Delta farmers turn to seed testing
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Special Correspondent
The practice of testing seeds to check their quality is fast catching up among delta farmers and seed dealers going by the data available with the Seed Testing Laboratory (STL), Thanjavur.
Normally, farmers rely on the seed certificate issued by the Directorate of Seed Certification, Coimbatore, while deciding on the variety of paddy or other crops they want to cultivate in their fields.
Their trust in the Directorate saved them from losses on several occasions in the past. However, seeds with ‘fake’ certification continued to haunt them until they started utilising the seed testing service offered by STL to farmers and dealers under ‘Service Samples’ category.