ISSN:
1871-4528
Keywords:
seed storage
;
desiccants
;
drying vegetable seeds
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Summary Toasted polished rice with less than 1% moisture content was used as desiccant for potato seed stored in closed jars. To reduce the moisture content of about 20 g of true potato seed from 11.5% to 4–5%, 30 to 40 g of toasted rice is needed depending on how fast drying is desired. For most crops, 5% seed moisture content is considered by the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources as a safe level for storage. Toasted rice was also used with small lots of tomato, pepper, lettuce, turnip and soya bean seeds to dry them to a safe level for storage. Toasted grains of wheat, maize and soya bean were also used successfully as desiccants, but proved to have less drying capacity than rice.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02357312
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