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Factors affecting seed quality during production and processing
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Factors affecting seed quality during production and processing

Musa May 4, 2019
Factors affecting seed quality
Factors affecting the seed quality during production and processing.
 

Factors affecting seed quality during production and processing

 
1. Production factors:
a.      Selection of suitable climatic region
b.      Selection of seed plot
c.       Selection of variety
d.      Selection of seed
e.      Seed treatment
f.        Seed rate
g.      Preparation of land
h.      Time of planting or sowing
i.        Method of sowing
j.        Depth of sowing
k.       Roughing
l.        Plant population
m.    Weed control
n.      Disease and insect control
o.      Manuring and fertilization
p.      Irrigation.
 
2. Processing factors:

a.      Harvesting of seed crops
b.      Drying of seed
c.       Storage of raw seeds
d.      Separation of seed
e.      Transportation of crops
f.        Condition of threshing floor
g.      Times between harvesting and threshing
h.      Types of threshing
                                i.            By hand
                              ii.            By beaten up against wooden log or bamboo log
                            iii.            By bullock threshing
i.        Cleaning
j.        Seed treatment
k.       Seed grading.

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