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Before sowing Rabi crops such as wheat, gram, mustard and pulses their seeds can be tested.
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Farmers can test their seed germination before sowing and increase the production of their crop by sowing good variety seeds
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To do this farmers can either use the paper method or cotton cloth method.
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For the paper method, fold the newspaper four times in equal size and place the seeds in the middle. Tie the two corners of folded paper with thread.
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After this, pour a tiny amount of water on the seeds and make the seeds wet. Seeing the germination status in two to five days, calculate the percentage of germinated seeds
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In the cotton cloth method, count 100 seeds and spread them on cloth and add some water and observe the germination status in two to five days and calculate the percentage of germinated seeds.
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By testing the seeds, we get to know the ability of the seed to grow, what percentage of our seed will grow so that we can increase or decrease the seed rate.
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Insect disease is detected in the seed by examining the seed.
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Farmers’ income increases, cost decreases.
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We get healthy seeds from seed testing, which increases the yield.
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