Seed Technology Study
Subject:- Seed Technology
1.of Seed Multiplication & Their Source Seed
| Stages of Seed Multiplication | Source Seed |
| Nucleus seed | Nucleus seed |
| Breeder seed | Nucleus seed |
| Foundation seed | Breeder Seed |
| Registered seed | Foundation Seed |
| Certified seed | Foundation Seed/Certified seed |
2.Stages of Seed Multiplication, Colour Of Tag and Size of Tag
| Stages of Seed | Tag Colour | Tag Size |
| Nucleus seed | – | – |
| Breeder seed | Golden Yellow | 12 x 6 cm. |
| Foundation seed | White | 15 x 7.5cm. |
| Registered seed | Purple | 15 x 7.5cm. |
| Certified seed | Azure Blue | 15 x 7.5cm. |
3.number of primary samples to be drawn From Seed lot
| Seed Lot In Bulk | Minimum number of primary samples to be drawn. |
| < 50 kg | 3 |
| 50 to 500 kg | 5 |
| 500 to 3000 kg | One for each 300 kg lot but number of samples not <5 |
| 3000 to 20,000kg | 1 sample for each 500 kg but number of samples not <10 |
| 4.Seed lot in bags | |
| Number of Bags | Number of primary samples to drawn |
| Up to 5 containers | 5 |
| 6-30 containers | One for every 3 containers but not <5 |
| 31 and above | One for every 5 containers, but not <10 |
Seed Technology Study Material Table-1
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