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CSS 460/560 Seed Production |
Reading Assignments
| Unit | Topic | Book |
| I. Seed Production: A Genetic Delivery System |
Introduction and Survey of Pacific Northwest Seed Crops |
1 |
| Cultivar Maintenance and Seed Certification |
1 | |
| II. Biological Principles of Seed Production | Climate and Seed Production |
2 |
| Development of Seed Crops and Components of Seed Yield | 2 | |
| Floral Induction and Initiation |
2 | |
| Seed Development and Reproductive Efficiency |
2 | |
| III. Seed Production as an Industry | Seed Production Economics |
3 |
| Seed Conditioning and Treatment |
3 | |
| IV. Seed Production Management Systems | Grass Seed Crops: Establishment Practices | 4 |
| Grass Seed Crops: Fertilizer Management |
4 | |
| Grass Seed Crops: Pest Management and Lodging Control | 5 | |
| Grass Seed Crops: Harvest and Post-Harvest Management |
5, 6 | |
| Seed Production of Forage Legumes: Establishment and Fertilizer Management |
7 | |
| Seed Production of Forage Legumes: Pest Control |
7 | |
| Seed Production of Forage Legumes: Pollination and Harvest Practices | 7 | |
| Vegetable Seed Production: Carrots and Onions |
8 | |
| Vegetable Seed Production: Cabbage and Radish |
8 | |
| Vegetable Seed Production: Cucurbits and Hybrid Sweet Corn | 8 | |
| Sugarbeet Seed Production |
9 | |
| Small Grain Cereal and Food Legume Seed Production |
10 | |
| Flower Seed Production |
11 |
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