Effect of Storage Containers on the Quality of Wheat Seed at Ambient Storage Condition

摘要

This study was conducted to investigate the changes in wheat grain quality that may occur duringstorage in different types of containers commonly used in Bangladesh i.e., tin container, earthen pots andplastic pots. Seeds of three different wheat varieties viz., BARI Gom 21 (Shatabdi), BARI Gom 25 and BARI Gom26 were stored in these containers during April to November, 2013, at existing environmental conditions ofDepartment of Agronomy Laboratory, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The resultrevealed that tin container showed an increase in germination percentage, shoot and root length, seedlings dryweight with decrease in 1000-seed weight, moisture percentage, days to germination and electrical conductivityof seeds during storage. Lowest quality performance was observed from earthen pot. BARI Gom 26 performedbest quality in retaining highest germination percentage, shoot and root length, seedling dry weight with lowestelectrical conductivity and days to germination. In case of interaction effect, the highest germinationpercentage, seedling shoot length, root length and dry weight was obtained from BARI Gom 26 stored in tincontainer and the lowest result was found from earthen pot with BARI Gom-26.