Assess the effect of natural ageing and storage containers on seed quality of tomato seeds
Keywords:
Seed, germination percentage, vigour index, storage containerAbstract
The present study entitled "Seed quality assessment in the naturally aged seed of tomato was conducted during rabi 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 at the Department of Seed Science and Technology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. The freshly stored seed was observed to be highest in seed quality parameters i.e., germination per cent, seedling length, seedling dry weight and seed vigour indices as compared to when seeds were stored in different containers during 18 months storage period. As the storage period increase, the seed quality parameter goes on decreasing. Among the containers, 18-month seeds stored in a polythene bag (> 700 gauge) recorded significantly higher seed germination (60.67%), seedling length (8.77cm), seedling dry weight (11.42 mg), vigour index -I (532) and seed vigour index-II (793) as compared to a cloth bag. Standard germination percentage was maintained up to 15 months of storage in a polythene bag. In both containers, polythene bags performed better than cloth bags throughout the storage period.
Downloads
References
Abdul-Baki, A.A. and Anderson, J.D. 1973. Vigour determination in cotton by multiple criteria. Crop Sciences, 13:630-633.
Baldaniya NK, Karjule AP & Patel DA. 2018. Effect of Containers and Duration on Seed Quality of Onion under Ambient Storage Conditions. Seed Research Journal, 45 (2): 1-4.
Doijode SD. 2010. Effect of packaging and fruit storage on seed viability, vigour and longevity in chilli (Capsicum annuum L.). Vegetable Science, 23: 36-41.
Fufa, FP, Hanson SD & Dhaliwal M. 2011. AVRDC- The World Vegetable Center tomato breeding in Sub-saharan Africa: Lessons from the past, present work, and future prospects. Acta Horticulturae, 911:87-98.
ISTA, 1999. International rules for seed testing. Seed sci. & Technol. 23 (suppl.) 1-334.
Kartoori SS & Patil NK. 2018. Effect of packaging materials and moisture content on seed storability of onion. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 7(4): 1745-1750.
Sharma, SN, Goyal KC & Kakralya BL. 1998. Chilli seed storage in relation to variety and container. Seed Research, 26: 83-86.
Singh, B & Dikshit, AK. 2007. Dissipation of thiacloprid on tomato (Lycopersicon esculantum Mill.). Pesticide Research Journal, 19(1), 108–109.
Kumar S, Singh S & Jakhar SS. 2019. Effect of Seed Treatments and Containers on Chilli and Brinjal Seed Viability. India Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 36 (2): 1-9.
Zhu Z, Zhang YB, Liu Y & Chen XJ. 2018. Exploring the effects of selenium treatment on the nutritional quality of tomato fruit. Food Chemistry, 252, 9-15.
Quais MK, Jahan S, Haque MM& Khan MR. 2013. Variation in seed quality of radish preserved in different storage containers. Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture Research, 38 (3): 545-552.
