Seed Processing

• Statement (I) is False: In self-pollinated seed crops, if lodging occurs in more than one-third of the field area, the crop should NOT be rejected immediately if there is a clear opportunity for plants to stand up before maturity; field inspectors re-inspect the plot after recovery before issuing rejection.
• Statement (II) is True: In cross-pollinated crops and hybrid seed production fields, lodging of one-third or more of the seed plot severely impedes effective wind or insect pollen dispersal, breaks synchrony of nicking, and promotes contamination; hence, such severe lodging warrants immediate rejection regardless of whether vegetative recovery is possible.
• Conclusion: Statement (I) is false but Statement (II) is true (Option 4).

Correct option: (4) Statement (I) is false but Statement ({I) is true.