[DOWNLOAD] "Seed Science and Technology Questions & Answers" by K. Raja & K. Sivasubramaniam ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Seed Science and Technology Questions & Answers
- Author : K. Raja & K. Sivasubramaniam
- Release Date : January 30, 2012
- Genre: Agriculture,Books,Science & Nature,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 976 KB
Description
Agriculture and all crop husbandry begins and ends with seed. From being a mere propagule, seed has been made omnipotent by several technological revolutions that are incorporated into it. Hence, seed is the best extension specialist in promotion of agriculture.
Seed today is knowledge in itself, just like a computer microchip, it stores vast amount of information. Study of seed science skims the surface of this knowledge pool. Seed science encompasses several schools of thought viz., seed biology, dispersal, dormancy, production, processing, testing, tagging, packing, storage, distribution, marketing and legislation. An avid reader in pursuit of acquiring information about seed would find it exhaustive. Hence the book attempts to satiate the curiosity of an intrepid academic in the form of question and answer. We hope this book quenches the thirst for seed knowledge. About 1500 questions with their answers has been included in 11 chapters which will be very useful to the scientists, students and technical persons who are involved in the seed related matters. The book will also help students to update their knowledge and for those preparing for competitive examinations.