Studies on Halogenation and Plant Bio - products on Storability of Chilli Seed
Ravi Hunje, B.S. Vyakarnahal, R.C. Jagadeesha
Abstract
Byadagi kaddi chilli variety maintained better in seed quality over Dyavanur local variety during storage. Among the halogen treatments, seeds treated with potassium iodide (10-3 M) concentration and calcium chloride (4g/kg of seed) recorded significantly maximum seed germination (71.66 and 70.00%), field emergence (60.34 and 59.46%), root length (5.92 and 7.00cm), shoot length (5.00 and 4.82cm), vigour index (784 and 832) and lower electrical conductivity of seed leachate (2.136 and 2.179dSm-1) at the end of 20 months storage period. Among the plant bioproducts, seeds treated with pongamia leaf powder (40g/kg of seed) recorded maximum seed quality parameters like germination (62.58%), field emergence (55.79%), root length (5.80cm), shoot length (4.60cm), vigour index (662) and lower electrical conductivity (2.542dSm-1) over neem leaf powder (10g/kg of seed) and sweet flag rhizome powder (10g/kg of seed) treatment at the end of the storage period.
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