Quality testing of bt-cotton seeds

Abstract

Attaining seedling in cotton is the important objective of researchers and producers. Seed testing is determining the standards of a seed lot, physical purity, moisture, germination thereby enabling the farming community to get quality seeds. The Seed Testing Laboratory is the hub of seed quality control. Seed testing services are required from time to time to gain information regarding planting value of seed lots. Seed testing is possible for all those who produce, sell and use seeds. We test for the germination process of seed, also test for the important gene that are present in it or not. We have done the sandwich ELISA test performed for the Cry1Ac- Cry2Ab.there are a different variety of criteria/range for the testing the various types of seed that contain the range of seed that can be acceptable for the better quality. After that testing of germination and Elisa test the seed that pass the quality test will go for the packaging. Before the packaging the seed will be coated by the polymer for to prevent it from the fungicide and the insecticide. After the product has been packed and it will be checked for the quality.it will be distributed to the dealers.by performing these test on the cotton seed we will be identifying the quality of the seeds.