Madras Agricultural Journal
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Size Grading in Hedge Lucerne (Desmanthus virgatus) cv. TNDV 1 Seeds

Abstract

Grading,theseparation of goodseedfrom poor quality seed is one of the basic post harvest operation of any seed crop (Agrawal, 1996). Graded seeds not only express higher initial quality but also higher productivity and prolonged storability. This selection of seed for better utility is a must in hedge Lucerne which is an important fodder crop of India. Hence, studies were made with Lucerne cv. TNDV 1 by implying physical techniques of seed management i-e. size for improving its seed quality.

Keywords: Size Grading, Hedge Lucerne, TNDB 1 Seeds

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