 5 weeks prior to the annual meeting in order to review the
nominations and prepare for the election.
Election of board members is completed each year as part of the annual general meeting. The Past President shall identify
candidates to be brought forward to the voting membership for consideration. Followed by presentation to voting members
for election and approval. The candidates being considered do not need to be present at the election annual meeting though
it is recommended that they are.
In the event that the number of candidates equals the number of vacancies, the voting members may be asked to vote for or
against the slate and, if such a vote does not carry, the vote shall take place for or against each nominee individually. In the
event of a tie, the deciding vote will be cast by the Chair of the meeting (President). Voting members will be all Senior and
Associate members present at the annual meeting.
In the event that there is not enough names to fill all positions, nominations will be taken from the floor. In no other
situation will nominations be taken from the floor.
All nominations with the appropriate information needs to be forwarded to the Past President Dianne Gilhuly
[email protected] or the CSAAC Office at [email protected]. A listing of candidates up for voting will
be posted 4 weeks prior to the annual meeting for consideration of all eligible members to vote.
Close of Nominations will by the end of the day of: Tuesday May 19th, 2015
Candidates listing will be posted by: Tuesday May 26th, 2015
Election Date at the CSAAC Business Annual Meeting: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015.
CSAAC Breaking Dormancy March 2015 Page 11 of 14
CSAAC OFFICE
AUDITORS, CONVENTION, TRAINING, WEBSITE, BOARD MEETINGS,
COMMITTEE MEETINGS, CANADIAN M&P PROPOSALS, CONFERENCE
CALLS, REGISTRATIONS, MEMBERSHIP FEES, FINANCIAL REPORTS,
ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS, CSI MEETINGS, FUND RAISING, TRAVEL, FILING,
REPORTS, MEALS, COFFEE BREAKS, CONVENTION PACKAGES, INVOICING,
QUICKBOOKS, POWERPOINT, WORD, EXCEL SPREADSHEETS, INTERNET,
MEMBERS ONLY SECTION, E-MAILS, PHONE CALLS, BUDGETS, HOTEL
ARRANGEMENTS, BUS ARRANGEMENTS, WORKSHOP AGENDAS, ANNUAL
MEETING AGENDAS, BOARD ANNUAL MEETING AGENDAS, OFFICE
SUPPLIES, PRINTERS….
……AND FINALLY HOSPITALITY SUITE!
AH, A TIME TO RELAX AND PUT YOUR FEET UP! YAH, RIGHT!
Please contact me at any time at [email protected] or Phone # (204)
763-4610.
Thanks,
Betty
CSAAC Executive Director
CSAAC Breaking Dormancy March 2015 Page 12 of 14
CSAAC Annual $500 Post-Secondary Student Grant
CSAAC will be offering an annual student grant starting in 2015 in the amount of $500 for post-
secondary studies in the field of agriculture and/or plant sciences at a recognized Canadian institution.
CSAAC wishes to provide an incentive to encourage students to pursue degrees related to agriculture so
as to promote the development of sufficient expertise in the agricultural sector for the future.
Applications for grant will be accepted at any time throughout the year; however, the deadline is May
15th for the following fall term. No exceptions are allowed.
If no one applies by that date, the award will not be given for that year. A student is only eligible to
receive the award once. Please feel free to pass this message on to schools in your area including
high schools, colleges and universities.
Application and further instructions along with French translations may be found on the CSAAC
website at www.seedanalysts.com.
If you require further assistance or for information on services provided by our CSAAC members and
how to locate them in your area, or for further information on membership and joining our association
contact us at:
Commercial Seed Analysts Association of Canada Inc. (CSAAC)
Box 208, 301 Rothesay Street Douglas, Manitoba R0K 0R0 Canada
E-mail at: [email protected] Visit our web site at: www.seedanalysts.ca
CSAAC WEBSITE – IMPORTANT NOTICE
There was a delay in getting the member’s only section up and running. I am currently
updating all that have paid their membership fees so you can have access to the website.
There will be an individual sign-in with their own unique password. This will make the
member’s only section more secure. I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.
The members’ only section of the CSAAC website will only be open to active
membership categories. These membership categories are Senior, Associate, Health and
Affiliate. Inactive and Honorary members will not have access. If someone is inactive
and wishes to have access, their membership status would have to change to Affiliate.
In the next week, you will be sent an automatic e-mail that will provide you with your
user name and a temporary password. Please sign in with that and then change your
password to whatever you want. Remember this sign in and password is for you only.
Please do not share it with anyone else.
CSAAC Breaking Dormancy March 2015 Page 13 of 14
SEED ANALYST ACCREDITATION EXAMINATIONS DEADLINE!
Reminder
The application date for the Seed Analyst Accreditation
Examinations is now April 1st.
If you have any questions please send to
TIME TO CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD ON
MARCH 7TH 2015 AFTER MIDNIGHT!
CSAAC Breaking Dormancy March 2015 Page 14 of 14
GERMINATION MAGAZINE ARTICLES
CSAAC supplies an article for each publication of the Germination Magazine. This
allows us to get our message out about technical and other seed testing issues and to
make our presence known in the seed industry.
It gives CSAAC a perfect opportunity to stand up and be counted. Germination
Magazine gives us the ability to have an opportunity to teach the seed industry and the
Germination Magazine subscribers something about seed testing which is very important.
We NEED you to assist in writing an article about seed testing that we can use in the
Germination Magazine. We want as many as possible articles. The article is approx.
500 words long. You write up a draft article and send to Cathie Ornawka as head of the
Germination Magazine committee then it will be proofed. Once the article is finalized,
Cathie will use the article when required.
FOR ONE MONTH ONLY, OFFERS ENDS WEDNESDAY APRIL 1st, 2015.
CSAAC is offering 1 E (Education) point for that article you would submit. To be
eligible for that point, your article must meet the requirements of the Germination
Magazine committee along with being an article on seed testing.
REMEMBER ONE TIME OFFER – 1 (E) EDUCATION POINT FOR 1 ARTICLE
Send all articles and questions to [email protected].
Calendar: 2015-16
CSI Board Meeting Ottawa, Ontario March 24th & 25th, 2015
CSAAC Board Meeting (Conference Call) April 22nd, 2015
CST/AOSA Annual Meeting Tampa, Florida, USA May 30th to June 5th, 2015
AOSCA Annual Meeting Vancouver, British Columbia June 21st to 24th, 2015
CSAAC Annual Meeting Saskatoon, Saskatchewan June 22nd to 24th, 2015
CSAAC Annual Meeting Quebec City, Quebec May 30th to June 1st, 2016
Breaking Dormancy is distributed to CSAAC Members. Please note the opinions expressed are those of
the contributors and are subject to change. Comments do not necessarily reflect the policies of the CSAAC
Board of Directors. Feedback and/or comments from members are invited.
Commercial Seed Analysts Association of Canada Inc., Box 208, 301 Rothesay Street, Douglas, MB.
R0K 0R0, Office Phone: 204-763-4610, Email: [email protected] Website:
www.seedanalysts.ca