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)10.067.562.15.18
B. juncea (V2)10.927.291.664.91
B. juncea (V3)9.97.231.724.84
B. napus (V4)9.577.151.164.51
B. napus (V5)10.427.730.94.72
B. napus (V6)9.947.60.974.67
B. rapa (V7)9.217.532.075.09
B. rapa (V8)8.687.352.285.07
B. rapa (V9)9.587.582.325.26
E. sativa (V10)5.085.760.63.31
E. sativa (V11)7.476.110.683.67

Mean9.167.171.5
CD ( )
Treatment 0.22
Variety 0.28

(b)

Control (cm)LiCl (11%) (cm)MgCl2 (32%) (cm)CaNO3 (50%) (cm)Mean (cm)

B. juncea (V1)10.068.168.2598.63
B. juncea (V2)10.928.27.88.548.46
B. juncea (V3)9.98.397.98.838.52
B. napus (V4)9.517.36.416.847.12
B. napus (V5)10.426.687.26.247.08
B. napus (V6)9.947.166.846.37.09
B. rapa (V7)9.216.687.667.047.34
B. rapa (V8)8.686.068.656.577.25
B. rapa (V9)9.586.288.487.147.53
E. sativa (V10)5.086.377.46.036.45
E. sativa (V11)7.476.837.815.826.88

Mean9.167.17.677.12
CD ( )
Treatment 0.27
Variety 0.4