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Authors
Affiliations
1 Department of Seed Science and Technology, College of Agriculture (U.A.S.) Dharwad Karnataka, IN
2 Department of Agicultural Entomology, College of Agriculture (U.A.S.) Dharwad Karnataka, IN
3 Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Bapatla, Agriculture College, Bapatla, Guntur A.P., IN
4 Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture ,Bheemarayanagudi Karnataka, IN
5 Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Bapatla, Agriculture College, Bapatla, Guntur A.P.
Source
International Journal of Plant Protection, Vol 6, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 11-14
Abstract
An experiment was conducted at Main Agricultural Research Station, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad during kharif 2008, to find out to enhance storability of sweet corn seeds through use of botanicals treatment. The storage studies revealed that seeds treated with sweet flag rhizome powder @ 10 g per kg of seeds had recorded higher germination (87.3 %), dry weight of seedlings (2.01g), vigour index (2864) and less infestation (3.60 %) at the end of 10 months of storage.
Keywords
Sweet Corn, Botanicals, Sweet Flag, Germination
