Farmer-led seed enterprises can produce good quality and market it. However, for them to thrive, they need a conducive policy regulatory framework that is inclusive less stringent than existing frameworks. One way provide more enabling environment farmer-led through the Quality Declared Seed (QDS) production marketing system. In Uganda, this class specifically introduced assured of crops variet...

Seed dormancy is a genetically inherited trait whose intensity is modified by the environment during seed development and maturation. In order to study the effect of harvest time on the seed quality and optimum time of sowing to obtain good quality seeds, freshly threshed seeds of ten diverse rice genotypes harvested from six environments were evaluated for seed dormancy and seedling vigour ind...

seed deterioration is loss of seed quality, viability and vigor due to effect of adverse environmental factors. many of our crops are reproduced through seeds, and throughout the world large quantities are produced, stored and transported. seed ageing during storage may cause retardation of field establishment, and may eventually result in seedling abnormalities or even failure of emergence. du...