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Condizione: New. pp. 374.

Condizione: New. pp. 374 1st Edition.

Condizione: New. pp. vi + 350.

Condizione: New. pp. vi + 350.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Contents 1 Introduction 2 History of Seed Testing 3 Principles and Procedures of Seed Testing 4 Sampling 5 Purity Analysis 6 Seed Weight Determination 7 Moisture Test 8 Germination Test 9 Viability Test 10 Vigour Test 11 Seed Dormancy 12 Seed Health Test 13 Cultivar Purity Test 14 Testing of Pelleted Coated Seed 15 Testing of Tree and Shrub Seeds 16 Tolerances in Seed Testing 17 Modelling of a Seed Testing Laboratory 18 ReferencesSeed is the unique biological input in agriculture which imbibes in it the productivity potential of the crop This potential in terms of both quantity and quality is realisable by the timely use of other inputs It is therefore important to plan and produce adequate quantities of good quality seed to realise enhanced agricultural production and higher income to farmers The use of high quality seed will enable to reduce the gap between potential and actual yield of all cropsSeed industry in India has made great strides especially during last twenty years The Government of India through its policy initiatives has encouraged development of this industry A lot of attention has been paid to organizational legislative and financing aspects resulting in enhanced seed multiplication Today after the introduction of genetically modified crops the Seed Industry has acquired a paradigm shiftThis situation warrants proper functioning of effective quality control system to assure the quality of the seeds through standard seed analysis system In this view knowledge on recent approaches in seed testing is highly essential for a seed men seed testing and seed law enforcement officials and seed scientists Keeping this in mind the book A hand book of seed testing designed clearly explains the scientific methods of analysing different seed quality traits The book details procedures of routine seed testing methods and recent approaches in seed testing 197 pp.

Condizione: New. pp. 374.

Condizione: New. pp. vi + 350.

Condizione: New. pp. [xviii] + 197.

Condizione: New. pp. [xviii] + 197.

tables, figs (illustratore). Contents 1 Indian hybrid vegetable seed industryV Sakthirama and K Vanangamudi 2 Vegetable hybrid seed production and management at a glanceS Sumathi and K Vanangamudi 3 TomatoA Ramesh Kumar and V Manonmani 4 BrinjalM Prabhu and J Renugadevi 5 ChilliG Ashok Kumar BK Svitha and ST Bini Sundar 6 OnionA Ramesh Kumar and J Padma 7 Okra BhendiT Kalaiselvi C Indurani and S Sakthivel 8 Bitter GourdC Indurani and C Vanitha 9 AshgourdA Ramesh Kumar R Revathi and S Sumathi 10 PumpkinC Indurani and K Prameswari 11 Snake gourds Lakshmi and R Revathi 12 Bottle gourdG Ashok Kumar BK Savitha and ST Bini Sundar 13 Ribbed GourdG Ashok Kumar BK Savitha and ST Bini Sundar 14 CucumberA Ramesh Kumar and C Menaka 15 WatermelonC Indurani and R Revathi 16 MuskmelonK Nelson Navamaniraj PR Renganayaki and L Pugalendhi 17 Summer SquashM Prabhu and G Sasthri 18 CauliflowerA Ramesh Kumar J Srinivasan and R Revathi 19 CabbageK Shoba and Sinta Issac 20 CarrotK Shoba and N Selvaraj 21 RadishM Prabhu R Revathi and V Ramaraju 22 TurnipK Shoba and A Tamilarasu References Indians are predominantly vegetarians and depend on vegetables for bulk of their nutrients and minerals More recently the role and usefulness of antioxidants present in vegetables in human health have been demonstrated Development in vegetable production will therefore contribute not only to food and nutritional security but also to poverty alleviation and income generation Hybrid vegetable technology has made significant impact in mot crops in India and it has not lagged behind in adopting this technology The impact of vegetable hybrid technology can be seen by the variety and quality of vegetables in the market It has attracted a large number of marginal farmers around the cities to grow hybrid vegetables Present book is the effort to bring all the aspect of hybrid vegetable seed production and management 340 pp.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Contents Preface I Traditional varieties 1 RiceK Vanangamudi and R Revathi 2 CerealsK Vanangamudi and S Balavidhya 3 Pulses and oilseedsKVanangamudi and R Revathi 4 VegetablesK Vanangamudi and M Prabhu 5 Traditional varieties inclusion under notified varieties listAB Rafiulla II Technologies for organic seed 1 Organic agriculture an overviewV Sakthirama K Vanangamudi and Mallika Vanangamudi 2 General requirements for organic seed productionK Vanangamudi and J Padma 3 Technologies developed for organic seed productionK Vanangamudi and S Balavidhya 4 Indigenous presowing treatmentsK Vanangamudi and S Kavitha 5 Organic seed quality enhancement treatmentsP Tamilkumar and K Vanangamudi 6 Pest management in organic agricultureMR Srinivasan and Sharana Basava Reddy 7 Organic seed certification issuesA Karmugilan 8 Rice organic seed productionK Vanangamudi and S Kavitha 9 Cotton organic seed productionTV Karivaradaraaju and A Bharathi 10 Organic seed vs conventional seedP Srimathi 11 Organic seed marketingT Jayaraj 12 Traditional knowledge in seed storageA Selvakumari K Vanangamudi and R Vigneshwari 13 Organic seed storageP Srimathi K Malarkodi and S Sumathi III Technologies for organic and conventional seeds 1 Technologies for seed productionS Kalaivani and K Vanangamudi 2 Technologies for seed processingS Kalaivani and K Vanangamudi 3 Technologies for seed storageS Kalaivani and K Vanangamudi IV Farmers participatoty plant and seed conservation 1 Role of CSB in traditional seed conservationK Vanangamudi and R Revathi 2 Indigenous seed marketing though seed fairsK Vanangamudi and R Vigneshwari 3 Farmers participatory plant breedingK Vanangamudi and S Kavitha 4 Role of CSB in biodiversity conservationK Vanangamudi and G KarthikaThe production and supply of organic seed is the need of the hour to facilitate the organic Agriculture which ensures the production of the organic food products free from the toxic substances for better human health But also to conserve the soil and environmental health for well beings of the human life including the flora and faunaKeeping the importance of the organic agriculture the book on Organic Seed has been compiled which is first of its kind in India This book consists of four major parts Part I deals with the documentation of the indigenous varieties in cereals pulses oilseeds and vegetables In part II an overview of organic agriculture requirements and technologies for organic seed production with special reference to rice and cotton seed quality treatments certification marketing and storage of organic seed are discussed Part III includes the technologies for production processing and storage of seed Role of community seed bank seed fairs and farmers participatory plant breeding are included in the Part IV 350 pp.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.