Studies on Effect of Organic Seed Treatment on Seed Health Status of Fresh Seeds of Maize cv. Gh-0727 During Storage

The laboratory experiments were conducted in the Department of Seed Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur during 2011–12 to find out the effect of organic seed treatments on seed quality of fresh seeds of Maize. All the quality parameters showed significant differences due to seed treatment with organics. The results revealed that seed treatment with vermiwash @ 2 per cent recorded significantly higher germination percentage (85.67%)), seedling vigour index (1996), and lower seed infection (3.73%)) followed by cow urine @ 50 per cent compared control at the end of nine months of storage period.