Effect of polymer coating and fungicide on biochemical constituent of Kabuli chickpea varieties

Abstract

A laboratory experiment was carried out in the Department of Seed Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Vijayapura, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad during 2017-18 to study the effect of seed polymer coating along with fungicide on biochemical constituent of kabuli chickpea varieties during storage. The variety MNK 1 showed better storage performance as compared to KAK 2. Among the seven different treatments viz; control, polymer 10 ml/kg seed, polymer 20 ml/kg seed, vitavax 3 g/kg seed, polymer (10 ml/kg of seed) + vitavax power (3 g/kg of seed), polymer (20 ml/kg of seed) + vitavax power (3 g/kg of seed) and castor oil (10 ml/kg seed) the kabuli chickpea seeds treated with polymer (20 ml/kg of seed) + vitavax power (3g/kg of seed) recorded significantly higher protein content (17.92%), reducing sugar (1.28%), non-reducing sugar (9.90%) and dehydrogenase activity (0.740 OD value) upto nine months of storage followed by the treatment combination polymer (10 ml/kg of seed) + vitavax power (3 g/kg of seed). Hence the same treatment combination can be to store seeds for longer period without much deterioration.