PROLONGING SEED VIABILITY IN GROUNDNUT (ARACHIS-HYPOGAEA L) WITH CALCIUM-CHLORIDE

Authors
PADMANABHAN G NAGARAJAN M MANIAN K ANNAMALAINATHAN K
Citation
G. Padmanabhan et al., PROLONGING SEED VIABILITY IN GROUNDNUT (ARACHIS-HYPOGAEA L) WITH CALCIUM-CHLORIDE, Journal of agronomy and crop science, 174(2), 1995, pp. 87-90
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture
Journal title
Journal of agronomy and crop science
ISSN journal
09312250 → ACNP
Volume
174
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
87 - 90
Database
ISI
SICI code
0931-2250(1995)174:2<87:PSVIG(>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Groundnut pods stored in gunny bags, polythene lined gunny bags, polyt hene lined gunny bags with fused CaCl2, mud pots, and bamboo baskets s howed significant differences in germination and vigour. The increased viability of pods in polythene lined gunny bag with fused CaCl2 is at tributed to low moisture content and high dehydrogenase activity. The present study showed that the viability of groundnut pods could be enh anced using desiccant like fused Calcium Chloride.