A.P. STATE SEEDS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED

PURPOSE OF VISIT : TO KNOW THE PROCEDURE OF SEED PRODUCTION , PROCESSING, PACKING AND QUALITY CONTROL.

 St. Joseph’s degree college, Department of Botany faculty and III B.SC students and attenders of the department started from our college campus at about 8 clock in college bus to A.P. seed corporation, Industrial Estate, kallur. Sri R. NarasimhuluGaru ,  Deputy manager A.P. Seeds gave much co operation to us when visited to seeds corporation.

The main objective of the Andhra Pradesh State Seeds Development Corporation Limited is to produce good quality seeds for timely supply to the farmers in the State at reasonable prices. The Andhra Pradesh State Seed Development Corporation Limited sub-serves the Department of Agriculture in meeting the seed requirements of the State of Andhra Pradesh, apart from sustainable varietal replacements and introduction of high yielding hybrids and varieties for increased agricultural productivity.

It is also an important task for the Andhra Pradesh State Seed Development Corporation to ensure the availability of seed to meet contingent situations like drought or flood, so the farming community can access alternate crops and ensure food security.

Students observed how the quality of ground nut seeds are separated and tagged with different labels wise breeder seed , certified seeds. They were labelled according to the size of seeds respectively.

Students got awareness about the quality and Productivity  of seed, seed percentage is calculated with that the rate quality of product will be calculated for the farmers. students got awareness about the seed storage.