Abstract:
A laboratory test was carried
out to examine the influence of various
storage containers and periods on the
germination percentage of black gram seed.
In this research, three seed containers, viz.
sealed tin container, poly bag and gunny bag
were used to store the seeds, as well as
seeds were stored for three different storage
periods, viz. 15, 30 and 45 days and thereby
conducted germination tests. The results
revealed that storage and storage periods
considerably influenced the germination
percentage (GP) of black gram seed.
The highest GP of 87.73% was found in the
seeds stored at sealed tin container, while
the lowest GP (71.08%) was observed in the
seeds stored in gunny bag. Among the three
storage containers, the GP reduced rapidly
in the seeds stored in gunny bags (6.52%),
followed by poly bag (18.98%).
The maximum values of GP (85.43%) of
black gram seed were recorded when 15
days after storage (DAS), whereas the
lowest GP (68.33%) was at 45 DAS, and the
GP decreased noticeably with the increase
of storage periods from 15 to 30 and to 45
DAS. In combination influence of storage
containers and storage periods, the
maximum GP (85.90%) was recorded at
when seeds kept in sealed tin container with
stored for the shortest duration (15 DAS),
while the minimum (58.11%) was recorded
in the seeds stored in gunny bag for the
longest period with 45 DAS. Seeds stored in the sealed tin containers exhibited an
excellent performance regarding GP with
the shortest storage periods and, thereby,
black gram should be kept in sealed tin
containers or like this air tight containers for
storage, as well as seeds should be sun dried
after a short period for maintaining seed
quality.
