The Seed and How

to Select it
Seeds is a fertilized and ripened
ovule which may develop into a
plant by germination.
Example: a grain of palay
or a kernel of corn is a seed.
Seed has three parts

1.Cotyledons (seed leaves)

2.Plumule (future shoot)
3.Radicle (future root)
Characteristics of Good Seeds
1.Good seeds should be viable. The
viability of a seed is its power to
germinate and produce strong, healthy
plant. It is dependent on the plant
which bore it, its maturity, age and
conditions under which it has been
kept.
2. Good seeds must be fully
mature. The embryo is not
wholly developed in a non ripe
or immature seed and the
supply of plant foods is less than
in a mature seed.
3. Good seeds are usually fresh.
Crop plants differ greatly in the
length of time they retain their
viability but the vigor and
strength of germination usually
decreases after the seed is two
years old.
4. Good seeds should be true
to type. This means that the
seeds are not mixed with off-
shaped type seeds or those of
another variety.
5. Good seeds should be free
from seed-borne diseases. The
grower should test his own seeds
for a particular disease if he is
not sure whether they are free
from seed-borne diseases.
6. Good seeds should be
damage free. They should
be free from any damage
either by insects or
mechanical elements.
7. Good seeds should be free from
weed seeds and other foreign
matters. This means that the
seeds must be clean. Proper
inspection and removal of weed
seeds while the crop is being grown
minimize the danger of vegetables
and other farm crop seeds.