Technical Guidelines for Quality Seed Production

Zewdie Bishaw, Abdoul Aziz Niane, A. J. G. van Gastel. (1/12/2005). Technical Guidelines for Quality Seed Production. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).

Abstract

This manual of guidelines is intended to assist farmers who are becoming increasingly involved in the establishment of Village-based Seed Enterprises VBSEs for on-farm quality seed production. The manual should also prove useful for extension agents and staff of agricultural development agencies and NGOs who are supporting such local initiatives. It focuses on general principles. However, where necessary, specific examples have been used to explain the details