Principles of Seed Technology

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Dr. Aninda Chakraborty

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Course Name : Principles of Seed Technology 3 (2+1)

ASPG2202 (2-1-0)

Course Objectives

  • To strengthen undergraduate students in Seed Production Technology of various crops.
  • To impart knowledge in the development of seed and germination.
  • To provide students with a basic understanding of Seed Certification, Seed Processing, and Seed Testing.

CO-PO Mapping

COs

Course Outcomes

Mapping COs with POs

CO1

Store the pure variety seeds to prevent a pure variety seed shortage caused by unfavourable environmental circumstances.

PO1

CO2

Launch a seed production initiative to meet the market's demand for high-quality seed and boost revenue.

PO2, PO3

CO3

To produce and provide hybrid disease-free seed to the market so that crops can be grown sustainably.

PO4

 

PO1: Knowledge Enhancement

PO2: Professional Enhancement.

PO3: Entrepreneurship Skills.

PO4: Communication & amp; Extension Skills.

Course Syllabus

Unit 1

Seed technology- definitions, objectives and its role in increasing agricultural production; Reproductive process in crop plants- sexual and asexual reproductive, apomixes, seed formation and development; Seed Quality; Classes of seed, generation system and Seed replacement and multiplication rates; Seed Policy; Demand forecasting of seed.

Unit 2

General principles of seed production; Male sterility concepts and its use in hybrid seed production; Hybrid seed production of sorghum using male sterility system; Hybrid seed production of Maize using male sterility system; Hybrid seed production of rice using male sterility system; Seed production of Wheat; Seed production of Paddy; Seed production of Maize; Seed production of soybean, chickpea and pigeon pea; Seed production of sunflower and groundnut; Seed production of castor and cotton; Seed production of brinjal and tomato; Seed production of onion and chilly; Seed production of okra and cucurbitaceous vegetables.

 

Unit 3

Seed Certification; Seed Act; Seed Control Orders and New Seed Policy; IPR; Varietal Identification.

 

Unit 4

Seed drying; Seed processing; Seed treatment; Seed storage- bagging and storage-factors affecting seed quality in storage, orthodox and recalcitrant seeds, storage pests and disease control; Seed dormancy causes and breaking methods; Seed marketing and seed pricing; Role of WTO and OECD in seed marketing.

 

Practical

Study of reproductive systems in crop plants-floral biology, pollination and fertilization; Classification of seeds based on their usage, preparation of seed album; Study of seed structure in monocots and dicots; Study of seed production in major crops- MS lines, pollen shedders, off-types, emasculation and pollination techniques; Study of seed processing equipment- plan and layout; Study of seed testing equipment; Study of seed sampling; Study of seed purity test; Study of seed moisture; Study of seed germination tests; Study of seed viability and vigour; Study of seed health tests; Study of seed dormancy breaking methods; Visit to seed production plots; Visit to seed processing plants; Visit to public and private seed enterprises.

Reference:

Seed Technology-R.L. Agarwal

Principles of Seed Technology- G.M. Kulkarni

Seed Science and Technology- S. Sen & N. Ghosh

Hybrid Seed Production In Field Crops Principles and Practices- N. C. Singhal

Session Plan

Theory

 

Session 1

Seed technology-definitions, objectives and its role in increasing agricultural production.

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Session 2

Reproductive process in crop plants- sexual and asexual reproductive, apomixes, seed formation and development.

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Lec 02

Session 3

Seed Quality.

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Lec 03

Session 4

Classes of seed, generation system and Seed replacement and multiplication rates.

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Lec 04

Session 5

Seed Policy.

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Lec 05

Session 6

Demand forecasting of seed.

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Lec 06

Session 7

General principles of seed production.

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Lec 07

Session 8

Male sterility concepts and its use in hybrid seed production.

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Lec 08

Session 9

Hybrid seed production of sorghum using male sterility system.

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Lec 09

Session 10

Hybrid seed production of Maize using male sterility system.

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Lec 10

Session 11

Hybrid seed production of rice using male sterility system.

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Lec 11

Session 12

Seed production of Wheat.

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Lec 12

Session 13

Seed production of Paddy.

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Lec 13

Session 14

Seed production of Maize.

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Lec 14

Session 15

Seed production of soybean, chickpea and pigeon pea.

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Lec 15

Session 16

Seed production of sunflower and groundnut.

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Lec 16

Session 17

Seed production of castor and cotton.

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Lec 17

Session 18

Seed production of brinjal and tomato.

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Lec 18

Session 19

Seed production of onion and chilly.

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Lec 19

Session 20

Seed production of okra and cucurbitaceous vegetables.

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Lec 20

Session 21

Seed Certification.

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Lec 21

Session 22

Seed Act.

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Lec 22

Session 23

Seed Control Orders and New Seed Policy.

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Lec 23

Session 24

IPR.

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Lec 24

Session 25

Varietal Identification.

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Lec 25

Session 26

Seed drying.

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Lec 26

Session 27

Seed processing.

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Lec 27

Session 28

Seed treatment.

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Lec 28

Session 29

Seed storage- bagging and storage-factors affecting seed quality in storage, orthodox and recalcitrant seeds, storage pests and disease control.

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Lec 29

Session 30

Seed dormancy causes and breaking methods.

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Lec 30

Session 31

Seed marketing and seed pricing.

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Lec 31

Session 32

Role of WTO and OECD in seed marketing.

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Lec 32

 

Practical

 

Session 1

Study of reproductive systems in crop plants-floral biology, pollination and fertilization.

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Session 2

Classification of seeds based on their usage, preparation of seed album.

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Session 3

Study of seed structure in monocots and dicots.

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Session 4

Study of seed production in major crops- MS lines, pollen shedders, off-types, emasculation and pollination techniques.

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Session 5

Study of seed processing equipment- plan and layout.

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Session 6

Seed testing

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Session 7

Study of seed sampling.

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Session 8

Study of seed purity test.

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Session 9

Study of seed moisture.

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Session 10

Study of seed germination tests.

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Session 11

Study of seed viability and vigour.

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Session 12

Study of seed health tests.

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Session 13

Study of seed dormancy breaking methods.

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Session 14

Visit to seed production plots.

Session 15

Visit to seed processing plants.

Session 16

Visit to public and private seed enterprises.

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Our Main Teachers

I have completed my Ph.D. in Seed Science and Technology from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur. I received University Research Fellowship during the tenure of my Doctoral research. My doctoral topic was “Pre-sowing Seed Priming with Ag-Nanoparticle in Green gram: Chemo-morphic Changes during Seed Development and Response Pattern for Seed Production”. I have completed my […]

Dr. Vinay Kumar

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I am a Plant breeder, Now working on application of nano particles in  post harvest management of horticultural crops, mainly Onion. I along with co-workers reported first time worldwide a colorimetric sensor for visual detection of post harvest spoilage of onions. I have keen interest in horticultural crops and its value addition.