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Seeds and Sowing, , Seeds are used for multiplication purpose., Grains are used for consumption purpose., Sugarcane is planted with stem cuttings known as setts., , Forage grasses like napier grass, guinea grass, para grass etc. are, mainly propagated by stem cuttings or rooted slips., , Rooted slips are basal two or three internodes of the stem with a, few roots., , Tubers are used as seed material in potato., Grafting, budding and layering methods are used for the, propagation of horticultural crops., , Good quality seed is of prime importance in agriculture., , Cultivar is a contraction for cultivated variety., , Cultivar is synonymous with variety., , A variety is a subdivision of a species with some special, characteristics., , A cultivar is a unique population of plants, artificially maintained, by human efforts., , A synthetic cultivar is composed of plants produced by, combining a number of genetically distinct but phenotypically, similar lines which have been allowed to cross-pollinate at, random., , A hybrid line is the F: generation of the two inbred lines., , Breeders seed originates with the sponsoring plant breeder or, , institution and provides initial source of all other classes of, certified seeds., , Foundation seed is the progeny of breeders seed and is so, handled to maintain the highest standard of genetic identity and, purity.