Vol. 11, Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
KD Dadmal, TS Kamdi and NS Bhagat

Abstract:
A laboratory experiment was carried out during Kharif season of 2011-12 at the laboratory of Seed Technology Research Unit, Dr. PDKV, Akola (MS) to study the effect of seed coating treatments viz. polymer coating @ 3 ml/kg of seed, flowable thiram @ 2.4 /kg seed, polymer + flowable thiram, vitavax 200 * @ 2 g/kg, polymer + vitavax 200* @ 2 wg/kg of seed and Control stored in two packaging materials i.e. Gunny bag and HDPE bag upto 8 month with or without combination at ambient condition on storability of soybean. The results revealed that the polymer @ 3 ml/kg + vitavax 200 *@ 2 g/kg of seed stored in HDPE bag were higher germination percentage (93.40 %), higher seedling length (28 cm), seedling dry weight (0.79 g) and vigour index (73.82). However, lowest moisture content (7.1 %), electrical conductivity (1.20 mmhos/cm/g) and lower seed infection (2.7 %) were found in polymer + vitavax treated seed stored in HDPE bag. Hence, polymer @ 3 ml + vitavax 200* @ 2 g/kg in combination seed stored in HDPE bag was most beneficial for enhancing the seed quality.