Course Title: Vegetable and Flower Seed Production
Course Code: Hort-404
Credit Hours: 3(2-1)
Instructor: Shahla Rashid
Email: [email protected]

Theory
Introduction and Importance, Principles of seed production, Seed classes, Pre-basic, basic, registered and
certified seed, Reproductive systems, modes of pollination and seed production, Pure and hybrid seed
production, Methods and procedures for seed production of important vegetables and flowers, Seed
handling technology, Seed testing, packing and storage, Seed certification and registration.
Practical
Pollination techniques, Maintenance of self- and cross-pollinated lines, Methods of seed collection; Seed
desiccation for storage, Seed treatments for storage, Seed testing and packing techniques

1. Desai, B.B., P.M. Kotecha and D.K. Salunkhe. 1997. Seeds Handbook – Biology, Production,      Processing and Storage. Marcel Dekker Inc., New York.
2. McDonald, M.B. and L.O. Copeland. 1998. Seed Production – Principles and Practices. CBS Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi.
3. Salunkhe, D.K., B.B. Desai and N.R. Bhat. 1987. Vegetable and Flower Seed Production. Agricole Publishing Academy, New Delhi.
4. Singh, A.P. 1999. Vegetable Seed Production Principles (1st Ed.).Kalyani Publisher, Ludhiana, New Delhi, India.
5. Khare, D., M.S. Bhale. 2005. Seed Technology. Scientific Publishers, New Delhi, India.
6. Singh, P. and B.S. Asati. 2008. Seed Production Technology of Vegetables. Daya Publishing Home, Delhi, India.
7. Singh, N., D.K. Singh, Y.K. Singh and V. Kumar. 2006. Vegetable Seed Production Technology. International Book Distributing Company (Publishing Division), Lucknow, India.
8. Singh, P.K., S.K. Dasgupta and S.K. Tripathi. 2005. Hybrid Vegetable Development, CRC Press Boca Raton, USA.

   COURSE SCHEDULE
   Week	Topics and Readings	Books with Page No.
   1	Theory-Introduction and Importance of Seed. Practical-Transplanting of solanaceous vegetables	Plant Breeding,221
   2	Theory-Principles of seed production. Practical-Sowing of cucurbits.	Plant Breeding,221
   3	Theory-Seed classes, Pre-basic, basic, registered and certified seed.  Practical-Pollination techniques in flowers	Plant Breeding,224
   4	Theory-Seed classes, Pre-basic, basic, registered and certified seed.  Practical-Pollination techniques in flowers	Plant Breeding,224
   5	Theory-Seed classes, Pre-basic, basic, registered and certified seed. Practical-Pollination techniques in flowers	Plant Breeding,226
   6	Theory-Reproductive systems, modes of pollination and seed production. Practical-Maintenance of self- and cross-pollinated lines of vegetables.	Plant Breeding,15
   7	Theory-Reproductive systems, modes of pollination and seed production Practical-Maintenance of self- and cross-pollinated lines of vegetables.	Plant Breeding,67
   8	Theory-Pure and hybrid seed production. Practical-Pollination techniques in cucurbits.	Plant Breeding,135
   9	Theory-Methods and procedures for seed production of solanaceous vegetables. Practical-Pollination techniques in solanaceous vegetables.	Plant Breeding ,85
   10	Theory-Methods and procedures for seed production of cruciferous and root vegetables Practical-Methods of seed collection	Plant Breeding,67
   11	Theory-Methods and procedures for seed production of important summer annual flowers. Practical-Methods of seed collection.	Flower Seed Biology and Technology,207
   12	Theory-Methods and procedures for seed production of important winter annual flowers. Practical-Seed desiccation for storage.	Flower Seed Biology and Technology,207-224
   13	Theory-Seed handling technology and seed testing. Practical-Seed treatments for storage	Plant Breeding,227
   14	Theory-Seed packing and storage Practical-Seed testing and packing techniques.	Flower Seed Biology and Technology,235
   15	Theory-Seed certification and registration. Practical-Seed testing and packing techniques.	Plant Breeding,
   16	Presentations