Detailed descriptions of commonly used vigor tests have been
published in the Seed Vigor Testing Handbooks developed by
the seed vigor committees of the AOSA and ISTA.
These tests are routinely used by the seed industry to
evaluate “in house” seed vigor of many crops (maize, cotton,
soybean, garden pea, sweet corn) during production,
marketing and storage.A survey in N. Amer. reported that 85% of all private and
public seed testing labs were conducting vigor tests and that
100% of all corn, cotton, sweet corn and garden pea seed
was tested for vigor by major seed companies before
marketing