INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS (ICARDA)
Seed production technology
Intended as a reference work for all concerned with seed production, processing, marketing, and distribution as well as for agricultural policymakers, this practical guide provides information distilled from both the experience of the national research programs of the Middle East and North Africa - the focus of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) - and the expertise of individuals who have conducted seed technology training courses in the region.
Srivastava, J. P.; Simarski, L. T. · 1970
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Abstract
The first section gives an overview of the seed production situation in the ICARDA region and outlines the components of a seed production industry. Case studies that follow on the seed industries in the Netherlands, India, Kenya, and Syria illustrate how seed industries have developed in different countries. The bulk of the handbook is devoted to techniques and methods for seed production, including the certification, testing, processing, storage, and marketing of seed. Producing seed of the crops on which ICARDA concentrates - cereals, lentils, forage crops, chickpeas - has special problems, which are addressed in the final section. The book contains photographs, statistical data, illustrations, and a 9-page list of useful publications. (Author abstract, modified)
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