A. Modified true or false.

Write true if the statement is correct and if it is

wrong, change the underlined word or group of words to make the statement
correct.
1. Farmers can plant only seeds purchased from reliable seed stores.

2. Good quality seeds are those that are not viable, clean, true-to-type and free
from seed borne diseases.
3. Seed treatment is performed to determine the viability, cleanliness and the
percentage of germination of the seeds.

4. Seeds fail to germinate if these are immature.

5. To hasten the germination of seeds with thick and hard seed coats, we can
perform special seed treatment like cracking the seed coat.

6. The development of a seed into a young plant is _______________.

7. Exposing the seedlings gradually to sunlight a week before transplanting is
called_________________________.
8. When seedlings have developed the first two true leaves in a thickly populated
seed bed or seed box, they could be _____________________ to another seed bed or
seed box.
9. The removal of disease infected and heavily damaged seedlings is
called________.
10. If a farmer raises seedlings to plant a hectare of land, it is advisable to sow
the seeds in the _________________.

11.You tested 100 seeds of eggplant using the rag doll method, 85 seeds
germinated. What is the % of germination?
12. Mr. X tested 125 seeds of hybrid tomato and 105 germinated. What is the %
of germination of the tomato seeds?
13. You needed 200 seedlings to plant your garden. You found out that your
seeds have only 75 % germination. How many seeds will you sow?