Seed Production of Vegetable, Tuber and Spice Crops
Course Overview
Official detailed syllabus from the ICAR Sixth Deans’ Committee curriculum.
Course Objectives
i. Students will acquire skill for certification and storage of seed production of vegetable, tuber and spice crops ii. Students will be trained for on-farm operations of different seed multiplication activities of vegetable, tuber and spice crops.
Theory Syllabus
Introduction and history of seed industry in India. Definition of seed, classes-types of seed. Differences between grain and seed. Importance and scope of vegetable seed production in India. Principles of vegetable seed production. Role of temperature, humidity and light in vegetable seed production, land requirements, climate, season, planting time, nursery management, seed rate, rouging, seed extraction and storage, packaging and labelling of cole crops, root vegetables, solanaceous vegetables, cucurbits, okra, leafy vegetables, bulb crops, tuber crops like potato, spice crops like coriander, fenugreek, leguminous vegetables and exotic vegetables. Seed germination and purity analysis. seed priming and pelleting, Field and seed standards. Seed drying and extraction. Seed legislation.
Practical Syllabus
Study of seed structure, colour size, shape and texture. Field inspection of seed crops. Practices in rouging. Harvesting and seed extraction. Germination and purity analysis. Methods of seed production, Seed certification in cole crops, root vegetables, bulb crops, solanaceous vegetables, cucurbits, okra, leafy vegetables, leguminous vegetables and exotic vegetables. Seed processing machines. Visit to seed production units
Suggested Readings
1. Arya Singh P. 2003. Vegetable seed Production Principles. Kalyani Publishers. Ludhiana.
2. Hazra P and Som M G. 2009. Vegetable Seed Production and Hybrid Technology. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana.
3. Kulkarni G N. 2002. Principles of Seed Technology. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana.
4. Ram H H, Upadhyay R, Dubey R K and Mandal B C. 2017. Vegetable Seed Production- Principles and Practices. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana.
5. Singh S P. 2001. Seed Production of Commercial Vegetables. Agrotech Publishing, Udaipur