Seed And their Types
Seed:
• Botanically seed is a fertilized ovule consisting of intact embryo, stored food and seed coat which is viable and has got the capacity to germinate.
- Indian seed act passed in: 1966
- National Seed Corporation in: 1963
Types of pure seeds:
A. Breeder/nucleus seed: | • Such seed are produced directly under the supervision of plant breeder. It possessed all the required genetic characters and 99.9% genetically pure. • Breeder seed is used to produce foundation seed. • It has golden yellow colored tag. |
B. Foundation seed: | • It’s progeny of breeder seed.Known as mother seed and it is the source of registered and certified seed classes. • It is genetically 99.9%% pure. However, physical purity of 98% is permissible. • Production of foundation seed is the responsibility of national corporation. • It is produced on government farms, at experiment stations, apiculture universities or on cultivator’s field under strict supervision of research scientists and expert from seed certification agencies (SCA). • White tag is denotes for foundation seed. |
C. Registered seed:
| • Produced from Foundation seed or registered seed itself.It has satisfactory genetic identity and purity. • it is generally omitted and certified seed is produced directly from foundation seed.It has purple/orange tag. |
D. Certified seed: | • Progeny of registered seed, foundation seed or Certified seed itself. • It has satisfactory genetic identity and purity. Approved and certified by state seed certifying agency • It denoted by blue tag. • It is available for general distribution to farmers for commercial crop production. |
