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Scientific Publishers Seed Technology (Succinct Edition) by Dhirendra Khare
It is the succinct edition of the book entitled Seed Technology. The book was well accepted by students, teachers and personnel engaged in seed research, seed production, seed certification, seed testing, seed industry and seed commerce. With 31 years of active experience in the field of seed, the book is blended with information on seed technology in how-to-do-it manner and answer of how, when, why and where to explain the science of seed. The succinct edition also provides integrated information for the courses offered by traditional universities in the background of agriculture in condensed form. The book includes line diagrams and flow charts 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