Plant Products Quality Testing
Plant Products Quality Testing Laboratory (Division) controls grain quality of receivable, stored and sold for intervention purchase, of the state reserve as well as performs quality analysis of the plant varieties, annual cereals harvest and in case of arbitrage. Moreover, it analyses quality of the seeds, cereals and pulses, their products and oilseeds seeds submitted by agriculture entities, also issues national and ISTA certificates.
Lithuania developed a network of grain analyzers with 138 devices for faster grain and their products quality assessment operating in various Lithuanian grain companies. The laboratory carries out regular supervision of the working of the network, improves application models and manages the network.
Since 1993 the laboratory is accredited by the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) in order to implement quality assurance of the propagating material. Being a member of ISTA enables the laboratory to be responsible for quality assessment of the certified agricultural and vegetable seeds according to the ISTA certificates for plant varieties (scope of ISTA accreditation).
Since 2005 the laboratory is a member of the Grain & Feed Trade Association (GAFTA), since 2006 ‒ take part in FOSS Analytical A/S organized World Grain Network annual Ring tests (FOSS certificate). It attests the competence of the laboratory therefore tests results receive recognition in all foreign countries.
Plant Products Quality Testing Laboratory (Division) performs quality analyses of seeds, cereals and cereals products, oilseeds, some feedstuffs.
Contacts
Plant Products Quality Testing Laboratory (Division)
Ozo Str. 4A, LT-08200 Vilnius, phone +370 5 237 5631, e-mail: [email protected]
| Position | Name, surname | Phone | |
Head of the Division | Rasita Kybartienė | +370 5 276 0341 | |
Advisor of the Division | Deimantė Gedvilaitė | +370 5 237 5571 |
Issuance of test reports for plant products quality (an electronic application via VATIS system)
or filling Quality tests application (pdf format, word format)
The Plant Products Quality Testing Laboratory (Division) of
the State Plant Service under the Ministry of Agriculture (Ozo str. 4A, LT–08200 Vilnius, Lithuania)
provides the following plant analysis services for a fee.
No. | Determination | Valuation, | Valuation, |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
1. | Cereals, pulses and their products, oilseeds quality analysis |
| |
1.1 | moisture content | 8,40 | 10,16 |
1.2 | bulk density (mass per hectolitre) | 7,30 | 8,83 |
1.3 | wet gluten quantity | 14,30 | 17,30 |
1.4 | wet gluten quantity and quality | 18,05 | 21,84 |
1.5 | falling number | 14,75 | 17,85 |
1.6 | crude protein content | 24,65 | 29,83 |
1.7 | crude protein content based on dry matter | 29,60 | 35,82 |
1.8 | sedimentation index (zeleny test) | 14,30 | 17,30 |
1.9 | fast grain quality analysis using grain analyzer | 6,00 | 7,26 |
1.10 | insect infestation | 4,25 | 5,14 |
1.11 | miscellaneous impurities | 7,00 | 8,47 |
1.12 | grain (oily) impurities | 10,00 | 12,10 |
1.13 | total besatz (miscellaneous and grain/oily impurities) | 12,10 | 14,64 |
1.14 | total besatz separating to the fractions | 14,20 | 17,18 |
1.15 | vitreous of grains | 4,10 | 4,96 |
1.16 | sensual index | 2,75 | 3,33 |
1.17 | starch content | 12,35 | 14,94 |
1.18 | starch content based on dry matter | 14,80 | 17,91 |
1.19 | conditional starch content | 18,75 | 22,69 |
1.20 | bigness of grains | 3,30 | 3,99 |
1.21 | germination (fast painting method) | 8,10 | 9,80 |
1.22 | germination (hydrogen peroxide and shelling method) | 6,30 | 7,62 |
1.23 | germination energy („Aubry“ method) | 10,10 | 12,22 |
1.24 | ash content | 9,80 | 11,86 |
1.25 | ash content based on dry matter | 11,80 | 14,28 |
1.26 | water absorption and rheological properties of dough using farinograph | 11,80 | 14,28 |
1.27 | non-stickiness and machinability of the dough (tinkamumo mechaniniam apdorojimui) | 14,45 | 17,48 |
1.28 | rheological properties of dough using a alveokonsistographe | 22,65 | 27,41 |
1.29 | mass of 1000 grains | 4,20 | 5,08 |
1.30 | one mycotoxin content (ifa) | 45,15 | 54,63 |
1.31 | oil (fat) content | 18,85 | 22,81 |
1.32 | oil (fat) content based on dry matter | 21,30 | 25,77 |
1.33 | acidity of oils (content of fatty acids) | 10,40 | 12,58 |
1.34 | erucic acid (methyl esters) content | 45,70 | 55,30 |
1.35 | fibre content | 14,40 | 17,42 |
1.36 | fibre content based on dry matter | 16,45 | 19,90 |
1.37 | radioactive Cs134 + Cs137 | 7,80 | 9,44 |
2. | Sample preparation | 4,50 | 5,45 |
3. | Creation of calibration equation to infrared rays analyzers (calculations) | 344,00 | 416,24 |
4. | Adjustment and correction of calibration equation to infrared rays analyzers | 118,50 | 143,39 |
5. | Administration charge for grain analyser | 65,40 | 79,13 |
Last updated: 11-12-2024