ISHS Acta Horticulturae 218: XII African Symposium on Horticultural Crops
HORTICULTURAL SEED QUALITY CONTROL IN KENYA |
| Author: | J.K. Boinnet Kiplagat |
| Abstract:
An improvement of crop yields and the quality of produce is greatly dependent on the timely supply of farm inputs. Of all the farm inputs, seed is the cheapest, but it is the most important input. If the quality of the seed is poor (low germination capacity, low vigour, has seed borne diseases and consists of varietal mixtures), there is very little that the other farm inputs can do to either improve or increase yields. Since 97% of Kenya's horticultural seed requirement is from foreign sources, the quality control of horticultural seeds revolves largely around the registration of seed merchants, the issuing of import permits and, to a less extent, on the certification of locally produced horticultural seeds. | |
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