In recent years, with the advances taking place in the field of agriculture, seed technology and seed pathology, which seek to understand the conditions to which seeds are subjected, their improvement in quality through biotechnology and the diseases to which they are prone. As such, seed technology and seed pathology have proved to be highly crucial in comprehending what defines plant growth and development. The present book has been written as an attempt to understand what entails seed technology and seed pathology, the principles, concepts and practices which give shape to these two areas of study. Analysing such factors as seed dormancy, quiescence, germination, metabolism, growth diseases, etc., the book makes an assessment of the innovations, progress and technology that make seed technology and pathology so relevant.
