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 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 () | Treatment 0.29 | Variety 0.38 |
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(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 () | Treatment 0.02 | Variety 0.03 |
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