Seed Production & Certification (Paper Code: 17010707)

Importance of quality seed in relation to crop production; testing, release, notification and maintenance of varieties and hybrids of field crops

Classes of seed, generation system of seed multiplication; factors affecting deterioration and maintenance of genetic purity of crop varieties; factors affecting seed quality during production

Principles and methods of seed production in self and cross-pollinated field and vegetable crops; hybrid seed production technology of field crops

Seed certification: definition, phases and procedure for seed certification, field inspection; seed act and policies

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Selection of suitable area for seed production; grow-out test for genetic purity analysis

identification of crop and objectionable weed seeds; identification of crop varieties/hybrids

determination of land requirement and isolation distance in field crops; seed production techniques of field and vegetable crops

seed production techniques of cross-pollinated crops; hybrid seed production in field crops

hybrid seed production in vegetable crops; rouging (removal of off-type plants) in seed production plots

procedure for seed certification; field inspection at various stages of seed production

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