Seed quality and its importance in agricultural production and safety of agricultural products

摘要

Agricultural production depends of a lot of variable factors. Basic catalyst of efficiency of all other factors is the seed. The seed has always been a key factor in agricultural production. Modern crop production and the science of agricultural also confirms that without seed quality we won't have a successful agricultural production. Seed quality is that one which has a genetic purity, physical purity, is healthy and has good physiological condition in accordance with the prescribed standards for seed certification. This paper presents an overview of the scientific results on the primary determinants that establish seed quality.