Effect of seed coating with fungicides along with polymer on seed storability of soybean (Glycine max L. Merril)

Abstract

The present storage experiment was conducted at Seed Unit, University of Agricultural Sciences Raichur, Karnataka during 2016-2017 on soybean cv. JS 335 seeds were treated with different fungicides along with polymer (5 ml kg-1) and were subjected for seed quality in order to know the influence of fungicides along with polymer on quality parameters were evaluated from 0 to 9 months of storage under laboratory condition, combi-fungicides carbendazim 25% + mancozeb 75% @ 3 g per kg of seed was recorded significantly higher seed quality parameters viz., germination (69.67 %), peak value of germination (22.36), root length (12.03 cm), shoot length (9.83 cm), seedling length (21.86 cm), seedling dry weight (111.1 mg), seedling vigour index-I (1524) and seedling vigour index-II (7747) at the end of nine months of storage period as compared to control.