Germination and seed infection as influenced by seed treatment in vegetables

The laboratory studies were carried out to investigate the effect of seed treatment on seed germination and seed health in some vegetable seeds during 2008–2009. Vegetable seeds were treated with Thiram, Captan and Bavistin alone @ 2g/kg and their combinations Bavistin + Captan and Bavistin + Thiram @ 1+1 g/kg of seed. Among the treatments higher germination and less seed infection were noticed in seeds treated with Bavistin + Thiram (1:1) @ 2g/kg seeds) in french bean (89.00 and 3.18%), bhendi (93.33 and 3.83%), onion (89.00 and 5.90%), chilli (94.30 and 3.30%), cauliflower (85.00 and 8.30%) and tomato (92.00 and 4.92%) compared to control (73.00 and 14.00%), (74.00 and 26.83%), (77.33 and 44.00%), (85.00 and 27.00%), (70.00 and 44.00%) and (76.66 and 31.33%, respectively).