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Buy quality seeds for good yield, farmers told

Staff Reporter

Retain bill, seed samples and containers for future reference
For details contact Director of Seed Certification

COIMBATORE: A. Karmugilan, Director in-charge of Seed Certification, Coimbatore, has asked the farming community to purchase good quality seeds in order to get good yield. According to a release, the Seed Inspection Wing of the Department of Seed Certification, Coimbatore, is monitoring whether the farming community is receiving quality seeds. Hence, it has given some pointers to alert them about procuring seeds of good quality.

Farmers are told to confirm the variety and validity period of the lot before purchasing seeds from licensed seed selling points. They should get the purchase bill containing details like variety, lot number, validity period, price, date of purchase and signature of the buyer, without fail.

Farmers are also told to retain the bill, some seed samples and seed containers along with tags or labels for future reference. Also, they should ensure that Bt-cotton seeds are approved by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee. In case of any problem, a written complaint can be lodged with the Seed Inspector or Deputy Director of Seed Inspection, along with the bill and samples. For details, contact Director of Seed Certification, Coimbatore at 0422-2432984.

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