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Abstract: The study was conducted to determine the effect of different packaging materials for field pea seed quality over various storage periods. The experiment was carried out during 2018 to 2020 using seeds of field pea variety Tegegnch at Holetta Agricultural research center. Five types of storage materials and five storage periods were used as experimental treatments. The experiment was laid out by completely Randomized Design with four replications. Data for seed quality variables were recorded ever six months for two years and the result showed that moisture content, thousand seed weight, germination percentage, seedling length and Vigor index one was highly influenced by different packaging materials under different storage months and speed of germination, seedling dry weight, vigor index two and field emergence index are only influenced by storage months. Thousand seed weight increased proportionally with increased moisture content for seed stored by exposed storage materials. As the storage month progressed the recorded values for speed of germination, seedling dry weight, vigor index two and field emergence index are reduced and the reduction was higher for 18 and 24 months. Concerning storage fungi several fungal were associated with field pea seed. The observed fungal are Ascochyta sp, Penicillium sp, Bipolaris sp, Alternaria sp, Aspergillus sp, A.flavus, A.niger, Rhizopus, Eppiccocum nigrum, Trichoderma, Fusarium sp and Botrytis sp, Cladosporium and Phoma sp. The highest infestation of Bruchid was recorded for non-air tight storage materials and least infestation was recorded for air tight storage materials.

Keywords: Field pea, Packaging materials, Storage durations and Seed quality.

Title: Comparative evaluation of different packaging materials for field pea seed quality over various storage periods

Author: Meseret Ejeta, Mekonen Haile, Tilahun Mola

ISSN 2349-7823

International Journal of Recent Research in Life Sciences (IJRRLS)

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