PAID ACCESS | Published on : 05-Jan-2026 | Pages: 45-72 | Doi : 10.37446/edibook032025/45-72
China is the top producer of vegetables, with India coming in the second. Having access to high-quality seeds of improved cultivars is thought to be essential for achieving productivity and cultivar acceptance under various agro-climatic circumstances. It is known that a mere 10% to 15% improvement in productivity can be attributed to improved seed quality alone. Still, one of the biggest obstacles to closing the enormous yield difference is a dearth of high-quality seed. Therefore, the production and distribution of high-quality seed is crucial for approaching a cultivar's potentially realizable yield. Specific parameters should be fulfilled for high-quality seed. The individual cultivar's criteria should be followed, as well as genetic purity and uniformity, fertile seeds free from diseases, free from weeds, inert debris, and combinations of other crop seeds, acceptable consistency in terms of dimensions, forms, and hues. For successful production in every crop including vegetables appropriate seed production technology plays the pivotal role. In this chapter comprehensive latest technological intervention in seed production technology of major vegetable crops have been presented which will help the seed scientists, seed producers, entrepreneur, researchers, academicians and all other stakeholders associated with seed production, processing and marketing.
High-quality, specific parameters, genetic purity, vegetable crops, processing
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