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Seed processing : a practical approach

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi New India Publishing House 2018Description: 142p. 25cmISBN:
  • 9789385516085
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 631.521 MAT
Contents:
1. Seed processing terminology 2. Visit to shop floor of a seed processing plant 3. Seed extraction methods 4. Seed quality up-gradation 5. Estimation of physical properties of seeds 6. Seed blending 7. Determination of mechanical injury after processing 8. Basic seed processing equipments 9. Advanced equipments of processing 10. Standardization of screen sizes for seed processing 11. Effect of screen sizes on seed quality 12. Importance of moisture in seed processing and Seed quality enhancement by use of spiral graders in soya bean 13. Seed drying 14. Seed treating methods, equipments: and evaluating the quality of treated seeds 15. Effect of pre-sowing seed treatment on quality of seedlings 16. Seed priming 17. Designing of a low cost drum seed priming unit 18. Seed Pelleting 19. Study of packaging materials 20. Seed fumigation 21. Measurement of Seed Moisture Content 22. The relationship of seed moisture content and mechanical damage 23. Seed Storage: Validating Harrington's rule of thumb for a particular area 24. Quantification of seed processing efficiency (SPE) 25. Visit to commercial controlled and uncontrolled seed storages 26. Study of PPE and ESH in seed processing 27. The relationship of seed moisture content and mechanical damage 28. Application of Hagberg Falling Number method in predicting high moisture damage and storage of seeds in Wheat and Paddy 29. Estimation of post harvest seed losses 30. Seed Sampling at processing plant 31. Management of stacking and the problem of “stackburn” 32. Deciding suitability of Paddy seed for drying and storage Worksheets
Summary: The book is an important publication featuring exhaustive technical information on practical aspects of seed processing. Some of these aspects are latest developments happening in vegetable seed industry and written by authors who are having immense experience of working in many national and multinational companies. This book help to prepare people associated with seed processing and offer great reference to academic, researchers and students who are studying courses in Seed Processing and Storage. This book serves as practical manual for these courses.
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1. Seed processing terminology
2. Visit to shop floor of a seed processing plant
3. Seed extraction methods
4. Seed quality up-gradation
5. Estimation of physical properties of seeds
6. Seed blending
7. Determination of mechanical injury after processing
8. Basic seed processing equipments
9. Advanced equipments of processing
10. Standardization of screen sizes for seed processing
11. Effect of screen sizes on seed quality
12. Importance of moisture in seed processing and Seed quality enhancement by use of spiral graders in soya bean
13. Seed drying
14. Seed treating methods, equipments: and evaluating the quality of treated seeds
15. Effect of pre-sowing seed treatment on quality of seedlings
16. Seed priming
17. Designing of a low cost drum seed priming unit
18. Seed Pelleting
19. Study of packaging materials
20. Seed fumigation
21. Measurement of Seed Moisture Content
22. The relationship of seed moisture content and mechanical damage
23. Seed Storage: Validating Harrington's rule of thumb for a particular area
24. Quantification of seed processing efficiency (SPE)
25. Visit to commercial controlled and uncontrolled seed storages
26. Study of PPE and ESH in seed processing
27. The relationship of seed moisture content and mechanical damage
28. Application of Hagberg Falling Number method in predicting high moisture damage and storage of seeds in Wheat and Paddy
29. Estimation of post harvest seed losses
30. Seed Sampling at processing plant
31. Management of stacking and the problem of “stackburn”
32. Deciding suitability of Paddy seed for drying and storage Worksheets

The book is an important publication featuring exhaustive technical information on practical aspects of seed processing. Some of these aspects are latest developments happening in vegetable seed industry and written by authors who are having immense experience of working in many national and multinational companies. This book help to prepare people associated with seed processing and offer great reference to academic, researchers and students who are studying courses in Seed Processing and Storage. This book serves as practical manual for these courses.

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