Meaning of Seed Habit: Seed is a ripened or fertilised ovule. A seed (ovule) may be defined as an integumented indehiscent megasporangium. There is further elaboration of the megasporangium so as to enable it to be an ideal starting point for the development of a new plant. Thus seeds provide parental care to the land plants, where megagametophyte is retained [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Introduction to Seed Borne Pathogen 2. Ways of Infection of Seed Borne Pathogen 3. Transmission 4. Detection Techniques 5. Prevention Methods. Introduction to Seed Borne Pathogen: Seed is the basic unit in crop production technology. It has attracted the agriculturist even in early days. Seed plays a vital role in associating micro-organisms [...]
The following points highlight the top three successive phases of seed transmission. The successive phases are: 1. Seed to Plant Transfer 2. Plant to Seed Transfer 3. Seed to Seed Transfer. Seed Transmission: Successive Phase # 1. Seed to Plant Transfer: Neergaard (1977) has classified seed to plant transmission of seed borne pathogens in to eight groups. (i) Intra-Embryal Infection [...]