<mods:mods version="3.3" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-3.xsd" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>Seed dryers for experiment stations, design, construction, and testing of a prototype</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">K</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Ravindranath</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:abstract>In order to maintain viability and superior seed quality it is essential&#13;
that seeds be stored in properly conditioned and safe storage facilities after&#13;
drying to required mositure content. In case of germplasm and breeders' seed&#13;
in an experiment station, it becomes all the more essential that seed drying&#13;
and storage be carried out with utmost care since the seed involved is valuable&#13;
and if lost cannot be reproduced. The moisture content of seed at harvest is&#13;
too high to permit safe storage. The seed, therefore, has to be dried to safer&#13;
levels of moisture for storing. Similarly material from yield trials is required&#13;
to be brought to a uniform level of moisture for comparative analysis. In&#13;
addition to seed, there are a number of plant samples that the researchers need&#13;
to dry for analysis.</mods:abstract><mods:classification authority="lcc">Oilseeds</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics</mods:classification><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8061">1980</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:originInfo><mods:publisher>International Agricultural Centre</mods:publisher></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Conference or Workshop Item</mods:genre></mods:mods>