Seed selection, as we refer to it, is the choice of seed for the next season’s maize crop. Seed
may be selected in several different places at different times and may assume different
forms. Plants in the field may be marked for seed, “good” ears may be set aside when grain
is processed for food, and a “selection event” may occur when many ears are selected at
once from a stock of maize grain or seed. All of these seed selection procedures are
considered here. Seed management refers to the treatment and storage of seed.