Are there different shelf life expectations with regard to conventionally pelleted vs. primed and pelleted lettuce seed ?
Yes. Generally speaking, in optimum storage conditions, one should expect non-primed seed to store better than primed seed . SDI has a unique system referred to as “batch track” designed to help us keep our customers aware of the condition of primed and processed seed after it has left our plant. In the event that processed seed health deteriorates more rapidly than expected SDI will notify the customer via the SDI STAT (Seed Track Analysis Test) report.