Which of the following can be a low cost technique s to separate healthy seeds from damaged seeds ........

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Which of the following can be a low-cost technique(s) to separate healthy seeds from damaged seeds

Treating the seeds with starch

Floating seeds on water

Checking whether the seed has sharp ends

All of the above

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Explanation:

Starch is a carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units. It is not useful is checking quality of seeds. Option (a) is wrong.
Damaged seeds become hollow and are thus lighter. Therefore, they float on water. This is a good method for separating good, healthy seeds from the damaged ones. Option (b) is correct.
Even healthy seeds of peculiar type may have sharp ends. They cannot be separated this way. Option (c) is wrong.

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