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Importance of Seed in Agriculture Gurua

Seeds are essential for agriculture, serving as the primary input for crop production and significantly influencing yield and quality. The article emphasizes the importance of high-quality seeds, which are determined by genetic purity, germination rates, and environmental factors during development. It highlights the need for awareness among farmers regarding seed quality to enhance productivity in their local agro-climatic zones.

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Importance of Seed in Agriculture Gurua

Seeds are essential for agriculture, serving as the primary input for crop production and significantly influencing yield and quality. The article emphasizes the importance of high-quality seeds, which are determined by genetic purity, germination rates, and environmental factors during development. It highlights the need for awareness among farmers regarding seed quality to enhance productivity in their local agro-climatic zones.

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Vol.

2 Issue-9, May 2022 (e-ISSN: 2582-8223)

Importance of Seed in Agriculture


Dr. Khushboo Chandra
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agriculture Sciences, SGT University, Gurugram,
Haryana

ARTICLE ID: 42

Seeds are the keystone of agriculture. Expertise has restructured farming's to a great
extent in day-to-day operations, but without a sturdy supply of high-quality seed, yields and
crop eminence would be greatly decreased. Achieving and maintaining high seed quality is
the goal of every professional seed producer. Seed is the most vital, crucial and cheapest
input in crop production. A true seed is a fertilized matured ovule, medium for rapid
rehabilitation of agriculture after natural disasters as well as propagating material for
agriculture, sericulture, silviculture and horticultural plants used for sowing or planting
purpose. The importance of quality seeds has been recognized from the time
immemorial. The old scripture, Manu Smriti says “Subeejam Sukshetre Jayate
Sampadyathe” i.e., Good seed in good soil yields copiously. In 5th century, Kautilya Artha
Shasthra, mentioned seed dressing with milk, cow dung and honey to protect the seed during
germination.
Rice, barley, wheat and maize are all seeds. How many loaves of bread, cobs of corn or
bowls of rice do we gobble in a week?
Many people wonder what does seed quality mean. The practical definition of seed
quality can differ depending on the end user. For example, a farmer may desire high-quality
seed that produces rapid uniform plants with high yielding capacity under a wide range of
field conditions. A producer of oil seed crop, where oil would be used for industrial purposes
such as making soap, cosmetic products or lubricants may desire seed with a particular stable
fatty acid profile as a measure of high quality.
The seed quality and seed structure are the pioneer requisite during seed production.
Knowledge of seed structure can help in understanding how seeds respond during harvesting,
conditioning, germination, and seedling emergence. Seed quality describes the potential
performance of a seed lot.
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The farmers are using poor seeds in crop production due to its unavailability in the
local area and lack of awareness about the importance of seed in crop production which will
affect the productivity in their local agro-climatic zones. The basic purpose of the production
and sale of certified seed is to make genetically pure crop seed available to farmers. All the
way through careful breeding and selection, the levels of seed storage reserves can be
modified. In this era of biotechnology, it may be possible to breed a “designer” seed plant
with the correct levels of carbohydrate, lipids, and protein to meet human nutritional and
industrial needs.
In general, the quality seed is measured in terms of genetic and physical purity,
germination, vigour, uniformity in sizes and freedom from seed-borne diseases. Success in
producing quality seed of a particular crop in one area and failure in another area illustrates
the importance of environmental influence on seed development and maturation. The stage of
seed development at harvest also affects seed quality. Harvesting too early or too late may
reduce the quality of the seeds. In summary, the production of high quality seeds does not
happen by chance. Each step in the production system from planting the proper variety in
appropriate time to following weed control practice, fertility program and harvest in the right
time, cleaning the seeds, storage, and shipping is critical for achieving high quality seeds.

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