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Subject: Seed Science and Technology × Author: Vinod Kumar × Start date: 2010 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Status of quality seed production and its impact on crop production in Haryana
    (CCSHAU, 2012) Vinod Kumar; Deswal, D.P.
    The performance of the agricultural sector influences the growth of the Indian economy. The growth of agriculture and allied sectors is still a critical factor in the overall performance of the Indian economy. Agriculture not only providing 58.2 per cent employment to the total work force in India but also is a key supplier of food, fodder, and raw materials for a vast segment of industry. Hence the growth of Indian agriculture can be considered a necessary condition for ‘Inclusive Growth’. Presently, Haryana is next only in country, after Punjab in terms of farm productivity and contribution of food grains to the central pool in the year 2009-10. The future increase in agricultural production in India is much depends on increase in productivity because the acreage expansion under crops has been at plateau. Now the solution to meet the increasing food grain demands to produce more from limited land resources by the efficient use of improved agricultural technology as well as improvement in soil health and management of resources available to the production. For the sustainable as well as accelerated growth of any enterprises, information on this current status and likely to be future scenario in terms of demand and supply as well as its importance on national economy is of paramount importance. Therefore in the present study an analytical approach was made to examine the status, impact and future scenario of quality seed in the state of Haryana with the four objectives i.e., by examining the present status of quality seed and its replacement rate and the relationship of quality seed with actual crop production, then find out the share of public and private sector in quality seed production finally by estimating estimate the future demand and supply of quality seed. Analysis of secondary data shows that there is a increment in area, production as well productivity in almost all crops except in barley (area), gram (production), pea (productivity) during 2009-10 in compared to 1990-91(base year). The production of foundation seed by public sector has been increased in barley, green gram, rapeseed & mustard, paddy, whereas in case of wheat, gram, pea, pearl millet and cotton, there was decrement in production during 2009-10. The production of certified seed by public sector has been increased in barley, rapeseed & mustard, pea, green gram, cotton, paddy whereas there is decrement in certified seed production in wheat, gram and pearl millet during 2009-10. Private sector accelerated in the production. The seed replacement rate of wheat, barley, rapeseed and mustard, gram, pea, paddy, pearl millet, green gram and cotton was still low except in wheat as compared to the desired seed replacement rate. The quality seed sale has increased in barley, wheat, rapeseed & mustard, paddy, pearl millet, green gram, while the sale has decreased in pea and cotton during the year 2009-10. The share in foundation seed production by public sector of wheat, paddy, barley, pearl millet, rapeseed and mustard, gram, green gram, pea and cotton was 12.76, 3.31, 14.04, 0.00, 96.00, 93.42, 70.76, 68.77 and 84.61 per cent respectively during 2009-10. The share in certified seed production by public sector of wheat, paddy, barley, pearl millet, rapeseed and mustard, gram, green gram, pea and cotton was 3.11, 7.27, 18.59, 0.50, 47.28, 99.58, 54.81, 100 and 50.00 per cent respectively during 2009-10.