Vol. 10, Issue 11 (2021)

Author(s):
R Elamparithi, K Sujatha, C Menaka and K Senthil

Abstract:
Brinjal is an important vegetable crop grown in India throughout the year. Precision sowing is difficult with small and irregular shaped seeds. Seed pelleting converts such seeds into bold, spherical with smooth surface that helps in easy handling of seeds during sowing. In addition, organic seaweed pelleting mixtures can be incorporated effectively that will be useful for ensuring better field emergence and crop establishment and productivity. Seeds were pelleted with different mixtures of Sargassum sp., Kappaphycus sp., Azophos, Biochar and Talc powder. The results reveled that among the treatments seed pelleting with combinations of Sargassum sp+ Kappaphycus sp + Azophos + Biochar + Talc powder was found to be more effective in comparison with other treatments.