Seed Production Technology of Vegetables

by B. S. Asati, Prabhakar Singh

ISBN: 9789383129737
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 16995.00
Biblio : ix+545p., 32 col. plts., bib., ind., 23 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Prabhakar Singh Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (Chhattisgarh).

About The Book

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.

Table of Contents

Preface v 1. Introduction 1 2. Classification of Vegetables 11 3. History of Vegetables Seed Production 20 4. Climatic Factors Affecting Vegetable Seed Production 33 5. Botany and Floral Biology of Vegetable Crops 37 6. Modes of Reproduction in Vegetable Crops 80 7. Principles of Vegetable Seed Production 84 8. Techniques for Hybrid Seed Production 97 9. Seed Production of Vegetables 127 10. Quality of Seeds 299 11. Seed Germination and Seed Dormancy 311 12. Economics of Hybrids Seed Production 323 13. Biotechnology in Vegetable Seed Production 337 14. National Seed Policy 359 15. Certification of Seeds 375 16. Seed Act and Seed Rules 384 Glossary 417 Appendices 455 References 515 Index 521