Seed Production Technology of Vegetables

Quality seed is the foremost 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 technology-land 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 quality, economics, biotechnology in seed production, national 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.