This large-format (almost A4) book covers all the traditional seed quality tests and also the more modern (such as DNA-marker techniques). The coverage of seed testing practices is comprehensive, with a concluding chapter on statistical applications to seed testing (with 22 tables of tolerances etc.). The USA-based authors combine a wealth of research and practical experience (several being Professors Emeritus) in seed science relating to seed technology and there is considerable evidence of a high degree of care and attention by the authors to ensure that the book provides clear, comprehensive resource material to assist in the training of seed analysts and in the education of staff across the seed industry. There are copious clear, colourful and helpful illustrations, diagrams and photographs, which aid both comprehension and also consistent decision-making by seed technologists. One example is the many pages of tetrazolium test staining patterns, with seeds drawn larger than life size. Similarly, there are a good number of seedling drawings to aid the identification of normal and abnormal seedling development. The book is likely to prove essential to trainee seed analysts and seed technologists. The price appears high, but should be considered in the context of the costs of training professional seed analysts.