Sabry Elias

Professor (Sr Res)
sabry.elias [at] oregonstate.edu

Office: 541-737-4799

Seed Science and Technology

Seed quality evaluation in relation to the physiology of seed germination, vigor, dormancy, storability, post-harvest technologies, and the relationship to field performance. Accepts only self-funded graduate students.

Academic Interests:

Seed Science & Technology.
Statistics. Experimental Design and Data analysis.

At OSU

Affiliated with:

Crop and Soil Science

Headquarters:

OSU Main Campus

Career Links:

Department of Crop and Soil Science

Seed Laboratory

Crop Production

I accept graduate students for the Crop and Soil Science Department

Student(s):

Colette Richter

Courses Taught:

Seed Science and Technology, CROP 420/520 (on-line course)
Thesis, CROP 503

Beyond OSU

Personal Interests:

Research and development of new tests and adapted new technologies in the areas of seed quality evaluation, seed physiology, germination, vigor, dormancy, storability, post-harvest technologies and the relationship to field performance.

Biography

1993 Michigan State University Ph.D. Crop & Soil Sciences/Seed Science

1987 Michigan State University M.S. Crop & Soil Sciences/Seed Science

National and International activities

2016 Chair of C-4 Division of CSSA.

Associate Editor of Crop Science (2011-2017).

Current Chair of the following committees of the Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA): Research Committee, Statistics Committee and Seed Moisture Determination Committee. A member of several other AOSA committees. Research member of the SCST.

Invited visiting professor at the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil, Ag. Research Centers in Uruguay, the Agronomy and Forestry University of Nepal, and CFIA Seed Science & Technology Section, Saskatoon Laboratory, Canada.

Professional Accomplishments

Curriculum Vitae:

sabrys_short_vita.doc

Professional Affiliations:

Research member, Society of Commercial Seed Technologists. (2008 - Present).

International Seed Testing Association. (2007 - Present).

Association of Official Seed Analysts. (1998 - Present).

American Society of Agronomy. (1992 - Present).

Crop Science Society of America. (1992 - Present).

Education:

Ph.D.	Crop & Soil Sciences Seed Science and Technology	Michigan State University, 1993
M.Sc.	Crop & Soil Sciences Major field: Seed Science and Technology	Michigan State University, 1987

Service:

University Service

Committee Member, CAS Graduate Committee for the Provost Fellowship Scholarship Nomination. (2018 - Present).

Committee Member, CAS Greenhouse Committee. (2018 - Present).

Committee Chair, Crop Science Graduate Committee. (2018 - Present).

Committee Member, Ecampus Department Committee. (2018 - Present).

Peer Evaluator for Colleagues in the Department. (2018 - Present).

Conference-Related, Department booth at the CSSA Annual Meeting. (2018).

Student Service

Research Advising, Advising graduate students in seed science & technology research hours serving served. (April 2016 - Present)

Instructor, Training undergraduate students in seed quality testing hours serving served. (2018)

Professional Service

Editor, Associate Editor, Crop Science. (2011 - Present).

Committee Member, Association of Official Seed Analysts Rule Committee. (2010 - Present).

Committee Chair, Association of Official Seed Analysts Statistics Committee. (2010 - Present).

Committee Chair, Research Committee of the Association of Official Seed Analysts. (2010 - Present).

Authored/co-authored AOSA rule proposals, Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA). (2009 - Present).

Member, Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA), Germination and Dormancy Committee. (2007 - Present).

Member, Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA), Northwest Referee Committee. (2006 - Present).

Co-Chair, Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA), Research Funding Committee. (2006 - Present).

Chair, Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA), Seed Moisture Determination Committee. (2006 - Present).

Chair, Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA), Research Committee. (2005 - Present).

Member, Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA), Rule Committee. (2005 - Present).

Member, Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA), Cultivar Purity Testing Committee. (2004 - Present).

Chair, Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA), Statistics Committee. (2004 - Present).

Member, Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA), Purity Committee. (2003 - Present).

Vice President, W1468 Seed Science Group. (2018).

Public Service

Consultant. (2018).

My Awards

My Publications

Proceedings and Conference Presentations:

Elias, S., W3168 meeting, "Plant Growth Regulator and Irrigation Effects on Physiological and Harvest Maturity of Red Clover in Relation to Seed Quality," Corvallis, OR. Regional. (2018).

Elias, S., Association of Official Seed Analysts/Society of Commercial Seed Technologists, "Recent Advances in Seed Science & Technology," Raleigh, NC. National. (2018).

Elias, S., Pacific Northwest Regional conference of the Society for Ecological Restoration and Society of Wetland Scientists, "Testing the Quality of Native Seeds," Spokane, WA. Regional. (October 2018).

Elias, S., Association of Official Seed Analysts/Society of Commercial Seed Technologists, "Seed Moisture Determination Workshop," Raleigh, NC. National. (June 2018).

2019

Journal Article

D. Angsumalee, Elias, S. G., Anderson, N. P., Chastain, T. G., and Garbacik, C. J., “Plant growth regulator and irrigation effects on physiological and harvest maturity of red clover in relation to seed quality”, Agronomy Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 1-9, 2019.

2018

Book

S. G. Elias, Baalbaki, R. Z., and McDonald, M., Seed Moisture Determination: principles and procedures, 2ndnd ed. Washington, D.C.: Association of Official Seed Analysts, 2018.

Book Chapter

S. G. Elias, Baalbaki, R. Z., and McDonald, M., “Seed Moisture Testing”, in Seed Technologists Training Manual, Washington, D.C.: Society of Commercial Seed Technologists, 2018.

R. Z. Baalbaki, Elias, S. G., Copeland, L. O., and Liu, H., “Seed Testing Tolerances”, in Seed Technologists Training Manual, Washington, D.C.: Society of Commercial Seed Technologists, 2018.

Extension Publication

S. G. Elias, Wu, Y., and Mellbye, M. E., “Cold tolerance evaluation of four annual ryegrass varieties grown in Oregon using a thermogradient table”, Seed Production Research. Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 2018.

S. G. Elias and Mellbye, M., “Dormancy, Longevity of Seeds in Soil, and Management of Annual Ryegrass as a Cover Crop in the Midwest”. 2018.

Journal Article

V. N. Soares, Elias, S. G., and Gadotti, G. I., “Is the tetrazolium test a reliable alternative to the gemination test in grasses? ”, Seed Technology, vol. 39, p. 83, 2018.

D. Angsumalee, Elias, S. G., Anderson, N. P., Chastain, T. G., and Garbacik, C. J., “Plant Growth Regulator and Irrigation Effects on Physiological Harvest Maturity of Red Clover in Relation to Seed Quality”, Agronomy Journal, 2018.

E. Lemes, Borges, C., Gadotti, G. I., and Elias, S. G., “Quick grow-out test to distinguish between annual and perennial ryegrass”, Seed Technology, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 85-86, 2018.

S. G. Elias, “The Importance of Using High Quality Seeds in Agriculture Systems”, Agricultural Research and Technology Open Access Journal, vol. 15, no. 4, 2018.

Outreach and Extension

Examples of engagement and outreach:
1. Presenting Oregon in W3168 Seed Science National Group member. Vice present of the group in 2018.
2. Conduct workshops in national and local levels.
3. International engagement through visits to Brazil, Nepal, Uruguay.
4. Train scholar visitors from various countries including, China, Pakistan, Costa Rica, Brazil, Canada, Libya, and Thailand.

My Media

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