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Influence of post harvest handling techniques on seed quality and storability of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)

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Title Influence of post harvest handling techniques on seed quality and storability of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)
 
Creator V.Roopa
 
Contributor A.S.Channaveerswami
 
Subject Seed Science and Technology
 
Description Muskmelon is a most popular desert fruit grown in both garden lands and river beds
in the warmer region of the world. Present investigations were carried out with the objective
of studying the influence of post-harvest handling techniques on seed quality and storability
of muskmelon in the Department of Seed Science and Technology, College of Agriculture,
University of Agricultural Sciences, Dhrawad during March 2005 to March 2006.
The performance of big size fruit was better compared to other size fruits for fruit
physical parameters and seed quality parameters which recorded higher fruit weight (1493 g),
fruit length (25.12 cm), fruit diameter (14.41 cm), seed weight per fruit (16.14 g), filled seeds
per fruit (527) and filled seeds percentage (93.61%) with less number of unfilled seeds per
fruit (36) and unfilled seeds percentage (6.39%).
Among different drying methods, seeds dried in oven at 40°C temperature recorded
lowest drying time of 21.58 hours with significantly higher germination (63.70%) and vigour
index (1421) compared to sun drying on metal sheet and on cement floor but was on par with
shade drying and both maintained germination percentage above the minimum standard of
seed certification (60%) upto ten months of storage.
Among different seed treatments tested, seeds treated with chlorax recorded higher
values of germination (63.40%), seedling dry weight (186 mg/10 seedlings) and vigour index
(1585) with less moisture content (9.22%) at the end of ten months of storage period which
was followed by seeds treated with fenvalertae, sweet flag rhizome powder, malathion and
neem oil and these maintained germination percentage above the minimum standard of seed
certification (60%) upto ten months of storage.
In the interactions, seeds of big size fruits dried in oven at 40°C temperature and seeds
of big size fruits treated with chlorax recorded higher values for all the seed quality
parameters throughout the storage period.
 
Date 2016-10-25T16:37:56Z
2016-10-25T16:37:56Z
2006
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/81941
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher UAS, Dharwad