Abstract

The present paper makes a brief review on research trends on various aspects of seed quality, chemical composition and factors affecting germination, seedling emergence and seedling vigour in cotton. Considering pollen viability to be most essential for efficient cross pollination, an efficient in vitro technique is developed to test pollen viability. During seed development, several biochemical changes occur, but ecological conditions have great influence on chemical composition. Owing to high lipid contents, cotton seeds are utilized as animal feed for carp, broiler chickens, etc.