Seed Conditioning, Volume 2 : Technology--Parts A & B.

Seed conditioning is a vital part of the technology needed to move higher-yielding, cost-effective improved genetic materials from the plant breeder to the farmers who must produce food for the rapidly expanding world population. This book is a follow-on, major update to bring together, in a logical...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Gregg, Bill
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : CRC Press, 2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front cover; Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Chapter 1. Seed Quality; Chapter 2. Supplying High-Quality Seed; Chapter 3. Role and Principles of Seed Conditioning; Chapter 4. Handling Bulk Seed; Chapter 5. Receiving Raw Seed; Chapter 6. Determining Conditioning Requirements and Lab ModelCleaning; Chapter 7. Seed Moisture; Chapter 8. Drying Seed; Chapter 9. Moving Seed in Conditioning; Chapter 10. Elevators; Chapter 11. Airlift Elevator; Chapter 12. Conveyors; Chapter 13. Surge or Hopper Feed Bins.