Quality Seed Production:

• Seed production (Nucleus Seed, Breeder Seed and Quality Seed) of all University released varieties.

Seed Technology Research Project:

1. Seed Production and Certification-

• To strengthen research on seed production and certification of important food and fodder crops.
• To strengthen research on development of technology for maximizing hybrid seed production.
• To find out diverse areas for seed production and development of appropriate seed production technology.
• To standardize the techniques for seed certification.

     2. Seed Pathology- 

• Detection of seedborne pathogens
• Development of protocols for detection methods
• Identification of effective seed dressers
• Determination of Certification standards.
• Seed Entomology-
• To carry out basic and applied research in Seed Entomology 
• To evolve suitable pre- harvest measures for management of seed insect pests. 
• Standardization of Technologies for management of Seed born insects.
• To evolve suitable pre- storage and mid- storage seed treatments to control seed borne insects.

Current Projects (State / National / Others) (Name, Funding Agency, Duration) :

• Others:  DUS project on Maize (GOI)
• Funding agency: Govt. of India
• Duration: Continuous project
• Paid-up trials: Testing of private varieties and Hybrids in  paddy and maize
• Seed Hub pulses

Infrastructure Facilities Available

• DUS: Five acres of land, furnished with advanced underground irrigation infrastructure, have been designated for DUS testing activities.

• Seed Technology  Research Project:

1. Seed production and certification lab with Equipment for physical purity analysis.
2. Seed Pathology Lab: BOD incubator, Laminar Air flow, Autoclave, Stereobinocular Microscope etc
3. Seed Entomology Lab: Incubator, Germinator etc

1. Modifying Atmosphere in storage area to prevent seedborne pests and diseases in Redgram
2. Non-chemical management of pulse beetle in stored redgram
3. Use of desiccant beads for seed storage in soybean
4. Use of planting windows to produce quality hybrid seed of DHM 117 Maize hybrid (parental lines BML-6 & 7)
5. Influence of insecticides on seed quality and insect damage during storage in bengalgram
6. Pre-harvest management of pulse beetle in redgram with insecticidal sprays
7. Seed dressing: An effective management strategy to maintain seed health in soybean
8. Soybean Storage Technology: Impact on quality and health of treated seeds
9. Pre-harvest spraying of botanicals for the management of pulse beetle (Callosobruchus sp.) in pigeonpea
10. Standardization of isolation distance for hybrid seed production in pigeonpea
11. Alkali Blotter Method for detection of seed-borne infections in blackgram
12. Seed treatment and pre-harvest fungicidal sprays for better seed health and quality of soybean
13. Rapid assessment of genetic purity in paddy hybrid cv. JRH 8 through molecular marker
14. Mitigation of terminal heat stress for better seed yield and quality in field crops in finger millet
15. Reaffirming the validity periods of seed certification in field crops
16. During 2023–24, seed sale was 1675.6 quintals accounting to ₹88,90,294/- at the main campus.

Agro technology Demonstration:

1. Seed Treatment and Pre- Harvest Fungicidal Sprays for Better Seed Health and Quality of Soybean was demonstrated during 2024-25 at KVK, Adilabad and KVK, Rudrur.

Farmer trainings:

• Training programmes were organized on “Novel Seed production Techniques in field and pulse crops” at RARS, Palem, RARS, Warangal, RARS, Jagtial, ARS, Karimnagar, ARS, Adilabad, ARS, Kampasagar, ARS, Tandur, ARS, Mudhole, ARS, Kunaram, ARS, Tornala, ARS, Tandur KVK, Palem, KVK, Wyra, KVK, Malyal, KVK, Adilabad and KVK, Kothagudemby Quality Seed Production Scientists during 2018-2025.
• Training programmes under Tribal Sub- Plan:Training programmes were conducted and inputs were given to the ST farmers of Vijayanagaram and Srikakulam districts of Andhra Pradesh and Mahaboobnagar, Vikarabad, Tandur and Nagarkurnool districts of Telangana District upto 2020. 
• Three (03) Intellectual Property Rights training programmes were conducted at SRTC, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, RARS, Palem and RARS, Warangal.