Seed quality of Lentil (Lens culinaris L.) as affected by different containers and storage periods
Journal Title: Scientific Journal of Crop Science - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
To investigate the effect of different containers and storage periods on the seed quality of lentil seed, the present study was carried out at Department of Agronomy, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) Dinajpur, Bangladesh during March-April 2016. In this study, three seed containers viz, sealed container, poly bag and gunny bag and three storage periods viz. 15, 30 and 45 days were used. The highest germination percentage (GP), better shoot and root length, vigor index and poor fungal incidence of lentil seed were found with 15 days after storage (DAS). The highest GP of 81.54% was found at sealed container with seed stored at 15 DAS while the lowest GP (63.24%) was found in the seeds stored in gunny bag at 45 DAS. Fungal incidence was found less in lentil seeds with the same initial days after storage (15 DAS). Among the storage condition, sealed container was found the advantage for lentil seed storage compared to the usage of polythene bag and gunny bag. The seed container of gunny bag was also found in inferior condition in case of above parameters. Among the three containers, sealed container was the best and the gunny bag was the worst storage container in all levels of storage periods for lentil seed. Finally, our results revealed that optimum and ideal storage conditions viz. sealed storage container and shortest period of storage have the greatest benefit on the quality seed.
Authors and Affiliations
Kamrul Hasan| Department of Agronomy, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Bangladesh., Ayman EL Sabagh*| Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt., Celaleddin Barutçular| Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Cukurova University, Turkey., Mohammad Sohidul Islam| Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt.
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