Seed Science and Technology

I have been teaching series of undergraduate courses in agriculture and natural resources in three Universities in Ethiopia namely; Mizan Tepi, Debre Markos and Jimma Universities for the past 8 years. In the process, I have closely interacted with students of varied backgrounds and taken note of their problems. In most cases, students are keen to learn all subjects offered in a semester but they find it difficult to cope-up with lecture notes, assignments, term papers and consultation with given reference books, journals or periodicals. Seed Science and Technology is a required course for agriculture students at undergraduate and graduate levels all over the world. Considering the need for a concise text book, I embarked upon preparing this teaching material on Seed Science and Technology covering all topics of importance. I still feel that this write-up is not a substitute for standard text books but will be useful to undergraduate and graduate students. I also recognize the fact that emphasis on individual topics varies with instructors and hence suggestions for the improvement would highly be appreciated and welcome.

Merkebu Getachew joined Jimma University being as a lecturer recently & he is based in Jimma, Ethiopia. Prior to joining Jimma University, he worked at Debre Markos University and Mizan ATVET College and taught several courses. He has been researching on crop agronomy and plant physiology. Mr. Merkebu holds MSc in Agronomy from Haramaya University.