| Principles of Seed Technology Paper Code: 17010307 |
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| Theory
Introduction to seed production, deterioration of crop varieties; maintenance of genetic purity for seed production; seed quality; different classes of seed, seed production of field and vegetable crops; disadvantages of impure seed Seed certification, phases of certification, procedure for seed certification, field inspection and field counts etc.; Seed Act, central seed committee, central seed certification board, state seed certification agency, central and state seed testing laboratories; Job description of seed certification officers and inspectors, offences and penalties Seed control order: introduction to WTO; varietal identification through grow-out test and electrophoresis; seed drying; seed processing and grading plant; establishing a seed testing laboratory, seed testing procedures for quality assessment, seed treatment, importance of seed treatment, types of seed treatment, seed packing and seed storage, stages of seed storage Factors affecting seed longevity during storage and good storage, conditions general principles of seed storage, measures for pest and disease control, temperature control |
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| seed marketing | 1 | Desirable to Know |
| Factors affecting seed marketing | 1 | Nice to Know |
| Practical:
Seed sampling principles and procedures; physical purity analysis of field crops; germination analysis of field crops; moisture tests of field crops; viability test of field crops; seed health test of field crops; seed dormancy and its breaking methods; grow out tests for varietal identification; laboratories; planting ratios, isolation distance and rouging, etc. |
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| visit to seed production farms; visit to seed processing plants; visit to seed testing |
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