UNIT - I: SEED QUALITY & DETERIORATION 
1. Seed Quality and Testing 
2. Seed Deterioration 
3. Biochemical Tests for Seed Viability 
4. Seed Drying 
5. Seed Packaging and Storage 
6. Seed Storage And Longevity 
7. Stored Grain Pests 
UNIT - III: SEED TREATMENT & PROTECTION 
8. Seed Treatment 
9. Objectionable Plant Disease, Nematodes and Weeds
UNIT - IV: SEED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
10. Improved Seed 
11. Genetic Purity and Maintenance
12. Seed Multiplication Ratio (SMR) and Seed Replacement Rate (SRR)
13. Foundation and Certified Seed Production of Cereals and Pulses 
14. Foundation and Certified Seed Production of Oilseed and Forage Crops 
15. Foundation and Certified Seed Production of Vegetables and Fruits 
16. Field Inspection in Seed Production 
UNIT - V: SEED CERTIFICATION & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 
18. Seed Certification 
19. Seed Act, 1966 
20. Seed Control Order, 1983 
21. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001 
22. Detection of GMOs / LMOs 
UNIT - VI: SEED MARKETING & DEMAND 2
23. Field Inspection and Seed-Production Quality Controls 
24. Seed Marketing 
25. Forecasting of Seed Demand — Public and Private Sector .
26. Seed Village Scheme