Effect of some traditional and improvised indoor containers on insect damage and viability of Maize seeds.
1991
Karim M.A. | Amiruzzaman M.
Maize seeds stored in Polythene lined Motka, Improved tin, Polythene lined jute bag, Traditional tin and Polythene lined Dole showed the lowest infestation rate of 0.46, 0.91, 1.14, 3.02 and 3.38 percent, respectively. The containers were opened once after 13 months, the rate of infestation trend was more or less similar, that is, 0.23, 1.85, 2.10, 2.34 and 2.37 percent infestation were obtained from the seeds stored in polythene lined Motka, Polythene lined jute bag, Improved Tin, Polythene lined Dole and Traditional Tin, respectively. In terms of viability of seeds, Polythene lined Motka and Improved Tin gave the highest germination rate of 76.67 and 73.33 percent, respectively. The percent moisture content of the maize seed increased in all treatments from initial 10.47 to 13.44% but this moisture level did not affect the germination of seeds.
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