The Seeds

Download or read book The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds written by Robert E. Gough and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy your favorite varieties of garden plants year after year with this comprehensive guide to gathering, preparing, and planting seeds. Authors Robert Gough and Cheryl Moore-Gough provide simple instructions that clearly explain the whole process, from basic plant biology to proper seed storage and successful propagation. Gardeners of any experience level will find all the information they need to preserve genetic diversity, cut costs, and extend the life of their favorite plants to the next generation and beyond.

Download or read book The Seed Farmer written by Dan Brisebois and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2024-12-03 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The comprehensive grower’s guide to seed production The Seed Farmer is required reading for any grower who cares about being part of a truly sustainable local food system. Whether you’re interested in growing your own seeds for on-farm use, or scaling up for retail or commercial sales, this comprehensive manual will help you ensure reliable access to quality seed stock adapted to your own climate and bioregion. Coverage includes: The journey to self-sufficiency—how to extricate yourself from the modern seed distribution industry and develop varieties adapted to your location and climate When to worry about cross-pollination, crop timing, and poor seed genetics and when to ignore these issues on your small farm or market garden Detailed profiles and practical, hands-on growing and harvesting techniques for dozens of vegetable and flower crops The economics of seed production, and the business case for scaling up and selling seeds into local, retail, or wholesale channels Farm planning, sowing schedules, projected crop yields, and other considerations. With everything you need to help integrate seed production into your small-scale farm or market garden simply, profitably, and successfully, this unique and exciting guide proves that going to seed is easier than you think!

Download or read book The Woody Plant Seed Manual written by United States. Forest Service and published by Forest Service. This book was released on 2008 with total page 1240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mapping the design and implementation of seed sector regulation: The case of Uganda written by Kuhlmann, Katrin and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An enabling environment with clear, inclusive, and transparent seed laws, policies, regulations, and guidelines is the foundation for an efficient and effective seed sector. If well designed and implemented, the legal and regulatory framework can facilitate market diversification, supervision and quality control of seed and other forms of planting material, promotion of private sector participation, farmer access to improved seed varieties, reduced barriers for the movement of seeds across borders, and food security. This study uses Regulatory Systems Maps (RSMs), a mapping tool for legal and regulatory processes and procedures, as a primary comparative method to assess the progress and dynamics in Uganda’s seed system along four key dimensions of the seed systems regulatory value chain: (i) early generation seed (EGS) production and distribution, (ii) varietal registration and release processes, (iii) seed quality assurance systems, and (iv) seed trade. The RSMs document and illustrate the processes and procedures contained in Uganda’s seed legal and regulatory systems, analytically isolating intervention points, proposed legal and regulatory changes, good practices and legal innovations, and systemic shifts over time, while also integrating important dimensions such as gender, inclusion, and flexibility that can address farmers’ needs, reduce costs, and increase participation in seed systems. The data and information used to compile the Uganda RSMs were developed and validated through a series of consultations with an array of stakeholders spanning both the public and private sectors. The findings of the RSMs showed that, despite the comprehensive nature of Uganda’s seed rules and regulations and some notable innovations, implementation is a persistent challenge, and regulatory gaps and inconsistencies continue to exist. The RSMs indicate the need to take various measures to improve the enabling environment for seed trade in Uganda, including reviewing the current seed law, which is largely outdated; updating the existing seed regulations; adopting plant variety protection (PVP) regulations to implement the PVP Act; developing guidelines on agricultural research; and building capacity in both the public and private sectors.

Download or read book Seed of Danger written by M.A. Olesen and published by Shrike Press. This book was released on 2021-10-27 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Danger is closer than they think… As Annora and Godfrey search behind doors the Eram didn’t dare open, danger awaits. The two friends are now encouraged by the Eram to pursue their curiosity and find trouble before it gets to their door. When they discover the seeds the Eram has been protecting are in danger, it’s up to Annora to risk everything to save them. With the existence of the Mahres at stake, what will the friends be willing to sacrifice?

Download or read book Seed Biology and Yield of Grain Crops, 2nd Edition written by Dennis B Egli and published by CABI. This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of an established title examines the determination of grain crop yield from a unique perspective, by concentrating on the influence of the seed itself. As the food supply for an expanding world population is based on grain crops harvested for their seeds, understanding the process of seed growth and its regulation is crucial to our efforts to increase production and meet the needs of that population. Yield of grain crops is determined by their assimilatory processes such as photosynthesis and the biosynthetic processes in the seed, which are partly regulated within the seed itself. Substantially updated with new research and further developments of the practical applications of the concepts explored, this book is essential reading for those concerned with seed science and crop yield, including agronomists, crop physiologists, plant breeders, and extension workers. It is also a valuable source of information for lecturers and graduate students of agronomy and plant physiology.

Download or read book Amend the Federal Seed Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: