Effect of moisture and temperature on the viability and vigour of jute, kenaf and mesta seeds [Bangladesh]
1986
Khatun, R. | Sobhan, M.A.
From a study conducted in 1984 at Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Dhaka on the effect of moisture content of jute (Corchorus capsularis L. and Colitorius L.), kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) and Mesta (H. sabdariffa L.) seeds (4.0-24.5%) and storage temperature (room temp 20, 4 and -20oC) upon the viability and vigour, it was revealed that at all storage temperature seeds with higher moisture content there was a sharp decline in viability and vigour with the increase of storage period. At room temperature, jute seed with 4-7.75% moisture maintained above 80% viability up to twelve months of storage, the seeds of mesta maintained 80% viability up to six months of storage with 5.3-7.5% moisture content but the viability of kenaf seeds with 55-7.4% moisture dropped down 58-48% in six months
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