How to Select a Good Seed?

Several owners of sites, or a small garden at home or garden in the apartment, wonder what is the best way to build a crop that produces good income within the expected expectations, with quality food and that can be consumed in small or small, large scale.

For these and other reasons, it is important, before beginning planting, to correctly select the most suitable seed, which is the main one in the farming and farming process.

Therefore, when the producer does not follow the criteria for collecting the best grains and seeds, observing the description of the material to be cultivated, he runs more risks of loss, so to verify all the information about the product before planting will be determinant for the crop to be prosperous or not.

When observing all these aspects, and taking into account the technological advances in agriculture, we have as a good example of grain, which has stood out in the market, by providing a good variety of cultivars, corn, which has also been increasingly more studied and transformed, thanks to the development of hybrids and superior genetics in a product more resistant to pests and diseases.

Let's quickly explain what a hybrid and transgenic seed is.

Hybrid Seed

Hybrid seeds are from the forced crossing of plants. Selecting a cultivar with another cultivar of the same species.

Transgenic Seed

They are genetically modified seeds.

The method of transgenics consists in the transfer of genes from one individual to another, being these normally of different species.

With genetic engineering it is possible to introduce genes from another species in a plant (which can come from plants, microorganisms or even animals). The transgenic seeds have, therefore, some genes that are not part of their structures.

The objective is to have a plant resistant to pests and with high productivity.

Soil cultivation

It is important to have a healthy soil. For this it is necessary to have organic matter and necessary nutrients for the plant.

To start in degraded areas it is recommended to use green summer or winter fertilizer.

The main objective of green fertilization is to fix nutrients in the soil, such as nitrogen and the generation of organic matter.

Another important point is the soil accidents, pH, when we talk about making draft, is to put calcareous. The calcareous is powder of a rock with the objective of balancing the pH of the soil. Leave with neutral pH between 6 and 7. To make the correct application it is necessary to do a soil analysis.

The subject on the ground is so extensive that we are going to leave some basic tips.

• Leave the soil always covered with organic matter such as dry grass, rice straw or coffee with the intention of protecting from the sun and the wind, always keeping humid;
• Make the composition outside and then apply on the floor;
• Avoid turning the floor a lot, with the use of the plow;
• The use of the grid, rotary hoe makes the floor much less;
• Castor cake can be used to generate organic matter and fix the nitrogen nutrient.

Administration

Another factor that has been shown to be decisive for the good harvest and seed production is the attention and advance of the way of thinking and acting of small, medium and large farmers that take more and more into consideration the way to treat the tillage and production that increasingly learn effective techniques for the production of all types of products, whether hybrid or transgenic.

In summary management is to take care of the plantation, avoiding pests, irrigating, brushing, pruning, etc.

In conclusion the case of the seeds of cultivation, if the producer opt for corn for example, must be attentive to the properties of each seed (cultivar) in specific, such as production and the desired goal to achieve, such as green corn, silage (food for animals) or the own grains.

There are specific treatments in each of the cases, since, if it is silage, it is necessary to consider the use of wet grains and the whole plant, they are crushed and stored to feed the cattle generally.

Another suggestion, the producer must also, verify the most suitable cycle for his plantation, which will be determined according to the productive system that he chooses, must evaluate the potential and stability of the yield of the grains according to the region in which they are Being conditioned, it is necessary to verify the resistance of the seeds to the main pests and diseases that may occur in the region where it is found.

One of the valuable points that must be evaluated is the level of technology available, such as for the maintenance of the crop, in all stages of the process - from sowing to harvest, irrigation, etc.

In addition, the farmer must always weigh the pros and cons of choosing certain grains for planting, taking into account the purpose, since it does not seem feasible to mount the tillage, in case of commercialization, of products that are not consumed in the region, but that it only depends on the end for which it will be used.

After evaluating all these listed points, the farmer will be ready to determine which better product to produce, not forgetting, also, to select not only the seeds, but also where to buy them, so that he can guarantee a substantial crop, regardless of the purpose for which its cultivation is intended.

Having a good seed also requires good soil and management to have a good harvest. Time to plant!

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