Vol. 1 (6) : November-December 2010 issue
Green Farming Vol. 1 (6) : 654-655 (November-December, 2010) (New Series)
Studies on the quality of lobia seeds influenced by the infestation of pulse beetle during storage
S.R. WANKHEDE1, R.P. GAJBHIYE2* and S.U. CHARJAN3
Department of Botany, College of Agriculture, Nagpur - 440 001 (M.S.)
Designation : 1Asstt. Professor (College of Horticulture, Akola), 2Associate Professor (NARP, Fruits & Vegetables, Sonapur),
3Asstt. Professor (College of Agriculture, Nagpur)
Subject : Agriculture Botany
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S.R. WANKHEDE, R.P. GAJBHIYE and S.U. CHARJAN. 2010. Studies on the quality of lobia seeds influenced by the infestation of pulse beetle during storage. Green Farming Vol. 1 (6) : 654-655 ; November-December, 2010 (New Series)
ABSTRACT
Lobia (Vigna sinensis L. Savi) is an important source of protein. Seed infested by pulse beetle (Callosobruchus maculatus) during storage is a major problem. The effect of pulse beetles damage on 100 seed weight, germinability, vigour index and incidence of fungi were studied. The 100 seed weight, germinability and vigour index were significantly more in the normal seed which is closely followed by one holed, hole near micropyle, two holed and multi holed damaged seeds. The incidence of fungi such as species of Alternaria, Aspergillus, Curvularia, Fusarium, Penicillium and Rhizopus were found associated with all categories of seeds. Percentage of fungi were highest in multi holed seeds and lowest in the normal seeds.
Key words :
Callosobruchus maculatus, Germination, infestation, lobia, Pulse beetle, Seed weight, Storage, Vigna sinensis.
