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Physiological quality of hybrid maize seeds during containerized-dry storage with silica

Authors: Oyekale Kehinde

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: African Journal Of Biotechnology

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Seed storage operations in the tropics would benefit from low input techniques that can maintain seed physiological quality for considerably long periods without investments in cooling. A study was conducted to evaluate seed vigour and estimate seed longevity in maize during dry storage with commercial desiccant (silica gel) at various levels of gel/seed ratios in air-tight containers under ambient tropical temperature. Seed moisture content (MC) was lowest indicating effective drying at 1:1 gel/seed (100 g of seed stored over 100 g of gel) and 1:2.5 gel/seed ratio (100 g of seed stored over 80 g of gel) during 2 trials set up in 2005 and 2006. After 4 months of storage, laboratory seed germination capacity and vigour variables were consistently higher (p<0>

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Oyekale,K. . (2009). Physiological quality of hybrid maize seeds during containerized-dry storage with silica, 8 (), 181-181.

Oyekale,K. . "Physiological quality of hybrid maize seeds during containerized-dry storage with silica" 8, no (), (2009): 181-181.

Oyekale,K. and . (2009). Physiological quality of hybrid maize seeds during containerized-dry storage with silica, 8 (), pp181-181.

OyekaleK, . Physiological quality of hybrid maize seeds during containerized-dry storage with silica. 2009, 8 ():181-181.

Oyekale,Kehinde , . "Physiological quality of hybrid maize seeds during containerized-dry storage with silica", 8 . (2009) : 181-181.

[1] O.Kehinde , "Physiological quality of hybrid maize seeds during containerized-dry storage with silica" vol.8, no., pp. 181-181, 2009.

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