Principles of Quality Seed Production

Abstract Plant breeding and seed technology are the two arms of crop improvement programmes. The ultimate goal any plant programme is to make available quality seeds new improved varieties in adequate quantity farmers. Modern techniques have enabled development with desired traits at a much higher pace than ever before, addressing challenges food nutritional security. A large number being bred continuously address specific needs viz. productivity, quality, tolerance against abiotic biotic stresses, cropping intensity, etc. However, farmers, all these scientific achievements would be little use unless they access varieties, which genetically pure, physiologically sound (germination, vigour), free from physical impurities seed-borne diseases. progress production largely depends upon speed country able multiply high-yielding varieties. Hence, supply chain must supported by policy technically systems both national international domains. In order achieve this, every well-established infrastructure for production, assurance, storage marketing. Similarly, regulatory framework variety testing, release notification, regulation market also important preserve interests farming community. Successful requires establishing identity, adherence maintaining purity, application good practices along careful management crops, following widely accepted technologies, standards.