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dc.contributor.authorSilva, S. G. R-
dc.contributor.authorPeiris, C. N-
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-22T10:12:27Z-
dc.date.available2022-02-22T10:12:27Z-
dc.date.issued1994-
dc.identifier.urihttp://rda.sliit.lk/handle/123456789/1348-
dc.description.abstractExtracted chillie seed from ripe, desiccated dry pods of cultivar MI 2 of known germination (81.0%), was dried to 9.7%, 5.9% moisture contents, and packed in three different packaging materials: aluminium foil, 500 gauge polythene and woven polypropylene sacks. The seeds were stored at ambient conditions in Pelwehera (30°C, 80% RH), Rahangala (23°C, 79% RH) and in a cold room (20°C 65% RH) in Gannoruwa. Seed germination, field emergence, and seed moisture content of the stored seed were tested at the inception and at 3 month intervals during the 12 month study period. Chillie seed with a low initial moisture content (5.9%) maintained germinability better than seeds with a high moisture content (9.7%) in all locations. Triple laminated aluminium foil was a better packaging material. Polysack packaging displayed free moisture movement from the early stages of the study, in all the locations. Polythene (500 gauge) was better than polysack and similar to aluminum foil when storing low moisture (5.9%) chillie seed for 12 months, at all the locations except in Pelwehera. A cold room condition was the best to store chillie seed without losing its viability below 75% for a period of one year. It could be recommended that these dried, extracted chillie seed from ripe dry pods of cultivar MI 2 packed in aluminium foil or in polythene (500 gauge) be stored in a cold room (20PC, 65% RH) for a long term (12 months).en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPostgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya: Peradeniyaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTropical Agricultural Research;Vol. 6 1994-
dc.subjectPackaging Materialen_US
dc.subjectStorabilityen_US
dc.subjectChillieen_US
dc.subjectCapsicum annumen_US
dc.subjectSeed Storeden_US
dc.subjectSri Lankaen_US
dc.titleEffect of packaging material on the storability of Chillie (Capsicum annum L.) seed in Sri Lankaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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