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Unit V
Seed certification procedures; Seed laws and acts, plant variety protection regulations
in India and international systems.
VII. Practical
• Identification of suitable areas/ locations for seed production;
• Ear-to-row method and nucleus seed production;
• Main characteristics of released and notified varieties, hybrids and parental lines;
• PGMS and TGMS;
• Identification of important weeds/ objectionable weeds;
• Determination of isolation distance and planting ratios in different crops; Seed
production techniques of varieties in different crops;
• Hybrid seed production technology of important crops;
• DUS testing and descriptors in major crops;
• Variety release proposal formats in different crops.
VIII. Teaching methods
• Power point presentation
• Chalk and Board
• Smart board
• Lectures
• Assignments, quiz
• Group tasks, student’s presentations
IX. Learning outcome
Pass out student will have complete knowledge on the various procedures linked
with the development and release of variety. This course will also enable student
how to maintain and multiply variety for large scale distribution. It will also make
student acquainted with the seed laws and acts related to plant variety protection.
X. Suggested Reading
Agarwal RL. 1997. 
Seed Technology
. 2nd Ed. Oxford & IBH.
Kelly AF. 1988. 
Seed Production of Agricultural Crops
. Longman.
McDonald MB Jr and Copeland LO. 1997. 
Seed Production: Principles and Practices
. Chapman
& Hall.
Poehlman JM and Borthakur D. 1969. 
Breeding Asian Field Crops
. Oxford & IBH.
Singh BD. 2005. 
Plant Breeding: Principles and Methods
. Kalyani. 2015
Thompson JR. 1979. 
An Introduction to Seed Technology
. Leonard Hill

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