(b) What precautions should be taken in sowing the seeds?
What are good quality seeds? You are given a sample of wheat seeds. How will you
select
good, healthy seeds for sowing?
Answers
Answer:
If we are given wheat seeds for selection, then we need to pour all seeds in a bucket containing water.
Stir well.
Most of the seeds will settle down at the bottom of the bucket and we an see few seeds float on water.
Answer:
(i) The seeds should be sown at right depth in the soil suitable for germination.
(ii) The seeds should be sown at proper spacing.
Good seed is pure (of the chosen variety), full and uniform in size, viable (more than 80% germination with good seedling vigor), and free of weed seeds, seed-borne diseases, pathogens, insects or other matter. Seed should be properly labeled.
Good quality seeds basically mean the most competent seeds, which will definitely give rise to a healthy plant, which would bear more healthy seeds. ... Best wheat seeds would be ones who's color, shape and size are normal (not brownish, oddly shaped, tiny or bloated).