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Agriculture · Q767

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 767

Q767

% of impurity in a seed sample is termed as

A.
Real value
B.
Breakage
C.
Milling value
D.
Dockage
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Purity analysis of seeds is done to find the proportion of pure seed component in the seed along with, seeds of other crops, weed seed and inert matter by weight in percentage.
The percentage of impurity in a seed sample is termed Dockage, which is the presence of foreign matter in seeds, determined by analysis of the seed.