IMPACT OF SEED TREATMENTS AND PACKING MATERIALS ON SEED QUALITY FACTORS OF Oryza sativa THROUGHOUT STORAGE
PUNAM SADANA *
Department of Chemistry, M. S. College, Saharanpur (U.P.), India.
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Abstract
The poaceae family includes the cultivated species "Oryza sativa". Poaceae is the 5th largest family, with 10,000 species and at least 600 genera, and is without a doubt the most important family in terms of food production. Oryza sativa is one of the most nutritious crops, but farmers continue to struggle with seed storage. A storage experiment was carried out in the current study to determine the impact of varying seed preparations, storage containers, and storage times on seed quality parameters of Oryza sativa at Govt. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Lucknow provided fresh picked paddy seeds of the variety " PADMA". Seed treated with Castor oil (5ml/kg), Captan (3g/kg), Vitavex (3g/kg), and Control (Untreated) before being stored in Cloth bags and Polybags for 3-9 months under ambient conditions.
Keywords: Oryza sativa, castor oil, captan, vitavex, germination rate