Advances in seed science and technology: recent trends in seed technology and management/ edited by K. Vanangamudi ... [et. al.]

PART I - SEED INDUSTRY
1. WTO Measures on Agriculture - What Must India Do ? /C. Ramasamy
2. Seed Technology and Management - Indian Situation /K. Vanangamudi and K. Natarajan
3. New Technologies in Seed Industry /K. Vanangamudi, A. Bharathi, N. Natarajan and Mallika Vanangamudi
4. Socio-Economic Implications of Seed Industry Regulations in India- An Overview /C. Ramasamy and S. Senthilnathan
5. New Avenues in Seed Industry /T. M. Thiyagarajan
6. Development of Se^d Industry, Organization and Agencies Involved in Seed Industry in India /P. Srimathi and K. Natarajan
7. Small Scale Seed Enterprises-Structure, Prospects and Legal Considerations. /S. Kannan, T. Saravanan, P. Saravanane, K. Natarajan and K. Vanangamudi

PART II- SEED GERMINATION
8. Physiology and Biochemistry of Seed Dormancy /Mallika Vanangamudi and K. Natarajan
9. Physiology and Biochemistry of Seed Germination /Mallika Vanangamudi and K. Natarajan

PART III - GENETICALLY MODIFIED SEEDS
10. Transgenics for Crop Improvement /T. Saravanan, K. Natarajan and K. Vanangamudi
11. Role of Molecular Markers and Marker Assisted Selection in Crop Improvement /T. Saravanan, V. Parvathi and K. Vanangamudi
12. Employment of Terminator and Other Related Technologies in Seed Science and Technology /V. Padma and G. V. Ramanjaneyulu
13. Somatic Embryogenesis and Synthetic Seed Production /V. Krishnasamy and T. Ranianadane
14. Antisense RNA Technology in Tomato /T. Saravanan
15. Bacillus Thuringiensis in Pest Management /G. Thilagavathi, H. Savidha, T. Saravanan and K. Vannangamudi

PART IV - SEED QUALITY ENHANCEMENT
16. Problems and Prospects of Dryland Agriculture in India /P. Subbian, S. Marimuthu and S. Marimuthu
17. Seed Fortification, Infusion and Osmopriming /R. Jerlin, R. Umarani and K. Vanangamudi
18. Seed Hardening for Drought Resistance /K. Vanangamudi, A. Bharathi and P. Murugesan
19. Seed Hardening Research Around the World for Dryland and Garden Land Eco System /P. Srimathi and K. Natarajan
20. Seed Hardening wifh Chemicals and Botanicals /N. Natarajan
21. Genesis And Improvement of the Concept of Seed Pelleting /A. Bharathi, P. Natesan, M. Bhaskaran, Sherin Susan John and P. Thangavel
22. Seed Pelleting; Principles and Practices /V. Krishnasamy
23. Current Scenario of Seed Pelleting in Agricultural Crops /A. S. Ponnuswamy
24. Current Scenario of Seed Pelleting in Horticultural and Forestry Crops /M. Bhaskaran, A. Bharathi, P. Natesan, R. Umarani and K. Vanangamudi
25. Seed Pelleting for Aerial Seeding /V. Sivakumar, B. Gurudev Singh, R. Anandalakshmi and K. Vanangamudi
26. National and International Scenario of Firms and Machinery in Pelleting and Coating /R. Umarani, R. Jerlin and K. Vanangamudi
27. Future Perspectives for Research on Seed Pelleting /T. Jayaraj, A. Sabir Ahamed and R. Umarani
28. Current Scenario of Seed Coating Polymer /K. Vanangamudi, A. Bharathi, P. Natesan, M. Bhaskaran and G. Sasthri
29. Studies on Seed Coloring in Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Vegetable Seeds /Vilas A. Tonapi, Harinath Bahu P. and N. A. Ansari
30. Seed Colouring in Horticultural Crops /P. Natesan, A. Bharathi, H. Ramya, M. Bhaskaran and K. Vanangamudi
31. Conceptual and Utility Differences Among Seed Enhancement Technologies Viz., Seed Pelleting, Seed Coating and Seed Colouring /A. Bharathi, P. Natesan, K. Vanangamudi, Sherin Susan John H. Ramya, and P. Thangavel
32. Signal Transduction Under Biotic and Abiotic Stress /K. R. V. Sathyasheelag. Kayalvizhi, T. Saravanan, R. Renuka and K. Vanangamudi
33. Principles and Practices of Aerial Seeding in Tree Species /K. Subramanian, V. Sivakumar- and B. Gurudev Singh
34. Bio-Inoculants in Forest Seed and Seedling Management /S. Balaji and T. Kalaiselvi

PART V - SEED PRODUCTION
35. Choice of Agricultural Crops and Varieties Adoptable in Rainfed and Garden Land Ecosystem /T. S. Raveendran and M. Kumar
36. Production Practices and Maintenance of Nucleus and Breeder Seeds /J. Renuga Devi and K. Vanangamudi
37. Nucleus and Breeder Seed Production in Cross - Pollinated Crops
/A. Nirmalakumari, K. Natarajamoorthy, J. Renugadevi, and P. Sumathi
38. Rice Seed Management /K. Vanangamudi and K. Natarajan
39. Taclding Problem Soils for Seed Production /M. Bhaskaran
40. Green Manuring for Sustainable Crop Production /S. Marimuthu, P. Subbian, A. P. Sivamurugan and K. Vanangamudi
41. Role of Supplemental Foliar Application and Pre - Harvest Sanitation Spray in Quality Seed Production /K. Sivasubramaniam
42. Role of Bees in Seed Production /J. C Ragini and K. Vanangamudi
43. Water Management for Quality Seed Production /K. Vanangamudi, K. Natarajan and P. Murugesan
44. Interference and Management of Weeds in Crop Production /B. Muralimohan Reddy and Farzana Jabeen
45. Role of Weed Seeds in Quality Seed Production /C. Chinnusamy, O. S. Kandasamy and N. Sankaran
46. Source-Sink Relationship in Seed Production /M. K. Kalarani, Mallika Vanangamudi, M. Thangaraj and R. Sivakumar
47. Physiological Disorders and Nutritional Deficiencies in Quality Seed
Production /P. S. Srinivasan and R. Renuka
48. Technology of Sugarcane True Seed and Cane Seed at Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore - A Review /N. Rajendra Prasad
49. Risks in Seed Production and its Management /T. Saravanan, S. Kannan and K. Vanangamudi

PART VI - SEED QUALITY CONTROL
50. Quality Parameters for Different Categories of Seeds and Their Maintenance /K. Vanangamudi, A. Bharathi and P. Munigesan
51. Concept of Seed Quality Control and Certification /N. P. Nema
52. Steps in Maintenance of Genetic Purity /P. Srimathi and K. Natarajan
53. Importance of Vigour Tests in Seed Quality /K. Ramamoorthy
54. The Concept, Evolution and Current Status of Seed Vigour Tests /V. Padma
55. The Concept of Seed Vigour and Crop Productivity /B. S. Vyakaranahal and S. D. Shashidhara
56. Varietal Characterisation in Rice /K. Thiyagarajan and D. Malarvizhi
57. Mophological Varietal Characterization in Pulses /A. R. Muthiah
58. Seed Testing Procedures for Coated Seeds /R. Umarani, R. Jerlin and K. Vanangamudi

PART VII - SEED STORAGE
59. In Vitro Techniques for Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources /V. Palanisamy
60. Halogination - The Safe Seed Management /K. Malarkodi, P. Srimathi and K. Vanangamudi
61. Recalcitrant Seeds and their Management in Storage /P. Srimathi, G. Sasthri and K. Malarkodi
62. Mid Storage Correction Treatments /N. Natarajan, A. Bharathi and K. Vanangamudi
63. Free Radicals and Seed Viability /R. Umarani and K. Vanangamudi

PART VIII - SEED HEALTH /AANAGEMENT
64. Heritage of Seed Health and Seed Treatment Practices in India During Ancient Period and its Relevance to Modern Agriculture /S. Kannan, R. Renuka, P. Niranjanadevi, K. Vairavani, B. J. Pandiyan and K. Vanangamudi
65. Interference and Management of Pests in Seed Production and Storage /A. Regupathy and S. Renuka
66. Insect Pests of Seeds in Storage and their Management /V. Balasubramani and K. Prabakar
67. Seed Health Management with Reference to Seed Borne Nematodes /C. Chinniah, M. Sivakumar and S. Ambika
68. Advanced Techniques for Identification of Seed Pathogens and Production of Disease Free Seed Materials /Sabitha Doraiswamy, P. Muthulakshmi, J. Hema Salomi and R. Rabindran
69. Detection of Seed Borne Plant Pathogenic Bacteria and their Management /K. Prabakar and V. Ravichandran
70. Methods for Detection of Fungal Infection in Seeds /R. Renuka, V. Ravichandran and S. Karpagavalli

PART IX - SEED PROCESSING
71. Post Harvest Seed Management /A. Bharathi, M. Bhaskaran. K. Vanangamudi, and P. Natesan
72. Principles of Seed Drying /S. D. Shashidhara and B. S. Vyakaranahal
73. Seed Processing Equipments /R. Kailappan and C. Karunanithy

PART X - SEED MARKETING
74. Seed Marketing and Policy: Certain Issues /R. Sundarasan and M. Chinnadurai

PART XI - SPECIAL TOPICS
75. Aerobic Rice -An Ideal Tool to Mitigate Water Scarcity /M. Venkatesan, T. Saravanan and K. Vanangamudi
76. Sustainable Rice Production Technology and Food Security /D. Gopalakrishnan, M. Senthilkumar and K. Vanangamudi
77. Organic Crop Production /T. Saravanan, R. Nagganatha Suganthan, and K. Vanangamudi
78. Quality Protein Maize and its Exploitations /G. Kayalvizhi, K. R. V. Sathyasheela, T. Saravanan and K. Vananganiudi
79. Organic Seeds: Challenge and Prospects /A. P. Sivamurugan, S. Marimutlhu, K. Vanangamudi and V. Thirumalmurugan