Description
Scientific Publishers Seed Technology, 2Nd Edition by Khare D
It is the II edition of the book entitled Seed Technology published in the year 2000. The revised edition also provides comprehensive and integrated information for the courses offered by traditional universities in the background of agriculture. The book includes line diagrams and flow charts extensively to make it practical oriented.
Features:
• Basics of seed and variety
• Seed production system
• Maintenance breeding
• Production of hybrids, seedless varieties, tubers, TPS and synthetic seed
• Post harvest seed management
• Seed storage
• Certification of seed production programme at field level
• Testing of seed in laboratory
• Verification of genetic purity including molecular approaches
• Seed and seedling vigour testing
• Seed health and its certification
• Value addition
• Seed commerce
• Seed law enforcement
• Acts, rules and bills on seed
• Protection of plant variety and DUS testing
• Export of seed
• Indian seed certification standards with revision and edition