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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2000 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 12 | Page No.: 2003-2004
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2000.2003.2004
The effect of storage temperature storage period and seed moisture content on seed viability to soybean
Syeda Nasreen , Bakht Roidar Khan and Akbar Shah Mohmand

Abstract: The study was conducted to investigate the effect of different seed moisture contents, temperatures and storage period on seed viability of soybean variety, NARC 2. Three factors were included in the experiment, which were storage temperature, storage period and seed moisture content. During storage, the interaction among the three above-mentioned factors was statically significant. In soybean, the maximum seed viability was observed in control with seed having low moisture content. There was a decline in germination percentage after two months of storage at all temperature in seed with high and medium moisture contents. High moisture content and high temperature decreases germ ability of seeds. Viability was zero at .37°C after two months storage in seeds with low, medium and high moisture contents. The storage life of soybean seed can be increased by lowering temperature and seed moisture content during storage.

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Syeda Nasreen , Bakht Roidar Khan and Akbar Shah Mohmand , 2000. The effect of storage temperature storage period and seed moisture content on seed viability to soybean. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 3: 2003-2004.

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