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 4
Effect of high and low (a) and intermediate (b) RH on root length of various accessions of Brassica spp. and Eruca sativa.
| (a) |
| | | Control
| Acid 1% (cm) | NaCl 75% (cm) | Mean (cm) |
| | B. juncea (V1) | 7.45 | 6.72 | 2 | 4.57 | | B. juncea (V2) | 8.17 | 6.28 | 1.66 | 4.25 | | B. juncea (V3) | 7.11 | 6.18 | 1.73 | 4.17 | | B. napus (V4) | 3.26 | 3.4 | 0.46 | 2.02 | | B. napus (V5) | 3.45 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 2.15 | | B. napus (V6) | 3.58 | 3.64 | 0.38 | 2.12 | | B. rapa (V7) | 5.54 | 5.64 | 1.79 | 3.84 | | B. rapa (V8) | 5.88 | 5.22 | 1.56 | 3.74 | | B. rapa (V9) | 5.52 | 5.46 | 1.77 | 3.56 | | E. sativa (V10) | 4.69 | 3.7 | 0.66 | 2.35 | | E. sativa (V11) | 5.26 | 3.52 | 0.8 | 2.37 |
| | Mean | 4.86 | 4.86 | 1.2 | | | CD () | | Treatment 0.24 | | Variety 0.31 |
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| (b) |
| | | Control
| LiCl 11% (cm) | MgCl2 32% (cm) | CaNO350% (cm) | Mean (cm) |
| | B. juncea (V1) | 7.45 | 7.96 | 7.09 | 7.7 | 7.51 | | B. juncea (V2) | 8.17 | 7.48 | 7.82 | 7.55 | 7.61 | | B. juncea (V3) | 7.11 | 7.76 | 7.12 | 7.78 | 7.5 | | B. napus (V4) | 3.26 | 3.31 | 3.34 | 4.2 | 3.58 | | B. napus (V5) | 3.45 | 3.06 | 3.66 | 3.36 | 3.37 | | B. napus (V6) | 3.58 | 3.6 | 3.45 | 3.43 | 3.5 | | B. rapa (V7) | 5.54 | 3.97 | 6.59 | 4.84 | 5.18 | | B. rapa (V8) | 5.88 | 4.09 | 6.67 | 5.1 | 5.24 | | B. rapa (V9) | 5.52 | 4.53 | 6.72 | 5.2 | 5.41 | | E. sativa (V10) | 4.69 | 5.31 | 6.74 | 5.13 | 5.62 | | E. sativa (V11) | 5.26 | 6.38 | 6.41 | 4.24 | 5.6 |
| | Mean | 5.44 | 5.22 | 5.96 | 5.32 | | | CD () | | Treatment 0.27 | | Variety 0.4 |
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