Effects of packaging materials on storability of groundnut seeds
1985
Puangthong Yin-adsavaphan | Lamduan Supa (Khon Kaen Univ., Khon Kaen (Thailand). Faculty of Agriculture)
This experiment aimed to determine suitable packaging material for storing groundnut seeds at the farm level. Pods of groundnut variety Tainan 9 were dried to 6 % moisture content before putting in storage. Hand-shelled seeds stored in kerosene cans, fertilizer bags and plastic bags were compared with unshelled pods stored in gunny bags, fertilizer bags and double layers plastic bags. These were stored in ambient air at two villages and in the cold room at Khon Kaen University. The germination of seeds in all treatments decreased to less than 70 % after four months of storage, except that of the unshelled pods stored in plastic bags at one location. Germination of seeds stored in one village (Ban Kokpleay) generally declined faster than in the other village (Ban Muang). At both locations, the unshelled pods stored in plastic bags were superior to the others which deteriorated rapidly after six months of storage. There was no significant difference in percent germination of seeds stored in different packaging materials under cold room condition.
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