Selection and Sowing of Seeds

Selection and sowing of seeds: The next step is selection and sowing of seeds. This is the most important stage of crop production. In India, a government body called the National Seeds Corporation (NSC) is involved in the production of good-quality agricultural seeds. NSC has also helped in setting up seed-testing Laboratories in different parts of country. In India, Central Seeds Committee tests gives a certificate for good quality and purity of seeds. These seeds are known as certified seeds. Plants grow from seeds. While selecting seeds, following precautions should be taken:

Only clean, healthy and disease-free seeds should be selected.

Seeds should be treated with fungicides (chemicals that kill disease-causing fungi).

Sowing of seeds is the process of placing seeds in the soil. Care must be taken while sowing them. Seeds have to be sown at the right depth, neither too shallow nor too deep and at right intervals so that they get proper air, sunlight and nutrients.

Overcrowding may result in competition for air, Sunlight and nutrients among the young Plants that emerge from these seeds. Such Competition is harmful for the young growing Plants. Seeds are sown in the field by any of the methods described below:

Broadcasting or manual method: The method in which the seeds are scattered over the field by hand is called broadcasting. This method is not efficient because it cannot ensure proper spacing between seeds and also does not help to sow them at the right depth.

By traditional tool: The traditional tool for sowing seeds is shaped like a funnel having two or three vertical long tubes with sharp ends. The seeds arefilled into the funnel passed down through the pipes with sharp ends. The sharp ends pierce the soil and place the seeds there.

Sample Questions

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Question : 1

Which of the following are correct : (a) National Seeds Corporation (NSC) is involved in the production of good-quality agricultural seeds. (b) NSC has helped in setting up seed-testing Laboratories in different parts of country. (c) In World, Central Seeds Committee tests gives a certificate for good quality and purity of seeds.
A. Only (a) and (b) are correct.		B. Only (b) and (c) are correct.
C. Only (a) and (c) are correct.		D. All of these.
Right Option : A
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Question : 2

Which of the following are correct : (a) Sowing of seeds is the process of placing seeds in the soil. (b) Only clean, unhealthy and disease-free seeds should be selected. (c) Only clean, healthy and disease-free seeds should be selected.
A. Only (a) and (b) are correct.		B. Only (b) and (c) are correct.
C. Only (a) and (c) are correct.		D. All of these.
Right Option : C
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Question : 3

What is the full form of NSC?
A. National Seeds Corporation		B. National Source Corporation
C. Natural Seeds Corporation		D. National Seeds Company
Right Option : A
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