This document provides an overview of seed production quality control presented to MPhil students. It discusses that seed quality is important for agricultural productivity and food security. The Federal Seed Certification and Registration Department is responsible for variety registration, seed testing, certification and quality control. Producing quality seed requires using high quality seed stock, following best agronomic practices, maintaining isolation distances, rouging undesirable plants, and meeting certification requirements including crop inspections, lab analysis and labeling. Maintaining seed quality helps transfer improved varieties from research to farmers.

2. A Presentation on Seed Production
and Quality
Given To MPhil Students Of AUP
Through Tour
By
FSCRD
Submitted By
Mr Allah Dad Khan

3. SEED PRODUCTION AND QUALITY
CONTROL
Federal Seed Certification & Registration DepartmentFederal Seed Certification & Registration Department

4. FEDERAL SEED CERTIFICATION &
REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT
(SEED AMENDMENT ACT 2015)
Main ResponsibilitiesMain Responsibilities
 Variety RegistrationVariety Registration
 Seed Quality Control Through Crop Inspection & Seed TestingSeed Quality Control Through Crop Inspection & Seed Testing
 Seed Company RegistrationSeed Company Registration
 Seed Act Enforcement Through Notified Seed InspectorsSeed Act Enforcement Through Notified Seed Inspectors
 Adaptability Trials of Exotic MaterialsAdaptability Trials of Exotic Materials
 Seed Import/export MonitoringSeed Import/export Monitoring
 Seed Policy ImplementationSeed Policy Implementation
 Fruit Tree Nursery RegistrationFruit Tree Nursery Registration
 Capacity Building of Stakeholders of Seed IndustryCapacity Building of Stakeholders of Seed Industry
 Any Other Business Related to Seed IndustryAny Other Business Related to Seed Industry

5. SEED
– SEED IS THE BASIC UNIT OF
AGRICULTURE FARMING AND
THEREFORE OF UTMOST
IMPORTANCE FOR ACHIEVING SELF
SUFFICIENCY IN FOOD ITEMS
– THE QUALITY OF SEED ALONE IS
KNOWN TO ACCOUNT FOR UPTO 20-
25% INCREASE IN PRODUCTIVITY

6. QUALITIES OF CERTIFIED SEED
♦ Approved /Registered Variety of High
Yield
♦ Pure
♦ Free From Weed Seed
♦ Free From Insect and Disease Attack
♦ Desired Level of Germination
♦ Healthy and of High Vigour
♦ Moisture %

7. WHY QUALITY SEED?
Quality seed is the medium for transforming
improved varieties generated through
research to farming communities for
alleviating poverty and achieving food
security.

8. SEED QUALITY ATTRIBUTES
♦ Seed of a locally adapted variety
♦ Free from other varieties, other species and
noxious weeds
♦ Free from inert matters such as broken seed, plant
debris, stones etc
♦ High germination capacity and vigor
♦ Free from seed-borne diseases, pest and weeds
♦ Properly cleaned, treated, tested and labeled

9. HOW TO PRODUCE QUALITY SEED
♦ Use high quality seed for planting
♦ Select a field with good soil fertility in a
suitable area for seed production
♦ Use optimum crop management practices
for better quality and productivity
♦ Use integrated pre and post harvest seed
quality practices
♦ Proper rotation to avoid volunteer plants
from previous crop.

10. HOW TO PRODUCE QUALITY SEED
♦ Proper isolation distances to avoid out-
crossing and mechanical mixing from
adjacent fields
♦ Periodic seed renewal from a reliable source
to restrict build-up of disease and impurities
♦ Row planting if possible to facilitate
rouging
♦ Proper cleaning of farm machinery to avoid
mechanical mixture

11. HOW TO PRODUCE QUALITY SEED
♦ Proper field and seed inspection to monitor
and document quality
♦ Rouging off-types, other crop plants, and
disease-infected plants to maintain quality.

12. HOW TO PRODUCE QUALITY SEED
UNDESIRABLE PLANTS KNOWN AS ROUGUE ARE
♦ Off-types i-e genetic variants of same variety
♦ Other varieties of the same crop
♦ Other crops with similar growth habit and seed
characteristics
♦ Noxious weeds, whose seed are difficult to
remove during cleaning
♦ Plant infected with seed-borne diseases

13. SEED CERTIFICATION
Seed Certification is a Quality Control
System to Ensure that Seed Sold to Farmers
is of the Indicated Variety, has Sufficient
Purity (Physical & Varietal), High
Germination Capacity and is Free from
Seed Borne Disease.

14. MECHANISM OF SEED PRODUCTION
BNS&
Pre Basic
Certified Seed
Agriculture Research System
(Agric University, NIFA etc)
Quality Control by FSCRD
Public & Private Sector
Basic Seed
Public Seed Farms
(Agric. Extention Deptt)
Approved SeedPublic & Private Sector

15. CLASSES OF SEED
Pre-basic Seed is produced by the breeder and is of the highest
genetic purity. For identification, this class carries a white
label with violet diagonal line.
Basic Seed is progeny of the pre-basic seed and is produced by
the seed corporations at their seed farms. This class is
identified by a white label.
Certified Seed is produced from the basic seed by registered
growers. Certified seed is identified by blue label.
Approved Seed is produced from the certified seed and is
identified by a pink label.
Truth in Labeled Seed is identified by a yellow label and is used
for the imported seed where the exporter of such seed gives
necessary information about the seed.

16. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIEDREQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED
SEED PRODUCTIONSEED PRODUCTION
♦ ELIGIBILITY OF CULTIVAR
Approved / Registered
♦ CATEGORY OF SEED
BNS Pre Basic Basic Certified
♦ ISOLATION
ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS (M)
PRE BASIC BASIC CERTIFIED
WHEAT 10 10 3
MAIZE 400 400 200
ONION 1600 1600 800

17. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIEDREQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED
SEED PRODUCTIONSEED PRODUCTION
♦CROP INSPECTION
Purity
1. Genetic Contamination
2. Mechanical Contamination
Presence of off Type Plants
Presence of Weed Plants
Pest and Disease Attack
♦SAMPLING

18. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIEDREQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED
SEED PRODUCTIONSEED PRODUCTION
♦ LABORATORY ANALYSIS
1. Pure Seed
2. Other Crop Seed
3. Weed Seed
4. Inert Matter
5. Germination % age
6. Moisture % age
7. Disease Infected Seed
♦ TAGGING & LABELING