Land should be free from volunteer plant. The previous crop should not be the same variety or other varieties of the same crop. It can be the same variety if it is certified as per the procedures of certification agency.

For certified / quality seed production leave a distance of 200 m all around the field from the same and other varieties of the crop.

• Adopt 60 x 20 cm

• Apply NPK @ 175 : 90 : 90 kg ha-1 + 25 kg ZnSO4  ha-1 as basal application

• Seeds attained physiological maturity on 40th day after anthesis.
• Seed yield : 2500 kg / ha

• Slurry treat the seeds with carbendazim @ 2g kg-1 of seed along with carbaryl @ 200 mg kg-1 of seed (or)
• Slurry treat the seeds with halogen mixture (CaOCl2 + CaCO3 + arappu leaf powder mixed in the ratio of 5:4:1) @ 3g kg-1 as eco – friendly treatment.

• Store the seeds in gunny or cloth bags for short term storage (8-9 months) with seed moisture content of 10-12%.
• Store the seeds in polylined gunny bag for medium term storage (12- 15 months) with seed moisture content of 8 – 10%.
• Store the seeds in 700 gauge polythene bag for long term storage (more than15 months) with seed moisture content of less than 8%.

• As in crop management technique

 

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