INVESTIGATIONS ON STORAGE POTENTIAL OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES IN FENUGREEK

LAKSHMI J.¹*, RAME GOWDA², PARASHIVAMURTHY^3
1Technical Assistant, Seed Technology Research Unit, AICRP-NSP (Crops), University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka, India
²Retired Professor and Chairman, Department of Seed Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka, India
³Professor and Head, Department of Seed Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka, India
* Corresponding Author : lakshmi_jagannatha@rediffmail.com

Received : 05-12-2019     Accepted : 24-12-2019     Published : 30-12-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 24       Pages : 9336 - 9340
Int J Agr Sci 11.24 (2019):9336-9340

Keywords : Seedling vigour index, Storage Potential, Fenugreek
Academic Editor : Dr Gitam Singh, Dr Eleonora Nistor, Belinda Vallejo-Cordoba, Mathi P. Madhu
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

An experiment was conducted to know the storage potential of different fenugreek cultivars. The seeds which were produced during rabi, 2005 and summer, 2006 at Agricultural Research Station, Balajigapade, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka were packed in cloth bag and stored under ambient conditions of Bengaluru. Samples were drawn at three months intervals (0, 3, 6 and 9) initially and subsequently at monthly intervals (up to the end of 12 months of storage) for seed quality analysis. The results revealed the significant increase in seed moisture over storage under ambient conditions irrespective of season of production. Variety Bangalore-local recorded significantly higher germination (96.71 % and 91.21 %), seedling vigour index-I (1501 and 1651) and lower electrical conductivity (243 and 212 dSm-1) which was produced in both rabi, 2005and summer, 2006 respectively. The seeds produced during summer 2006 have better storage potential as compared seeds produced during rabi 2005 wherein the percentage reduction in germination was significantly higher.

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