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 1
Equilibration moisture contents of various accessions of Brassica spp. and Eruca sativa.
| | | B. juncea (V1) | B. juncea (V2) | B. juncea (V3) | B. napus (V4) | B. napus (V5) | B. napus (V6) | B. rapa (V7) | B. rapa (V8) | B. rapa (V9) | E. sativa (V10) | E. sativa (V11) | | | () | () | () | () | () | () | () | () | () | () | () |
| | Control | 5.8 | 6 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 8.1 | | Acid (1%) | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.08 | | LiCl | 3.03 | 2.99 | 2.88 | 3.63 | 3.46 | 4.36 | 3.43 | 3.24 | 3.01 | 3.8 | 3.9 | | MgCl2 | 4.52 | 4.27 | 4.21 | 4.92 | 5.01 | 4.82 | 4.25 | 4.24 | 4.56 | 4.78 | 5.43 | | CaNO3 | 5.08 | 5.1 | 5.06 | 5.31 | 5.58 | 5.84 | 5.25 | 5.35 | 4.91 | 5.71 | 5.37 | | NaCl | 10.91 | 10.57 | 11.65 | 12.85 | 11.71 | 11.36 | 10.9 | 10.63 | 11.12 | 12.54 | 11.92 |
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