Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Flower and seed morphology. 2. Seed certification standard. 3. Classes of seeds. 4. Field inspection. 5. Seed processing. 6. Seed lot and seed sampling. 7. Physical purity. 8. Germination test. 9. Viability test. 10. Moisture content. 11. Vigour test. 12. Seed health testing. 13. Verification of cultivars. 14. Dromancy. 15. Seed storage. 16. Seed certification. 17. Seed legislation. 18. International organizations. 19. Hybrid seed production. 20. Embryology. 21. Seed pathology. 22. Genetics and plant breeding. 23. Plant biotechnology. 24. Miscellaneous. 25. Some important subjective questions.