Effect of Storage Containers and Storage Periods on The Seed Quality of French Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

Abstract

The experiment was conducted in the Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology, HSTU, Dinajpur during April – July 2010 to know the effect of abiotic and biotic factors, storage periods and storage containers on the seed quality of French bean. Tin container showed the highest germination, normal seedlings and vigour index which were followed by polythene bag, where Gunny bag showed the lowest germination, normal seedlings and vigour index upto 60 days after storage. The highest 1000-seed weight, moisture content, abnormal seedlings, seed rot and incidence of the Fusarium oxysporum were recorded in Gunny bag, where the lowest of these parameters were recorded in Tin container. Seed colour of Tin container were more or less same as initial colour, but seeds of Gunny bag were changed into fade or brown colour at 60 days after storage. Moisture content, 1000-seed weight, abnormal seedlings, seed rot, fungi association were increased, but germination and normal seedlings were decreased with the increase of storage periods. Among the three containers, Tin container was the best and the Gunny bag was the worst storage containers upto 60 days of storage for French bean seed. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjar.v37i2.11221 Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 37(2): 195-205, June 2012

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