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Paper (essay) on seed

Authors :
Mirić Mladen
Source :
Selekcija i Semenarstvo, Vol 19, Iss 2, Pp 45-59 (2013)
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Serbian Association of Plant Breedings and Seed Producers, 2013.

Abstract

Based on detailed studies of the past of the agrarian thought of the world (evolution of agro-innovation), and within it, the relationship of man and seed, the author has selected key data for Table 1. In addition, more or less known folk sayings, proverbs, curses and allegories in which the seed is the key word have been collected. Then, religious books, folk art and literature works (sayings) of prominent individuals and experts and observations of the author himself have been studied. According to the collected opus, it can be concluded that the vast importance of seed meaningfully entwined into all spheres of folk life and cultural heritage. Seed is directly tied to the following eight key (r)evolutionary milestones in the food and economic life of mankind: 1. the first and for the longest time, the seed used to be the main food of the people and the first food reserve; 2. Neolithic Revolution was simply caused by the sowing of seeds; 3. for the sake of sowing man began to develop more complex processing techniques; 4. everywhere and forever, especially since the late 15th century, the seed has been a carrier of (rescuing) plants between Europe and the New World, that is, between continents; 5. seed was the first product that has been chemically treated since the mid-18th century; 6. standard operation procedures and quality are promoted on seed by which it became the first product to have prescribed (compulsory) methods, but it also became a good whose quality has to be tested before sale; 7. hybrid seed is a 'perpetrator' of the green revolution in the mid-20th century and at last there is disputable seed of genetically modified organisms that are spreading with certain reactions. The author proposes that the United Nations Standard International Trade Classification includes a special section (division) which would classify the seed for sowing, while beyond this Classification terms such as seed, plant seed should be replaced with non-seed expressions such as grain, kernel.

Details

Language :
English, Serbian
ISSN :
03545881 and 2406209X
Volume :
19
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Selekcija i Semenarstvo
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b287783a0ab4ae2853055f82f4d5465
Document Type :
article