Breeder seed is the initial source of seed and is usually produced by the breeder.

It
is the source for the production of pre-basic or basic seed.

Pre-basic seed is the progeny of the breeder seed and is usually produced under
the supervision of a breeder

Basic seed is the progeny of breeder or pre-basic seed and is usually produced
under the supervision of a breeder

Certified seed is the progeny of basic seed and is produced by selected seed
growers under the supervision of the seed enterprise, public or private. Certified
seed can be planted by farmers for grain production.

Definition

By

1st generation supplied by plant breeders

Breeder

2nd generation

Pre-basic

3rd generation

Basic

4th generation

Certified 1

Epicotyl: The region of an embryo or seedling stem above the cotyledon.

Hypocotyl: he part of the stem of an embryo plant beneath the stalks of the seed leaves, or
cotyledons, and directly above the root.
Coleoptile: A sheath protecting a young shoot tip in a grass or cereal.
Cotyledon: An embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants, one or more of which are the first
leaves to appear from a germinating seed.