Everything you need to know about storing and preserving vegetable seeds for a long time. Learn about: 1. Vegetable Seed Storage Methods 2. Temperature Conditions 3. Disease and Insect Management 4. Packaging and Labeling. Vegetable Seed Storage Methods: The seed storage methods used are: (i) Ordinary seed stores (ii) Temporary shelters (iii) Air cooled storage (iv) Insulated seed storage (v) [...]
Everything you need to know about vegetable seeds processing. Learn about:- 1. Dry Seed Processing 2. Wet or Flashy Seed Processing 3. Cleaning 4. Seed Grading 5. Seed Treatment 6. Adjusting Moisture Content for Storage 7. Maintaining Identity during Processing. Seed crop received from the field after harvesting is never pure. Mixed with it are the undesirable materials namely light [...]
In this article we will discuss about the vegetable seed business in South Asia and strategies adopted for its success. South Asian region which comprises of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Afghanistan with a population around 1.5 billion is the most important region for evolution, development, adoption and transmission of technology for both vegetables and their [...]