Seed Processing Technology Agri 7th Sem Syllabus for BE 2017 Regulation Anna Univ (Professional Elective IV) detail syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (Agri), 2017 regulation is collected from the Anna Univ official website and presented for students of Anna University. The details of the course are: course code (AI8011), Category (PE), Contact Periods/week (3), Teaching hours/week (3), Practical Hours/week (0). The total course credits are given in combined syllabus.
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Course Objective:
- To expose the students to scope and importance of good quality seed production.
- To acquaint them with the principles and special techniques used in the process of production of good quality seed using specific examples.
- To familiarize them with planning, development and organization of seed programmes.
Unit I
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Unit II
Seed Production and Certification
Multiplication of seed and seed material: systems of seed multiplication, classes of seed, multiplication models, multiplication ratio, field selection, planting ratio, isolation needs and rouging; Harvest and extraction of seed; Methods of hybrid seed production; Genetic deterioration during crop production cycles; Seed certification process: legal basis, pre-requisites for applicability, detailed description of the specific steps of the certification process (with particular emphasis on field inspection).
Unit III
Seed Processing and Testing
Components of seed processing in a broader sense; Steps in seed processing in its narrower sense: preliminary cleaning, basic cleaning and grading, and equipment used in each of the steps; Seed treatment; Seed drying; Seed sampling; Seed testing: details of specific tests conducted for different purposes (service, certification and seed law enforcement); Standards prescribed for different crops.
Unit IV
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Unit V
Seed Production in Specific Crops
Principles and special techniques used for seed production in important horticultural crops by selecting representatives of vegetable / flower / fruit / spice / condiment / plantation crops.
Course Outcome:
- The students will be able to appreciate the different methods of seed production, processing and testing
- They will also have the knowledge on different seed programmes
Text Books:
- Singh, S.P., Commercial Vegetable Seed Production, Kalyani Publishers, Chennai, 2001.
- Agarwal, R.L., Seed Technology, Oxford IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi, 1995.
References:
- Subir Sen and Ghosh, N., Seed Science, Kalyani Publishers, Chennai, 1999.
- Dahiya, B.S., and Rai, K.N., Seed Technology, Kalyani Publishers, Chennai, 1997.
- George, Raymond, A.T., Vegetable Seed Production, Longman Orient Press, London and New York, 1985.
- Hand Book of Seedling Evaluation, ISTA, 1979.
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