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S.Kannan
Senior Agricultural Officer
Seed Testing Laboratory ,Thiruvarur
Benefits from the
breeding can only be
transferred to the
farmer if good quality
seed is released
Farmer’s expectations can
only be achieved if the seed
is true to the selected variety
What do we want from our seeds?
Uniform,
successful
establishment
WHAT WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE
Weedy crops
Disease
d crops
Crops
Uneven
maturity
Availability of quality seeds of improved cultivars is considered
(ICAR 1993).
= X 100
If Red Rice - 1 2000
= 0.05%
If 1 Red – 0.05%
2 Red – 0.05 X2=0.1%
3 Red – 0.05 X3=0.15%
ODV LIMITS
CROP F C
PADDY
PADDY Grain size and Shape
Scale Classification Length
1 Extra Long more than 7.5 mm
Grain shape
Grain colour
Grain shape dorsal view
Grain shape- profile value
Grain shape- profile value
Grain size
Very small Small(16-25 g) Medium (26- Large(>36g)
35)g
APK 1 K9 BSR 1
CO 26 TNAU Co 30 K 12
Paiyur 1 CO H 4
CO 25
Varietal Property- Sorghum
S. Seed Variety
No Colour
1 Yellow Co 27
2 White Co (FS)28,K11
3 Pearly K 8, K 9,CO 25CSH
White 9,CSH 5,CSH 9,Paiyur 1
4 Red Colour Paiyur 2
Grain shape sorghum
S. Grain shape Variety
No
1 Narrow K12
Elliptic
3 circular CSH 5,
Varietal Property -Cumbu
S. Seed Variety
N Colour
o
1 Slate Co 7
Colour
2 Yellowish Co (Cu) 9
Grey TNAU cumbu Hybrid
Co 9
3 Amber Co (Cu) 9
Colour
Maize
Variety Properity
CO 1 Flint type bold kernal with deep
orange colour
Co BC 1 Dent type corn with yellow colour
CO H 2 Flint type with orange yellow
CO H 3
CO (M ) 4 Flint type with yellow in colour
TNAU hybrid Semi dent type with orange yellow in
CO 6 colour
Ragi
Variety Properity
CO 7, Brownish seed
CO 12
Paiyur 2
Co (Ra)14
CO 13 Light Brown
Varietal Property -Samai
S. Seed Variety
N Colour
o
1 Greyish Co (samai)4
yellow
2 Light CO 3
grey
brown
3 Brown Paiyur 1 ,Paiyur 2
Seed colour
Green Greenish Brown Black Mottled
Brown
Seed colour
Green Shekara 1
Black ADT 4,K1,Vamban 2,vamban
8
Dull Block ADT 5,APK 1,Vamban
1,Vamban 3,TMV 1
VAM (Bg)5,Vamban 7
Brown MDU 1
K 1paiyur 1,vamban 1
VBN (Gg)3
Shiny Green CO 6,CO 7,KM 2
Drum shape CO 8
RED GRAM
Varietal Property -RED gram
Seed Colour Variety
Brown seeded APK 1VAMBAN 1
Light Brown
CO 4CO PH 1
Very TMV 12
Prominent
POD Constriction
None VRI 4
slight CO (Gn) 4, CO (Gn) 5,CO 7,TMV 10
TMV 12,TMV (Gn)13
Moderate ALR 3,BSR G 1,CO 6,TMV 7,VRI 2
VRI 3
Deep CO 2,TMV 2,VRI 1,VRI (Gn)5
Very Deep
Pod Reticulation
None
Slight CO (Gn)4,TMV 10,TMV 12
Moderate ALR 2,ALR 3,BSR G1, CO
(Gn)5,CO 6 CO 7
TMV( Gn) 13,VRI 3
Prominent ALR 1,CO 2,TMV 2, TMV 7,VRI
1,VRI 2,VRI (Gn) 5
Seed colour
Purple VARIETY
Red VRI (Gn)5,TMV (Gn)13,
CO (Gn)5,ALR 1
Tan VRI 4,CO7,CO 3,ALR 3
Rose VRI (Gn)7,TMV 12,TMV 7,
CO (Gn)4,CO 2 ,BSR G 1
Dark Tan
Seed size
Size 1000 grain Varieties
weight(g)
Low < 360 TMV 2,TMV 7VRI 3,VRI(Gn) 6
Mediu 360 to 500 ALR 3,CO (Gn)5,CO 6TMV
m 10TMV 12.TMV(Gn)13 VRI
1 ,VRI 2,VRI (Gn)5,VRI (Gn)7
High >500 BSR G 1,CO 2,CO 3,CO(Gn)4
Seed shape
Grain Colour
-Black
Test Wt: 4.8 (g)
Black gram CO 1
Grain Colour
-Black
Test Wt: (g)
Green gram CO (GG) 7
Grain Colour
-ShinyGreen
Test Wt: 3.6 -3.9 (g)
Green gram CO 6
Grain Colour -
Test Wt: (g)
Cow pea CO (CP) 7
Grain Colour -Browinish
white square shape
Test Wt: 12-14 (g)
Cow pea VBN (CP) 2
Grain Colour –Ivory white grain
hilum with tan rings surrounded by
brown base
Test Wt: 13-15 (g)
Cow pea Co 87
Grain Colour
Test Wt: (g)
Gingelly SVPR 1
seedColour :White
Test Wt: (g)