Effect of Botanical Seed Treatments on Storability of Wheat

A experiment was conducted at the laboratory of Seed Technology Research Unit, Dr. PDKV, Akola during 2014–15 to study two wheat varieties and five seed treatments with untreated control and their effect on storage of wheat. The varieties were AKAW-4210-6, PKV. Washim and Seed treatments viz, Sweet flag rhizome @ 5 g/kg seed, Sweet flag rhizome @ 10 g/kg seed, NSK powder @ 10 g/kg, neemoil @ 5 ml/kg and deltamethrin 2.8 EC @ 0.5 ml/kg. The seed treatments Deltamethrin 2.8 EC @ 0.5 ml/kg recorded higher seed quality parameters, followed by sweet flag rhizome powder @ 10 g/kg has found optimum botanical seed treatment in wheat at the end of10 months of storage period. Seed treatment with sweet flagrhizome powder @ 10 g/kg improve seed quality parameters and maintain it in storage upto 10 months hence it is better replacement for chemical treatments.