Seed Technology 2nd Revised & Enlarged Edition

📚 Book Details:

• Authors: Dhirendra Khare & M.S. Bhale

• Publisher: Scientific Publishers

• Language: English

• Edition: 2nd Edition (2024)

• ISBN: 9788172338831

• E-ISBN: 9789386237521

• Pages: 944

• Binding: Hard Bound

• Size: 7.50 x 9.75 inches

• Weight: 1880 gms

📘 Book Description (English):

This is the second edition of Seed Technology, originally published in 2000. The revised edition offers comprehensive and integrated information tailored for courses in agriculture offered by traditional universities.

The book includes an extensive use of line diagrams and flow charts, making it highly practical and user-friendly. It covers a wide range of topics, including:

• Basics of Seed and Variety

• Seed Production Systems

• Maintenance Breeding

• Production of Hybrids, Seedless Varieties, Tubers, TPS, and Synthetic Seeds

• Post-Harvest Seed Management

• Seed Storage

• Certification of Seed Production Programs at Field Level

• Seed Testing in Laboratories

• Verification of Genetic Purity (Including Molecular Approaches)

• Seed and Seedling Vigour Testing

• Seed Health and Certification

• Value Addition and Seed Commerce

• Seed Law Enforcement: Acts, Rules, and Bills on Seed

• Protection of Plant Variety and DUS Testing

• Seed Export and Indian Seed Certification Standards (With Revisions and Updates)