Table of Contents
THE IMPORTANCE OF SEEDS
What Seeds Are and Do: An Introduction
How Seeds Are Formed
The Greatest Service to Any Country
Age-Old Uses of Seeds and Some New Ones
THE LIFE PROCESSES OF SEEDS
Light, Flowering, and the Production of Seed
Temperatures and Fruits and Seeds
Growth Regulators, Stimulants, and Seeds
Flowering Habit and Production of Seeds
The Thread of Life Through Seeds
Unusual Events in Seed Development
Plants Must Disperse Their Seeds
Life Processes of the Living Seed
How Long Can a Seed Remain Alive?
Until Time and Place Are Suitable
After-ripening, Rest Period, and Dormancy
Problems and Rewards in improving Seeds
Breeding for Food, Feed, and industrial Uses
Fundamental Procedures in Breeding Crops
Propagation of Crops Without True Seeds
THE PRODUCTION OF SEEDS
Producing Seed of Hybrid Corn and Grain Sorghum
Seeds of Oats, Barley, Wheat, and Rice
Our Sources of Seeds of Grasses and Legumes
The Production of Grass Seeds
Producing Seeds of the Legumes
Harvesting the Seeds of Grasses and Legumes
Producing Seeds of Cotton and Other Fiber Crops
Producing and Harvesting Seeds of Oilseed Crops
New Ways With Seeds of Sugarbeets
Producing and Harvesting Tobacco Seed
Growing Vegetable Seeds for Sale
The Commercial Production of Seeds of Flowers
Collecting and Handling Seeds of Forest Trees
Production of Seeds of Forest Trees
Seeds for Rootstocks of Fruit and Nut Trees
Pollination of Seed Crops by Insects
Insecticides and Honey Bees
Some Insect Pests of Important Seed Crops
Insects, Viruses, and Seed Crops
Diseases that Seeds Can Spread
Seed Treatments for Control of Disease
The Control of Weeds in Seed Crops
The Seeds of Wild Flowers
