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Seed Production India

1.Brinjal (Solanum melongena)

Seed rate 400 - 500 g/ha.  As per FAO-data-2005, the global area
Hybrids – 150-200g/ha
under brinjal cultivation has been
• pH : 5.5-6.0
• Season : June-July, Oct-Nov, Jan- Feb Temp
estimated to be 1.85 million ha with 32
– 13 to 21°C million tons of production.
• Fertilizers/ha : Varieties – 120kg N, 80kg P, 50kg K  It is a major vegetable crop in several
Hybrids – 180kg N, 150kg P, 120kg countries like India, Japan, Indonesia,
K China, Bulgaria, Italy, France, the USA
 seed yield about 150 – 200 kg/ha
and several African countries.
good yield about 300-350kg/ha.
1 kg fruits yield about 3-5g seeds
10g seed yield/plant (2 kg fruits)
upto 15-25g/pt
1000 seeds weigh 3-4 g

(ref. Brinjal seed production for gkvk 31 10-18)

 2. Tomato (Scientific Name: Lycopersicum esculentum)
Seed rate 400 - 500 g/ha.
Hybrids – 150-200g/ha
season June- July, October – November and January – February.
Fertilizers 120:60:60
(N:P2O5:K2O) kg/ha Others: 20kg/ha borax & 0.5% Zinc/ha
seed yield Yield of tomato seed also vary considerably with varieties.
On an average 100-150 kg/ha tomato seed can be obtained.
Drying and storage The extracted seeds are dried in the shade for a day or two before storage to
attain a moisture level of 8%. The dried seeds should be packed in a cloth or
moisture proof containers and stored in a dry and cool place. Under optimum
conditions the properly dried seeds can retain the viability for 2 - 3 years.
Seed standards The percentage of minimum physical purity of foundation and certified seeds
should be 98% with a minimum of 70% of germination capacity and 8% of
moisture content. The presence of inert matter should not exceed 2.0%.
Different reports quote two main ways of estimating tomato seed yield: (a) according to weight of fruit; (b)
according to unit area of plants.
In greenhouse production 1 kg of fruit will produce approximately 4 g of seed (approximately 1200 seeds).
In field production one rule of thumb is that the seed weight is 1 per cent of the fruit weight, e.g. 1 ton of fruit
will produce 1 kg of seed.
The expected tomato seed yield in the USA is between 250 and 400 kg of seed per hectare. Workers in Africa
report yields from 10 to 50 kg per hectare. The greenhouse tomato cultivars with a 1000 grain weight of 3.3 g
tend to have larger seeds than the field or determinate types. The field or determinate types have a 1000 grain
weight of 2.5 g. The multiplication factor is not a very reliable method of calculating seed yield in tomatoes
because of the points outlined above and the fact that plants are raised in nursery beds before transplanting.
However, a multiplication factor of 200 can be used for the indeterminate types, while the determinate types
under field conditions have a multiplication factor of 50.

https://www.hort.vt.edu/Welbaum/seedproduction/tomato.html

3. Chilli (hot pepper) Capsicum frutescens

Method of seed Seed to seed
pproduction
Seed rate 1kg/ha.

season June-July, February-March, September- October.

seed yield 350-400 kg/ha