Module 15: Hot water treatments for the sanitation of vegetable seeds

Summary

This training material is part of a self-paced e-learning module given by an expert phytopathologist at Bingenheimer Saatgut AG addressing hot water seed treatments in the context of vegetable seed sanitation.
Despite all the care taken in the seed propagation process, sometimes seed crops and harvested seeds are infected with seed-transmitted diseases, which may represent a risk for the crop which will be grown from those seeds. This is especially problematic for vegetable crops, where seed production happens over a long crop cycle (in particular biannuals) and are labour-intensive. In such situations, hot water treatments are an effective way of reducing or eliminating certain seed-borne pathogens on many crop species.
The entire module, with detailed guidance, link to the auto-corrected online quiz and additional references can be taken on the following website: https://itab.bio/en/elearningseedproduction/Module15