Research Article
Role of Relative Humidity in Processing and Storage of Seeds and Assessment of Variability in Storage Behaviour in Brassica spp. and Eruca sativa
Table 3
Effect of high and low (a) and intermediate (b) RH on shoot length of various accessions of Brassica spp. and Eruca sativa.
(a) |
| | Control (cm) | Acid (1%) (cm) | NaCl (75%) (cm) | Mean (cm) |
| B. juncea (V1) | 10.06 | 7.56 | 2.1 | 5.18 | B. juncea (V2) | 10.92 | 7.29 | 1.66 | 4.91 | B. juncea (V3) | 9.9 | 7.23 | 1.72 | 4.84 | B. napus (V4) | 9.57 | 7.15 | 1.16 | 4.51 | B. napus (V5) | 10.42 | 7.73 | 0.9 | 4.72 | B. napus (V6) | 9.94 | 7.6 | 0.97 | 4.67 | B. rapa (V7) | 9.21 | 7.53 | 2.07 | 5.09 | B. rapa (V8) | 8.68 | 7.35 | 2.28 | 5.07 | B. rapa (V9) | 9.58 | 7.58 | 2.32 | 5.26 | E. sativa (V10) | 5.08 | 5.76 | 0.6 | 3.31 | E. sativa (V11) | 7.47 | 6.11 | 0.68 | 3.67 |
| Mean | 9.16 | 7.17 | 1.5 | | CD () | Treatment 0.22 | Variety 0.28 |
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(b) |
| | Control (cm) | LiCl (11%) (cm) | MgCl2 (32%) (cm) | CaNO3 (50%) (cm) | Mean (cm) |
| B. juncea (V1) | 10.06 | 8.16 | 8.25 | 9 | 8.63 | B. juncea (V2) | 10.92 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.54 | 8.46 | B. juncea (V3) | 9.9 | 8.39 | 7.9 | 8.83 | 8.52 | B. napus (V4) | 9.51 | 7.3 | 6.41 | 6.84 | 7.12 | B. napus (V5) | 10.42 | 6.68 | 7.2 | 6.24 | 7.08 | B. napus (V6) | 9.94 | 7.16 | 6.84 | 6.3 | 7.09 | B. rapa (V7) | 9.21 | 6.68 | 7.66 | 7.04 | 7.34 | B. rapa (V8) | 8.68 | 6.06 | 8.65 | 6.57 | 7.25 | B. rapa (V9) | 9.58 | 6.28 | 8.48 | 7.14 | 7.53 | E. sativa (V10) | 5.08 | 6.37 | 7.4 | 6.03 | 6.45 | E. sativa (V11) | 7.47 | 6.83 | 7.81 | 5.82 | 6.88 |
| Mean | 9.16 | 7.1 | 7.67 | 7.12 | | CD () | Treatment 0.27 | Variety 0.4 |
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