*Department of Agricultural Botany, College of Agriculture, Ambajogai Dist. Beed-431517
Department of Seed Science and Technology, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362001, Gujrat, India
Online published on 3 December, 2016.
Seeds of four hybrids of pearl millet viz., GHB 719, GHB 905, GHB 744 and GHB 732 along with their parental lines were stored and their physiological characters were evaluated periodically. It was observed that, during storage, the activities of enzymes catalase, glutathione reductase and amylase increased with the storage time. In addition there was loss of seed vigour and viability. However, peroxidase and protease activities declined with increase in storage period. The seed lots stored till germination, were found to be below the Indian Minimum Seed Certification Standard.
Pearl millet, Amylase, lipoxygenase, peroxidase, protease
