Post Harvest Handling and Storage of Seeds

Sharmila Dutta Deka, Principal Scientist, AICRP on Seeds, Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013, Assam.Priyanka Sharma, Assistant Professor, Seed Science & Technology Programme, Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785 013, Assam.

• 1. Design of seed processing plant Equipment, estimation of processing efficiency and its application in agricultural crops - Priyanka Sharma and Sharmila Dutta Deka2. Seed storage structures and prediction of viability during storage - viability nomograph - Priyanka Sharma and Sharmila Dutta Deka3. Principles and practices of seed grading and its different grading techniques - Meghali Barua4. Principles of seed storage and factors influencing the life span of seeds during storage - Sharmila Dutta Deka and Priyanka Sharma5. Assessing physical, physiological, and biochemical changes during seed storage - Sharmila Dutta Deka and Priyanka Sharma6. Principles and methods of seed drying - Sharmila Dutta Deka and Priyanka Sharma7. Seed delinting methods and procedures and its assessment of mechanical damage - Priyanka Sharma8. Seed packaging, selection and effect of packaging materials on seed longevity and handling - Meghali Barua and Aradhana Phukan9. Principles and methods of seed extraction in vegetable crops - Priyanka Sharma10. Principles of seed blending and its methods and practices in seed lots - Priyanka Sharma11. Presowing seed treatments for seed invigoration - Priyanka Sharma12. Pre-storage seed treatments for seed invigoration - Priyanka Sharma13. Classification of stored pests and insects and its role in cereals, pulses and oilseed crops - Abhilisa Mudoi14. Seed storage godown sanitation, fumigation, and storage insect pest control through physical, chemical and biological methods - Abhilisa Mudoi