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The second revised and enlarged edition covers the contents of ICAR syllabus. New To This Edition
Chapter on hormones and seed dormancy
Chapter on seed production in forage legumes and grasses
Chapter on fruit seed production
Chapter on flower seed production
Chapter on seed production in plantation crops and organic seed
Chapter on traditional varieties and technologies
Chapter on establishment of seed processing plant
Chapter on establishment of seed testing laboratory
The revised and enlarged edition is highly useful for UG and PG students of Agriculture and allied fields.
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UNIT-1 : FLORAL AND SEED BIOLOGY
1. Floral Biology
2. Anthesis and Pollination
3. Fruits and their Structure
4. Seed and its Structure
5. Vegetative Propagation
6. Apomixis, Parthenocarpy and Polyembryony
7. Somatic Embryos and Synthetic Seed
8. Terminator Seed
9. Embryo and Endosperm Formation
10. Changes during Seed Development and Maturation
11. Seed Maturity
12. Chemical Composition of Seeds
13. Seed Dormancy and its Breaking Treatments
14. Seed Germination
UNIT-2 : SEED PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
1. Breeding Techniques and Seed Production
2. Heterosis and Hybrid Vigour
3. Development of Hybrids and Release of Varieties
4. Deterioration of Varieties
5. Maintenance Breeding
6. Seed Generation System
7. Seed Quality
8. Seed Policy
9. Seed Planning
10. Seed Village
11. Principles of Seed Production
12. Nutritional Disorders
13. Method of Seed Production in Vegetables
14. Rice Seed Production
15. Wheat Seed Production
16. Maize Seed Production
17. Sorghum Seed Production
18. Pearl Millet Seed Production Redgram Seed Production
20. Blackgram Seed Production
21. Greengram Seed Production
22. Cowpea Seed Production
23. Field Lablab Seed Production
24. Soybean Seed Production
25. Cotton Seed Production
26. Jute Seed Production
27. Groundnut Seed Production
28. Sunflower Seed Production
29. Gingelly Seed Production
30. Castor Seed Production
31. Safflower Seed Production
32. Tomato Seed Production
33. Brinjal Seed Production
34. Chilli Seed Production
35. Capsicum Seed Production
36. Okra Seed Production
37. Onion Seed Production
38. Pumpkin Seed Production
39. Ashgourd Seed Production
40. Bittergourd Seed Production
41. Ribbedgourd Seed Production
42. Snakegourd Seed Prouction
43. Cole Crops Seed Production
44. Potato Seed Production
45. Seed Production in Forage Legumes and Grasses
46. Fruit Seed Production
47. Flower Seed Production
48. Seed Production in Plantation Crops
49. Nursery Management
50. Micropropagation
51. Varietal Seed Production Technology at a Glance
52. Hybrid Seed Production Technology at a Glance
UNIT-3 : SEED PROCESSING
1.Harvesting and Threshing
2. Seed Extraction
3. Seed Drying
4. Seed Processing
5. Special Techniques in Seed Upgradation 6. Seed Quality Enhancement
UNIT-4 : SEED CERTIFICATION-
1. Seed Act and Rules
2. Seed Certification
3. Field Inspection
4. Objectionable Weeds
5. Seed Standards
6. Seed Sampling
7. Mixing and Dividing of Seed
8. Purity Analysis
9. Seed Moisture Determination
10. Germination Test
11. Quick Viability Test
12. Seed Viability Tests
13. Grow Out Test
14. Seed Vigour
15. Varietal Identification
16. International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)
17. Isolation Distance at a Glance
18. Minimum Germination for Foundation Seed and Certified Seed at a Glance
UNIT-5 : SEED STORAGE-
1. Seed Storage
2. Seed Deterioration
3. Seed Treatment
4. Mid Storage Seed Treatment
5. Germplasm Storage and Cryopreservation
UNIT-6 : SEED HEALTH
1. Seed Pathology
2. Seed Health Testing
3. Seed Storage Insects
4. Seed Borne Nematodes
UNIT-7 : SEED INDUSTRY AND MARKETING
1. Seed Industry
2. Seed Marketing
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