Seed Production
Seed Production

Author: Miller F. McDonald

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 755

ISBN-13: 1461540747

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Plant breeders continue to make significant advances in developing high yield ing, adaptable, disease-free crops. These advances, however, are not realized until an efficient seed production system is in place that rapidly increases geneti cally superior crops and makes them available to the consumer in large quantities at a reasonable cost. Successful seed production requires seed to be genetically pure, free of admixtures, and able to establish rapidly a uniform stand. Seed production is a complex process. Rigorous production criteria are followed by both seed producer and seed companies to ensure that high-quality seed is produced and marketed. These criteria become even more stringent in hybrid seed production. This volume identifies the factors most critical in a successful seed production operation. The fundamental considerations common to all seed crops are established in Part I, Principles of Seed Production. From this founda tion, the practices of seed production are provided in detail in Part II, Seed Production of Specific Crops.

Seed Production Technology Of Vegetables
Seed Production Technology Of Vegetables

Author: Prabhakar Singh

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788170355557

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Quality seed is the fore most and most cost effective input for crop production. It is time for researchers as well as policy makers to reorient the strategy of vegetable seed production in India. Now it is not only a question of providing enough vegetables for a balance diet, but also to produces good quality seeds that are acceptable and competitive in the international market. The book Seed Production Technology of Vegetables is intended as a reference for all concerned with the basic vegetable seed production technologland requirements, field inspection, field and seed standards, brief cultural practices, important varieties/hybrids, classification history, climatic factors affecting seed production, botany and floral biology, mode of reproduction, principles of seed production, techniques for hybrid seed production, quality of seed, seed germination, seed policy, seed certification, seed act and seed rules. This book may be of great utility and intend to be a better guide to the students, teachers, research scientist, extension worker Policy makers, various seed companies, horticulture department, vegetable seeds producers and farming community as a whole who directly and indirectly are engaged in the production of quality seeds. Contents Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Classification of Vegetables; Chapter 3: History of Vegetables Seed Production; Chapter 4: Climatic Factors Affecting Vegetable Seed Production; Chapter 5: Botany and Floral Biology of Vegetable Crops; Chapter 6: Modes of Reproduction in Vegetable Crops; Chapter 7: Principals of Vegetable Seed Production; Chapter 8: Tehniques for Hybrid Seed Production; Chapter 9: Seed Production of Vegetables, Family-Solanaceae, Brinjal, Tomato, Chilli and Bell Pepper, Potato, Family-Malvaceae, Okara, Family-Cruciferae, Radish , Cauliflower, Cabbage, Turnip, Family-Alliaceae, Onion, Family-Legunminosae, Pea, Fenugreek, French bean, Cowpea, Family-Chenopodiaceae, Spinach Beet (Palak), Family-Umbelliferae, Coriander, Carrot, Family-Cucubitaceae, Cucumber, Muskmelon, Watermelon, Bitter Gourd, Family-Compositae, Lettuce; Chapter 10: Quality of Seeds; Chapter 11: Seed Germination and Seed Dormancy; Chapter 12: Economics of Hybrids Seed Production;Chapter; Chapter 13: Biotechnology in Vegetable Seed Production; Chapter 14: National Seed Policy; Chapter 15: Certification of Seeds; Chapter 16: Seed Act and Seed Rules

Principles of Seed and Vegetable Production
Principles of Seed and Vegetable Production

Author: Tuarira Mtaita

Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing

Published: 2011-09

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9783846511664

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This book has been written to explain particular items in leading vegetables in the developing countries. The description in the text consists of general principles of vegetable production, aspects of seed production and production practices for selected vegetables. The manner of explanations in each type of a plant is not always equally arranged. For example, with round potatoes, a number of templates/photos have been included to aid understanding of this important vegetable crop. The author hopes that this book will contribute to the development of vegetable seed production and general vegetable horticulture in the developing countries.

Vegetable Seed Production
Vegetable Seed Production

Author: Raymond A. T. George

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1845935217

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This third edition includes summaries at salient points within the first six chapters, dealing with the principles and practice of vegetable seed production. A suggested further reading list is provided at the conclusion of each of the 16 chapters. The general updating of this third edition has included more detail on 'organic' seed and its production, and also considerations on genetically modified organisms. The increased links between vegetables produced from true botanical seed and those predominantly propagated vegetatively (i.e. the resulting planting material which is often referred to as 'seed') have been added to this edition in Appendix 1.

Principles of Seed Science and Technology
Principles of Seed Science and Technology

Author: Lawrence O. Copeland

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 479

ISBN-13: 1461516196

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This Fourth Edition of Principles of Seed Science and Technology, like the fIrst three editions, is written for the advanced undergraduate student or lay person who desires an introduction to the science and technology of seeds. The fIrst nine chapters present the seed as a biological system and cover its origin, development, composition, function (and sometimes nonfunction), performance and ultimate deterioration. The last nine chapters present the fundamentals of how seeds are produced, conditioned, evaluated and distributed in our modern agricultural society. Two new chapters have been added in this fourth edition, one on seed ecology and the second on seed drying. Finally, revisions have been made throughout to reflect changes that have occurred in the seed industry since publication of the Third Edition. Because of the fundamental importance of seeds to both agriculture and to all of society, we have taken great care to present the science and technology of seeds with the respect and feeling this study deserves. We hope that this feeling will be communicated to our readers. Furthermore, we have attempted to present information in a straight-forward, easy-ta-read manner that will be easily understood by students and lay persons alike. Special care has been taken to address both current state-of-the-art as well as future trends in seed technology.