Effect of botanicals and containers on insect damage and test weight of Pigeon pea seeds during storage

As the storage period advanced, insect infestation increased and significant differences due to seed treatments, containers and the interaction was recorded from 5^th month of storage period and from initial to 5^th month, there was no infestation. Seed treated with castor oil provided the best protection from the insect infestation as compared to all other seed treatments. Test weight was decreased gradually as insect infestation increased at the end of 12^th month of storage period. Castor oil treated seeds maintained the highest test weight (10.22 g) among the botanicals followed by sweet flag rhizome powder (10.09 g) and these botanicals were found to be on par with chemically treated seeds and polythene bags was better storage container as compared to the cloth bag.