BioDiagnostics takes partner approach to seed testing

摘要

Looking at a brochure from BioDiagnostics, Inc., River Falls, Wis., you can find a line that prominently reads "Partners in Seed Excellence." According to its president Quentin Schultz, the company strives to be a seed production partner by offeringa full range of seed testing and consulting services and staying on the leading edge of emerging testing technologies and requirements--no mean feat in today's world of new genetic developments and regulations. In the field for some 30 years, Schultz hasseen a variety of tests develop and grow, from vigor testing 25 years ago to DNA testing today. And since BioDiagnostics was formed seven years ago, Schultz has witnessed growth in each of the company's five major lab efforts: standard seed testing, electrophoresis technology, ELISA technology and DNA testing, as well as gas chromatography for seed treatment analysis.