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Field
Inspection Wing |
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Field Inspection
Wing is an important wing headed by
Principal Field Control Officer (PFCO). There are 4 (Four)
regional and 30 (Thirty) Field Offices in different seed growing
areas through out the country. Regional field Officer supervises
and monitor over all activities of the field Officers. The field
Officers certify the public, private and NGO's sector seed
growing plots through field inspection in such a ways-
(1) Verifying the Seed Source
(2) Verifying isolation distance,
(3) Timely Inspect the seed growing plots
to met-up field standard
(4) Suggest to rouging operations properly,
Finally the field officers make a
comparison between their observed values in the field and the
values of field standards of different crops fixed by National
Seed Board (NSB). They accept the field for certification, when
the observed values come in conformity with the standard values,
otherwise the fields are rejected. In addition to this the field
Officers involves to regular visit the threshing floor,
processing center, seed lots arrangement, collect sample and
infix Certification tag after getting satisfactory results form
the seed testing laboratory. This wing is also involved to
maintain quality control of all sorts of seeds through market
monitoring system.
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Seed Testing wing: |
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Seed Testing Wing
is also an important wing comprising of i) National Seed
Testing Laboratory, Gazipur is headed by CST, ii) Regional
Seed Testing Laboratory (RSTL), Ishurdi, Pabna is headed by
Agronomist. Purity, Germination, Moisture and other tests
are conducted by 6 Seed Analysts in two laboratories. Seed
Analysts are fully responsible to analysis the seed samples
which are collected from public, private and NGO's sector as
well as market monitoring samples. Chief Seed technologist
supervise and monitor the over all activities of Seed
Analysts. Actually seed testing wing involving to assurance
of quality seeds. If the test result of th3e sample comes in
a close conformity with the seed standard fixed by NSB, the
representing seed lots of processing centers are accepted
for certification. In case of sub-standard value of test
result, the seed lots are rejected.
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Variety Testing Wing : |
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Variety Testing Wing is carrying
out DUS (Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability) and VCU
(Value for Cultivation and Uses) test. DUS test is essential
for recognizing distinguishing and describing a variety. The
central theme is identification of a variety through the use
of some parameters of characterization.
DUS test is being carried out in many
countries of the world. In our country since 1998, this test
has been made as a part of the variety release mechanism.
The ultimate benefit of DUS test will center around Plant
Breeders Rights and Specially Plant Variety Protection in
view of the globalization of agribusiness. The International
Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
provides the procedure for conducting DUS test should be
different for each species. Testing a variety for Value of
Cultivation and its Uses (VCU) is also needed to evaluate
newly developed varieties with regards to agricultural
performance such as yield, fertilizer requirement,
insect-pest resistance tests, grain size, cooking quality,
storability etc. In additions to this in a routine work
performs pre-post control and Grow out test as an internal
quality control system. This wing also involves to
co-ordinate technical committee meeting, field evaluation
and variety release system.
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Training &
Publication Wing: |
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Conclusion
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Seed is the foundation of
Agriculture with the use of certified quality seeds in the
normal cultivation practices yield of crops may be increased up
to 10-15%. In order to co-ordinate the use of increased quality
seed and ensure its production supply and distribution, the SCA
is striving hard to extend its collaboration and assistance in
the total system of seed certification and Quality control in
the country through. |
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