The effect of packaging material on storability of wheat varieties

Abstract

The experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of packaging material on storability of seeds of wheatvarieties in laboratory of Department of Seed Science and Technology, UAS, Dharwad. Among packaging materials, seedsstored in Perdue improved crop storage (PICS) bag showed good storability and among varieties, UAS 415 which belongsto Triticum durum stored better as compared to UAS 304 (T.aestivum) and DDK 1025 (T. dicoccum). Among interactionbetween packaging material and wheat varieties UAS 415 stored in PICS bag recorded higher seed germination (92.75 %),seedling dry weight (310.88 mg/10 seedlings), seedling vigour index (3242) and lower electrical conductivity of seedleachates (0.444 dS m-1) and DDK 1025 stored in cloth bag recorded lower seed germination (82.75 %), seedling dry weight(299.03 mg/10 seedlings), seedling vigour index (2352) and higher electrical conductivity of seed leachates (1.406 dS m-1).