Birendra K S (4 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Preface. 1. Seed development/Abhishek Kumar Chaturvedi, Amarjeet Kumar, Alka Bharati and Birendra Prasad. 2. Pollination dynamics, seed setting and its quality under climate change/Shambhoo Prasad, Birendra Pasad and R.K. Singh. 3. Artificial seed: an alternative of micropropagtion/Girish Chandra, Birendra Prasad and Udit Kumar. 4. Principles of seed production/Birendra Prasad, Amarjeet Kumar, P.S. Shukla and Anil Kumar. 5. Storage seed proteins and its utilization/Anjali Chaudhary, Sanjay Chaudhary and P.S. Shukla. 6. Assessment of genetic purity in Hybrid seeds/P.S. Shukla and Birendra Prasad. 7. Seed enhancement for better plantability/Birendra Prasad, Amarjeet Kumar and Anil Kumar. 8. Bio-priming: an eco friendly approach for seed enhancement/Mahamadtoufeeq Husainnaik, K.S. Nagaraj and Nilambika. 9. Nano-priming: recent tool for seed invigoration/V.K. Chourasiya, P.S. Chukla and Birendra Prasad. 10. Mechanics of hybrid seed production/P.S. Shukla and Birendra Prasad. Indian agriculture has made impressive growth and seed industry has played a pivotal key role in the accomplishment. Seed is a basic critical and vital input for sustainable crop production, productivity and harnessing higher monetary returns per unit area. The book entitled "Seed Science and Technology: basics and Applications" addresses the issues and try to take several initiatives for teachers, readers, researcher workers, students, policy makers, extension functionaries and personnel associated with the seed production, certification, processing, seed storage and marketing. Present book deals with the views of basic and applications in seed science and technology. The major chapters of this book are pollination dynamics, normal and artificial seed production, genetic purity assessment in hybrid seed, seed enhancement techniques, mechanics of hybrid seed production, seed, deterioration, advances in diagnosis of seed born diseases, seed processing, storage and new seed bill. This book might be useful for academician, planners and executers of seed companies in an efficient way. …