Vol. 8, Issue 4 (2020)
Study of soybean seed quality and health in relation to electric field application during storage
Author(s): VR Shelar, NJ Wankhede and AP Karjule
Abstract: Highly permeable seed coat of soybean seed imbibes moisture more easily leads to seed deterioration. Quality of soybean seed greatly influenced by seed moisture, temperature and relative humidity during storage. In order to prevent the quantitative and qualitative losses due to several biotic and abiotic factors during storage the application of electric field may be one of the effective tool. In view of this an experiment was laid out in factorial completely randomized design with three replications. Fresh and old seed lots of soybean seeds were treated with the combinations of different microwave power levels and exposure timings along with control. The seed quality parameters viz; germination, root shoot length, dry matter content, moisture content, seed mycoflora and vigour index were evaluated at 30 days interval. The treated seeds were kept in polythene bags for storage study. The study indicated that microwave power level and exposure timing had significant effect on seed quality during storage. The microwave power level of 80% with exposure timing of 20 sec. maintained better seed quality. Fresh seed lots of soybean variety JS 9305 was superior in retaining seed quality parameters during storage. However, old seed samples also improved their seed quality when applied microwave power levels.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i4ac.10010
Pages: 2510-2514 | 402 Views 82 Downloads
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VR Shelar, NJ Wankhede, AP Karjule. Study of soybean seed quality and health in relation to electric field application during storage. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(4):2510-2514. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i4ac.10010
