Seed productionis, the key course for the major of seed science and engineering, covering the subjects of organization, principles and technology of seed production. The contents include introduction, certification, registration utilization and protection of the new varieties. The principles of seed production (classification and characteristics of cultivars, methods for keeping the genetic purity, different types of plant reproduction, the seed production techniques, the ecological conditions and localization for seed production) the specific seed production techniques and seed certification systems for self-pollinated crops like wheat, rice and soybean, cross-pollinated crops like corn, rapeseed, and sunflower, and ofter-cross pollinated crops like cotton, sorghum, asexualreproductive crops like potato, sweet potato, and sungarcane, vegetable crops, turfgrass, and other economic crops.
Agriculture Engineering
农业工程是为农业生产和农村生活服务的综合性工程技术及原理。它以土壤、肥料、农业气象、育种、栽培、饲养、农业经济等学科为依据，综合应用各种工程技术，为农业生产提供各种工具、设施和能源，以求创造最适于农业生产的环境，改善农业劳动者的工作、生活条件。
