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Seed Production
and Technology Course
| Location: |
ARC, Rumais, Oman. |
| Duration: |
16 - 26 February, 1998. |
| Number of Participants: |
Totally 13 Participants from seven AP
Countries
| Bahrain |
2 |
| Emirates |
2 |
| Kuwait |
1 |
| Oman |
5 |
| Qatar |
1 |
| Saudi Arabia |
1 |
Yemen
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1 |
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| Main
Topics: |
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Seed program components. |
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Varieties of crops:
breeding and selection, variety description, Varity evaluation
and release, field management techniques in seed production. |
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Components of quality,
seed certification, field inspection methodology. |
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Introduction to seed
sampling, Introduction to moisture, Introduction to analysis
purity test. |
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Introduction to germination
test, principals of seed storage. |
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Introduction to germination
test, principals of seed processing. |
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Forage situation in
the region, local versus introduced species. |
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Importance and constraints
of forage seed production in the region. |
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General principals
of forage seed production. |
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Seed production
of important forage species in the region. |
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| Instructors |
Eight scientists lectured
in this course:
• Dr M. Akhtar
• Dr M. Bounejmate
• Dr S. Christiansen
• Dr L. Grass
• Dr H. LeHouerou (consultant)
• Dr S. Nadaf
• Dr M. Turner
• Mr A. Niane |
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