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Seed Production: Principles and Practices

Seed Production: Principles and Practices

McDonald, Miller F.
Copeland, L. O.

Hardcover

AgricultureBotany & Horticulture

ISBN10: 0412075512
ISBN13: 9780412075513
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Jul 31 1997
Pages: 749
Weight: 2.76
Height: 1.74 Width: 6.34 Depth: 9.76
Language: English
Plant breeders continue to make significant advances in developing high yield- ing, adaptable, disease-free crops. These advances, however, are not realized until an efficient seed production system is in place that rapidly increases geneti- cally superior crops and makes them available to the consumer in large quantities at a reasonable cost. Successful seed production requires seed to be genetically pure, free of admixtures, and able to establish rapidly a uniform stand. Seed production is a complex process. Rigorous production criteria are followed by both seed producer and seed companies to ensure that high-quality seed is produced and marketed. These criteria become even more stringent in hybrid seed production. This volume identifies the factors most critical in a successful seed production operation. The fundamental considerations common to all seed crops are established in Part I, Principles of Seed Production. From this founda- tion, the practices of seed production are provided in detail in Part II, Seed Production of Specific Crops.

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