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🌱 Seed Science Center | ISU 🌱
Leader in seed research & innovation
One of the largest seed testing labs
Advancing science for global seed trade
The Seed Science Center is a center of excellence nationally and internationally in seed research, education, technology transfer, and international seed programs. It provides a focus for teaching, research, and extension programs on seed in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and it is a global leader in introducing science into policy to benefit world seed trade.
🌱 Seed Science Center | ISU 🌱
Leader in seed research & innovation
One of the largest seed testing labs
Advancing science for global seed trade
10/05/2026
We were honored to welcome back Dr. Manjit Misra as he returned to Iowa State to receive the George Washington Carver Distinguished Service Award from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Dr. Misra earned his Ph.D. from Iowa State in 1978 and went on to lead the Seed Science Center for 32 years, making a lasting impact on seed science, agriculture, and the people he worked alongside.
In 2023, he was appointed by President Biden to serve as Director of USDA-NIFA, continuing his leadership and service to agriculture on a national level.
Congratulations, Dr. Misra, on this well-deserved honor! We’re proud to call you a part of the Seed Science Center family.
10/05/2026
⏰ If time is money, an hour of learning could be time well spent!
Give your seed industry team an hour to explore a free webinar. No travel costs. No registration fees. Just fresh ideas and knowledge they can bring back to work. 🌱💻
Sometimes, investing in your people starts with saying, “Take the hour. Go learn something.”
ISU Seed Science Center's free Seed Science and Technology Webinar Series brings timely insights straight to you — no travel required. October sessions cover agricultural policy, new research on soybean diseases, and practical uses of AI in seed and agriculture.
Choose the session that fits your interests, then bring a fresh idea back to your team.
Register here:
https://hubs.li/Q04z9cwF0
10/05/2026
🌱 Stop scrolling: we’ve got some fresh Scoop! 📰
The Seed Science Center’s third-quarter newsletter is out TODAY, and your reading list just got a little seedier. 😉
Grab your coffee, settle in, and see what’s been sprouting at the SSC. We promise there’s no germination test at the end. ☕🌾
👉 Dig into the latest: https://conta.cc/4hHil1w Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
The Seed Scoop: Sowing Ideas, Sharing Impact, Q3, 2026 Email from Iowa State University Seed Science Center The Seed Scoop: Sowing Ideas, Sharing Impact Quarter 3 2026 Newsletter Free Webinar Wednesdays in October October 7: From Capitol Hill to the Field
When the squirrel analogy actually makes shelling corn make sense 🐿️🌽😂
Seed science… but using squirrel logic.
Behind the scenes: The dogs of the Seed Science Center have called a staff meeting. 🐾
Agenda:
Inspect every lunch.
Identify who said “walk.”
Determine why the humans keep talking about seed when there are perfectly good sticks outside.
Their presentation is set to “Atomic Dog,” because of course it is.
Happy National Dog Week from the SSC’s most enthusiastic unofficial employees! 🐶🌱
Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Little behind the scenes in the Seed Science Center today! Hosting agronomy students to learn about what all goes into germination testing!! Iowa State College of LAS ISU Agronomy
POV: we infected tomato seeds on purpose… 🧫🍅
What happens next? 👀
We’re testing how bacterial pathogens move into seed and how well seed health labs can detect them.
Science is messy. That’s what makes it interesting. 🔬🌱
Agricultural education is a pretty big field—pun absolutely intended. 🌽😄
It includes science, technology, business, communication, leadership, research, teaching and countless careers that help move agriculture forward. At the Iowa State University Seed Science Center, we are proud to educate students, industry professionals and future agricultural leaders from Iowa and around the world.
Happy National Ag Education Day to the teachers, mentors, researchers and learners who keep planting knowledge and growing possibilities! 🌱
Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
🌱 Part 2: Taking the classroom to the Seed Science Center!
Agronomy students got a closer look at the science behind seed quality, testing, and technology while learning how the concepts from class translate to real world applications.
There’s a lot more to a seed than meets the eye 👀🌾
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Ames, IA
50011
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