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Vegetable Seed Processing written by Rakesh C. Mathad, Basavegowda and Patil S B is a landmark publication featuring exhaustive technical information on various aspects of shop floor operations like seed conditioning, upgrading, processing, treatment, packaging, storage, blending and inventory management. Some of these aspects are latest developments happening in vegetable seed industry and written by authors who are having immense experience of working in many national and multinational companies. This book help to prepare people associated with seed processing and offer great reference to academic, researchers and students who are studying courses in Seed Processing and Storage.
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Rakesh C. Mathad, a seed technologist by profession having more than 10 years of experience in seed industry and academics. He is presently working as Assistant Professor-Seed Science and Technology at Seed Unit, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka.
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1. Introduction 2. Harvesting and Seed Pre-conditioning at Farmers Level: Two Case Studies of Tomato and Sponge Gourd 3. Processing Line and Equipments in Vegetable Seed Processing 4. Vegetable Seed Processing 5. Seed Processing for Improving Quality and Purity 6. Seed Blending 7. Seed Treatment 8. Seed Drying 9. Seed Storage 10. Seed Inventory Management Systems 11. Guidelines for Quality Vegetable Seed Production 12. Glossary
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