New Approach in Seed Quality Maintenance of Rice

History continuous to be a story of a “hungry man in search of food”. Our life and health depend on seeds and their products because seed is a miniature of plant and a nice creation of nature. Rice is one of the most important staple foods of the world, approximately more than half of the world’s population utilize it in various forms. Increasing food insecurity in the highly demographic pressured countries like India and China are strived to maintain their dietary need. As we know one of the most important factors of production, land is limited, only we have a tangible option of quality seed which is the symbol and foundation of good agriculture to grow more. An old saying “As you sow, so you reap”. In rice crop number of seedling transfer per hill plays a pivotal role in both quantity and quality seed production. Application of hormone also plays an important role to increase production in which, GA3 and Tricontanol are one of them but better to know the time and concentration of application of these growth regulators. While applying, higher and lower concentration vis-a-vis appropriate time affects both quality and production of crop.

Anuj Kumar Rai, pursuing Ph.D. in Seed Science and Technology from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal, India. In 2009, he did M.Sc (Ag.) in Seed Science and Technology and awarded as a Department topper. In 2010, he awarded as a INSPIRE Fellow from Department of Science & Technology, India. He has got more than four research papers.