Vol. 6, Issue 5 (2018)
Quality seed and planting material production by mega seed project-Chatha to enhance the socio-economic conditions of farmers of Jammu region
Author(s): Vishal Raina, Narinder Panotra, Anjani Kumar Singh, Magdeshwar Sharma, Pardeep Wali and JP Sharama
Abstract: Quality seed is the most vital and basic input in ushering sustainable agricultural production through enhancing crop productivity. Presently, majority of the farmers are using their farm saved seeds of conventional varieties. Seed replacement rate in the country is very low ranging from 15 to 35% in developed crops. Private seed sector is mainly involved in production & supply of high value-low volume crop seeds to the farming community. So, in order to safeguard the farmers, public seed sector viz, SAU’s, ICAR institutes, SSCs, NSC & SFCI are involved in production and supply of quality seeds of improved varieties/hybrids of low value- high volume crops to the farmers. Mega Seed Project-Chatha, SKUAST-Jammu a centre of ICAR-Seed Project “Seed production in Agricultural Crops†is constantly striving hard to produce quality seed and enhance the economy of farmers. The present compilation represents the Quality Seed production of Paddy, Wheat, Vegetables, Floriculture, Agroforestry, Horticulture Plants, etc. of year 2015-16 produced by Mega Seed Project-SKUAST-Jammu. Paddy seed produced of different varieties during 2015-16 by various seed producing components of SKUAST –Jammu: Stations/Farms/Div./KVK’s etc was 346.90 quintals and Wheat seed produced of different varieties was 1050.48 quintals.
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Vishal Raina, Narinder Panotra, Anjani Kumar Singh, Magdeshwar Sharma, Pardeep Wali, JP Sharama. Quality seed and planting material production by mega seed project-Chatha to enhance the socio-economic conditions of farmers of Jammu region. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(5):976-978.
