Mrs. S. Nazira Begum, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce PA, KG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore,Tamil Nadu, India. Dr. A. Vennila, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce PA, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Mrs. M. Jayanthi, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce PA, KG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
The book has been prepared keeping in view the course requirements of seed science and technology for undergraduate students at various institutions. The large volumes of materials are available for this subject. An attempt has been made to consolidate the scattered information and presented in a simple format. This publication describes the procedures involved in the production of quality seeds of 40 horticultural crops. The techniques involved in the certified and foundation stages of seed production from seed selection to storage including the quality standards and appropriate storage methods are explained in detail in this publication. From this the readers will get knowledge about seed production of horticultural crops. It is hoped that the publication will be useful for vegetable seed growers, research workers, teachers, students, planners, NGOs and extension personnel. We hope that this book “Scientific Seed Production of Horticultural Crops” will be helpful to our readers of this subject.
The readers will get knowledge about seeds, science and technology involved in this subject. Seeds are fertilised mature ovules shaped through sexual reproduction in plants. It is the cheapest and key input in agriculture. It is estimated that good quality seeds of improved varieties can contribute about 20-25% increase in yield. Seed technology is an interdisciplinary science, involves such activities as variety development, evaluation and release seed development, seed processing, seed storage, seed testing, seed certification, seed quality control and seed marketing etc., through which the genetic and physical characteristic of seeds could be improved. Each topic was discussed in separate chapter and this book will prove extremely useful to its readers.
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