EFFECT OF PACKAGING MATERIALS ON SEED QUALITY OF SOYBEAN SEED DURING STORAGE

A.D. AUTADE¹*, S.B. GHUGE^2
1AICRP on Safflower, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, 431 402, M.S., India
²AICRP on Safflower, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, 431 402, M.S., India
* Corresponding Author : amitautade2013@gmail.com

Received : 26-05-2018     Accepted : 07-06-2018     Published : 15-06-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 11       Pages : 6223 - 6225
Int J Agr Sci 10.11 (2018):6223-6225

Keywords : Soybean, Packaging materials, Storage period, Seed quality characters
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, 431 402, M.S., India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The seeds of soybean were stored in HDPE, gunny and cloth bags used for the storage study at 0, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 and 210 days for evaluation of seed quality. The observations on different seed quality parameters were recorded at monthly interval. The soybean seed stored in HDPE bags exhibited highest seed germination, seedling length, seedling dry weight, vigour index-I and II than gunny and cloth bags at 210 days of storage period and also found less electrical conductivity in HDPE bags. The retention of better seed storability in HDPE bags was probably attributed to its impervious nature of pores. The seed stored in cloth bags found lower in all seed quality parameters during all the storage periods. There was a minimum reduction observed in all seed quality characters at 210 days of storage when seed stored in HDPE bags as compared to gunny and cloth bags.

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