Seed Production: Principles and Practices

✍ Scribed by Miller B. McDonald, Lawrence O. Copeland (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 754
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Flowering and Seed Set....Pages 3-18
Seed Formation and Development....Pages 19-28
Fundamentals of Seed Production....Pages 29-36
Planting....Pages 37-58
Harvesting....Pages 59-77
Conditioning....Pages 78-103
Drying and Storage....Pages 104-126
Seed Quality and Performance....Pages 127-135
Evolution of the Seed Industry....Pages 136-147
Seed Certification....Pages 148-170
Seed Marketing....Pages 171-179
Seed Legislation and Law Enforcement....Pages 180-190
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Cereal Seeds....Pages 193-252
Oil Seeds....Pages 253-301
Forage Legume Seeds....Pages 302-405
A. Cool-Season Grasses....Pages 406-489
Warm-Season Grass Seeds....Pages 490-553
Grain Legumes....Pages 554-589
Vegetable Seeds....Pages 590-643
Flower Seed Production....Pages 644-685
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Tree Seeds....Pages 686-717
Back Matter....Pages 719-749

✦ Subjects

Forestry; Plant Physiology