Vol. 1 (5) : September-October 2010 issue
Green Farming Vol. 1 (5) : 512-514 (September-October, 2010) (New Series)
Evaluation of grain protectants in seed storage against Sitophilus oryzae (L.) in sorghum
V.K. DESHPANDEa1*, HARISH H. DESHPANDEb2 and DILEEP MASUTHIa3
aDepartment of Seed Science and Technology, bDepartment of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Krishi Nagar, University of Agriculture Sciences, Dharwad – 580 005 (Karnataka)
Designation : 1Associate Professor, 2Research Associate, 3Ph.D. Scholar
Subject : Seed Science Technology
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V.K. DESHPANDE, HARISH H. DESHPANDE and DILEEP MASUTHI. 2010. Evaluation of grain protectants in seed storage against Sitophilus oryzae (L.) in sorghum. Green Farming Vol. 1 (5) : 512-514 ; September-October, 2010 (New Series)
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted to know the effect of different grain protectants in protecting the sorghum from the infestation of rice weevil, Sitophlus oryzae during 2008-09 at the Department of Seed Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Dharwad. The study indicated that sweet flag powder (2.5%) and custard apple seed powder (2.5%) have showed highest per cent germination and seedling vigour, adult mortality and no weight loss throughout the observation period compared to control.
Key words :
Grain protectants, Seed storability, Sorghum, Sitophilus oryzae, Vigour index.
