1 Importance of Quality Seed and Quality Assurance System in India......1
2 International and National Seed Testing Organizations.........................11
3 Seed Certification ..................................................................................25
4 Seed Developmental Biology of Seed Spices........................................35
5 Seed Sampling and Procedure................................................................57
6 Physical Purity Test................................................................................65
7 Seed Germination Test...........................................................................75
8 Seed Moisture Testing............................................................................87
9 Seed Viability Determination.................................................................93
10 Seed Vigour Testing...............................................................................97
11 Coating and Pelleting of Seeds............................................................103
12 Testing of Coated and Pelleted Seeds..................................................117
13 Variety Identification Test....................................................................123