ISBN: 9789381226216 - seed science & technology: questions and answers (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. vii + 156.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Preface. 1. Seed Biology. 2. Pollination and Seedset. 3. Seed dispersal. 4. Seed Dormancy and germination. 5. Seed production and quality. 6. Post harvest handling and storage. 7. Seed viability and vigour. 8. Seed testing. 9. Seed health. 10. Organizations and laws. 11. Books on seed science and technology. Agriculture and all crop husbandry begins and ends with seed. From being a mere propagule, seed has been made omnipotent by several technological revolutions that are incorporated into it. Hence, seed is the best extension specialist in promotion of agriculture. Seed today is knowledge in itself, just like a computer microchip, it stores vast amount of information. Study of seed science skims the surface of this knowledge pool. Seed science encompasses several schools of thought viz., seed biology, dispersal, dormancy, production, processing, testing, tagging, packing, storage, distribution, marketing and legislation. An avid reader in pursuit of acquiring information about seed would find it exhaustive. Hence the book attempts to satiate the curiosity of an intrepid academic in the form of question and answer. (jacket).…