TY  - JOUR
AU  - Azadi, M.S.
AU  - E., Younesi
T1  - The Effects of Storage on Germination Characteristics and Enzyme Activity of Sorghum Seeds
JO  - Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry
Y1  - 2013
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
SP  - 289
EP  - 298
UR  - http://www.jspb.ru/issues/2013/N4/JSPB_2013_4_289-298.pdf

KW  - Storage
KW  - Germination characteristics
KW  - Sorghum
KW  - enzyme activity




N1  - Owner: Алексей
N1  - Added to JabRef: 2013.10.14
N2  - Seed moisture content (MC) and storage temperature are the most important factors affecting seed longevity and vigor. Exposure to warm, moist air is principally responsible for this. Proper storage and optimum seed moisture content can affect the grain quality significantly. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the different storage  treatments on seed  quality of sorghum.  The seed materials were fresh without any storage period. For storage treatments, 3 seed moisture contents (6, 10, 14 %) were stored for 8 month in 0.5 L capacity sealed aluminum foil packet in 0.3 bar inside incubators  set at  4  temperatures  (5,  15, 25, 35 °C). After storage  time, the higher  the storage temperature, the lower was the grain quality of sorghum. The highest germination percentage, germination  index,  normal  seedling  percentage  were  achieved  in  control  conditions  (0  day  of storage).  Our  results  showed  that  increasing  storage  duration  resulted  higher  reduction  in germination characteristics. Also our results showed that, germination percentage, means time to germination,  germination  index,  normal  seedling  percentage  decrease  significantly  by  storage. Enzyme activity decrease significantly by increased in storage.
ER  -