Course Title: Certificate course on Seed Production

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Saban Kumar Maharana

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Course Teacher: Dr. PUSARLA SUSMITHA

Course Title: Seed Production

Course Credits ( T-P-P): 4 credits (0-4-0)

Course Objective(s):

To impart knowledge regarding principles of seed production

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this course, students will be able to enrich their Experiential Learning on Seed production of different crops, Seed processing and storage

Course Syllabus:

Session- 1: Selection of suitable areas/locations, seed/planting material for quality seed production

A Manual on Seed Production standards

Session-2: Practice on seed production of cereal crops seed production in cereals

Session-3: Practice on seed production of vegetable crops seed production in vegetables

Session:5 Identification of weed and other crop seeds as per crop species  Designated seed borne diseases of field crops

objectionable weeds

Session-6: Field inspection at different stages of a crop

field inspection

Session-7: Inspection and sampling at harvesting/threshing

crop stages for field inspection

Session-8: Seed quality test Seed Quality

Session-9: Varietal Identification through Grow Out Test and Electrophoresis GOT

Session-10: Different methods of seed extraction seed extraction methods

Session-11: Seed sampling- different methods SEED SAMPLING

Session-12: Seed testing: physical purity and moisture test Physical Purity Analysis

SEED MOISTURE CONTENT

Session-13: Seed testing: germination and vigour test seed VIGOUR

seed germination

Session-14: Seed testing: Tetrazolium test for seed viability  Tz test

Session-15: Machines of seed processing seed processing

Session-16: Control measures for stored grain disease and pest Safe Seed Storage

Practical session-1: Visit to seed processing unit

Practical session-2: Visit to Seed storage unit

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Mr. Saban Kumar Maharana, working as Assistant Professor in School of Media and Communication, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, He has completed M. Phil. from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, He has more than 17 years of experience in the field of Graphics and Animation in the leading channel and Production Houses in […]