Paper · 2025 · International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Maintaining Seed Quality of Maize and Wheat through Dry Chain Technology in Pakistan

Irfan Afzal; Ehsan Khalid; Shahzad Maqsood Ahmed Basra; et al.

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Abstract

<ns2:p>Seed is inevitably deteriorated during storage and higher seed moisture content is the primary cause of this decline in seed quality. Dry Chain is a valuable tool, by using moisture proof hermetic containers to preserve seed quality throughout supply chain. This study evaluated and compared the performance of wheat and maize seed in different hermetic storage packaging (Super bag, Anaaji bag and drum) with conventionally used woven polypropylene bags after six months storage in ambient conditions. Seed moisture content was increased up to 11.53 and 13.55% in wheat and maize respectively when packed in polypropylene bags while it remained low (approximately 10 and 11.4% in wheat and maize respectively) when packed in hermetically sealed bags and drum. Germination was maintained in both cereal seeds stored in hermetically sealed Super bag, anaaji bag and drum while it reduced in polypropylene bags as compared to initial seed quality. Seed stored in polypropylene bag deteriorated quickly, which resulted in loss of seed vigour as indicated by higher malondialdehyde contents and electrical conductivity of seed leachates. It can be concluded that maintenance of seed dryness with hermetic storage is useful in preservation of seed quality and related attributes under high relative humidity environment.</ns2:p>

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Wheat seed moisture increased up to 11.53% in polypropylene bags after six months.

Organ / stage
Seede0
Treatment
polypropylene bagse0
Outcome
Seed moisture contente0
Direction
increasede0
Value
11.53 and 13.55%e0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Seed moisture content was increased up to 11.53 and 13.55% in wheat and maize respectively when packed in polypropylene bags”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 510–634 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Maize seed moisture increased up to 13.55% in polypropylene bags after six months.

Taxon
maizeZea mayse0
Organ / stage
Seede0
Treatment
polypropylene bagse0
Outcome
Seed moisture contente0
Direction
increasede0
Value
13.55%e0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Seed moisture content was increased up to 11.53 and 13.55% in wheat and maize respectively when packed in polypropylene bags”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 510–634 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Wheat seed moisture remained approximately 10% in hermetically sealed bags and drum.

Organ / stage
Seede0
Treatment
hermetically sealed bags and drume0
Outcome
Seed moisture contente0
Direction
lowe0
Value
approximately 10 and 11.4%e0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Seed moisture content was increased up to 11.53 and 13.55% in wheat and maize respectively when packed in polypropylene bags while it remained low (approximately 10 and 11.4% in wheat and maize respectively) when packed in hermetically sealed bags and drum.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 510–767 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Maize seed moisture remained approximately 11.4% in hermetically sealed bags and drum.

Taxon
maizeZea mayse0
Organ / stage
Seede0
Treatment
hermetically sealed bags and drume0
Outcome
Seed moisture contente0
Direction
lowe0
Value
11.4%e0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Seed moisture content was increased up to 11.53 and 13.55% in wheat and maize respectively when packed in polypropylene bags while it remained low (approximately 10 and 11.4% in wheat and maize respectively) when packed in hermetically sealed bags and drum.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 510–767 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Germination of wheat and maize seed was maintained in hermetically sealed Super bag, anaaji bag, and drum.

Taxon
cereale0
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seedse0
Treatment
hermetically sealed Super bag, anaaji bag and drume0
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Germinatione0
Direction
maintainede0
Comparator
initial seed qualitye0

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e0

“Germination was maintained in both cereal seeds stored in hermetically sealed Super bag, anaaji bag and drum while it reduced in polypropylene bags as compared to initial seed quality.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 768–952 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Germination of wheat and maize seed declined in polypropylene bags relative to initial quality.

Taxon
cereale0
Organ / stage
seedse0
Treatment
polypropylene bagse0
Outcome
Germinatione0
Direction
reducede0
Comparator
initial seed qualitye0

Verbatim

e0

“Germination was maintained in both cereal seeds stored in hermetically sealed Super bag, anaaji bag and drum while it reduced in polypropylene bags as compared to initial seed quality.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 768–952 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Seed stored in polypropylene bags had higher malondialdehyde content, indicating loss of vigour.

Taxon
Seede0
Organ / stage
Seede0
Treatment
polypropylene bage0
Outcome
malondialdehyde contentse0
Direction
highere0

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Verbatim

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“Seed stored in polypropylene bag deteriorated quickly, which resulted in loss of seed vigour as indicated by higher malondialdehyde contents and electrical conductivity of seed leachates.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 953–1140 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Seed stored in polypropylene bags had higher electrical conductivity of seed leachates, indicating loss of vigour.

Taxon
Seede0
Organ / stage
Seede0
Treatment
polypropylene bage0
Outcome
electrical conductivity of seed leachatese0
Direction
highere0

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e0

“Seed stored in polypropylene bag deteriorated quickly, which resulted in loss of seed vigour as indicated by higher malondialdehyde contents and electrical conductivity of seed leachates.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 953–1140 · show in text ↑
Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivebasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

The authors conclude that maintaining seed dryness with hermetic storage preserves seed quality under high relative humidity.

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Seede0
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maintenance of seed dryness with hermetic storagee0
Qualifier
high relative humidity environmente0

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“It can be concluded that maintenance of seed dryness with hermetic storage is useful in preservation of seed quality and related attributes under high relative humidity environment.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1141–1322 · show in text ↑

poly(propylene) · quality: grain · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

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