General Principles of Seed Production: Introduction and objectives 02

Procurement of a Class of Improved Seeds Or

Reporting standards and role of certification agencies 02

Principles and practices of selection of area and agronomic — 02 requirement of seed production of field crops 3. _ Importance of Isolation Distance and Rouging or

Principles of Hybrid Seed Production in Field Crops 02

Principles and practices of selection of area and agronomic — 02 requirement of seed production of horticultural crops

Concept of Apomixis: Role and application in seed production 01

Male sterility and self-incompatibility and its application in hybrid 02 seed production of field horticultural crops

Farmers participatory seed production 01

General Principles of Seed Processing: Introduction, Objectives of O1 Seed Processing

Seed Drying, Principles of Drying, Water vapour equilibrium, 02 Methods of drying seeds

Cleaning and grading: Air and screen machines, Dimensional 02 separators, Density separators, Surface texture separators, Colour separators, Spiral separators, Electric separators, Vibrator separators, Separation based on Affinity to liquids,

Seed treatment, Temperature treatment, Chemical treatment, ol

Bagging and Labelling 01

Seed testing-Introduction, Procedure of Seed testing, components of 03 seed quality testing genetic, physical, physiological and seed health testing

Seed sampling, Types of seed sampling, Requirements of sampling 01

Concept of seed viability and vigour 02

Seed Dormancy: Types, principles, and overcoming dormancy 01

Principles of seed Germination, types of germination, biochemical 01 and genetic basis

Seed Certification: History, concept and objectives of seed 02 certification, seed certification agency/organization and staff requirement 22, Indian Minimum Seed Certification Standards (LM.S.C.S.) – general 02 and specific crop standards including GM varieties, field and seed standards

Evolution of the seed industry, Development of the vegetable and] 01 Flower seed industry

Seed marketing — concept, definition and purpose, importance and Ol promotion of quality seed, formal and informal seed supply systems

Seed marketing intelligence and product mix, sales promotion, 01 distribution channels, marketing costs and margins;

Packaging and labeling, Seed Associations, Factors influencing seed O1 marketing, Seed marketing programs, Seed industry organizations, Marketing of public versus private players, Demand and supply of seed

Role of seed replacement rate (SRR), seed multiplication ratio OT (SMR), economics of seed production; determining seed needs, Seed pricing and price policy, seed processing and / packaging, demand forecasting and factors affecting demand for seeds, effect of price and farm income on seed demand

WTO and Seed Marketing ol

Laboratory organization, Composition of nutrient medium ol

Micro-propagation, Axillary bud proliferation approach, Meristem [02 and shoot tip culture, Bud culture, Advantages of Micro-propagation, Problems associated with micro-propagation

Synthetic seed production, Types of synthetic seeds, methods of 01 development of synthetic seeds, Components of nutrient media for synthetic seed development, Storage of synthetic seeds, Advantages and limitations of synthetic seed production

Operation and Handling of Mechanical Drying Equipment o1

Seed Processing Equipment: Demonstration of cleaning, grading, 01 and separating seeds using various machines

Seed Treating Equipment o1

Seed production in cross pollinated crops with special reference to 01 land, isolation, Planting ratio of male and female lines

Synchronization of Parental Lines and methods to achieve synchrony O1

Supplementary Pollination: Practical methods of pollen storage, O1 viability testing, and artificial pollination

Hand Emasculation and Pollination in Tomato ol

Hybrid Seed Production in Maize: Detasseling, identification of O1 rogues, pollen shedders, pollen viability and stigma receptivity

Visits to Seed Production Plots, seed processing plant and] 01 commercial controlled and uncontrolled Seed Stores, Seed industries and local entrepreneurships visit to nearby areas

Seed Health Testing: detection of seed-borne fungi, bacteria and ol viruses, identification of storage fungi, control of seed- borne diseases, seed treatment methods

Maintenance of aseptic conditions and sterilization techniques ol

Preparation of Nutrient Media for Callus Induction: Formulation of 01 MS medium, selection of explants, and inoculation for micro propagation

Micro-Propagation Techniques: Preparation of MS medium for 01 micro-propagation and Callus induction, Inoculation of explants for micro-propagation, Inoculation of explants for callus induction and subsequently regeneration of plantlets from matured seeds of field and horticultural crops

Synthetic Seed Preparation 01