USDA, AMS, S&T, Seed Regulatory and Testing Division

LPS Program, AMS-USDA, Testing Section
Lab Details
DIRECTOR ERNEST ALLEN (DIRECTOR)
801 Summit Crossing Place, Suite C
Gastonia, NC 28054
Ernest.Allen@usda.gov
(704) 810-8870
(704) 852-4189
http://www.ams.usda.gov/seed
Accreditation: ISTA, USDA ASL; Approved Canada Grader
Tests Performed
  • Purity
  • Germination
  • Noxious Weed Seed Exam
  • Pathological Tests
  • Cold Test
  • TZ
  • Accelerated Aging
  • Moisture Testing
  • Seed Grading
  • Electrophoresis
  • Variety Tests
  • Field Grow-Out Tests
  • Greenhouse Grow-Out Tests
  • Federal Seed Act Regulation Testing
  • AOSA Rule Testing
  • ISTA Rule Testing

Staff Directory

NameTitleEmailAccreditation
Lan Chi TrinhLaboratory Supervisor/Seed Marketing SpecialistLan-Chin.Trinh@usda.govRST
Elizabeth StewartBotanistElizabeth.Stewart1@usda.govRST
Anitra WalkerBotanistAnitra.Walker@usda.govRST
Yujia WuPlant PhysiologistYujia.Wu@usda.gov
Kathryn McGinnisBotanistKathryn.McGinnis@usda.govRST
Tanner "Vi" SparksLab TechnicianTanner.Sparks@usda.gov
Katherine RahaimBiological Science Lab TechnicianKatherine.Rahaim@usda.gov