Role of Relative Humidity in Processing and Storage of Seeds and Assessment of Variability in Storage Behaviour in Brassica spp. and Eruca sativa

Table 2

Effect of high and low (a) and intermediate (b) RH on mean germination time of various accessions of Brassica spp. and Eruca sativa.

(a)

	Control  (days)	Acid 1%  (days)	NaCl 75% (days)	Mean (days)
B. juncea (V1)	1.01	1.99	2.62	2.22
B. juncea (V2)	1.06	2.03	2.25	2.07
B. juncea (V3)	1.2	2.08	1.98	1.97
B. napus (V4)	1.05	2.1	0.86	1.45
B. napus (V5)	1.04	2.14	0.93	1.5
B. napus (V6)	1.08	2.08	0.87	1.45
B. rapa (V7)	1.01	2.02	3.52	2.65
B. rapa (V8)	1.04	2	3.48	2.61
B. rapa (V9)	1.01	2.02	3.34	2.5
E. sativa (V10)	1.12	2.11	1.58	1.8
E. sativa (V11)	1.14	2.13	1.77	1.89
Mean	1.07	2.06	2.11
CD (𝑃=0.01)
Treatment 0.29
Variety 0.38

(b)

	Control (days)	LiCl 11% (days)	MgCl2 32% (days)	CaNO3 50% (days)	Mean (days)
B. juncea (V1)	1.01	2.02	2.06	2.03	1.93
B. juncea (V2)	1.06	2.13	2.07	2.09	1.99
B. juncea (V3)	1.20	2.48	2.06	2.12	2.12
B. napus (V4)	1.05	2.54	2.06	2.15	2.13
B. napus (V5)	1.04	2.48	2.11	2.25	2.16
B. napus (V6)	1.08	2.47	2.11	2.14	2.13
B. rapa (V7)	1.01	2.02	2.02	2.03	1.92
B. rapa (V8)	1.04	2.02	2.02	2.01	1.92
B. rapa (V9)	1.01	2.02	2.00	2.04	1.92
E. sativa (V10)	1.12	2.24	2.10	2.11	2.05
E. sativa (V11)	1.14	2.13	2.09	2.13	2.02
Mean	1.07	2.23	2.06	2.10
CD (𝑃=0.01)
Treatment 0.02
Variety 0.03