Abstract
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) provides nutritional, economic and health benefits. Ghana has introduced the first four commercial varieties for adoption. Maintaining seed quality in storage is challenged in the humid regions due to high temperature and high relative humidity. The study determined the interactive effects of seed moisture content (MC) and packaging material on quality of seeds stored for 8 months and subsequent seed yield and yield related components. A 2x2 factorial in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) was used, replicated three times. Seeds were dried to 8 and 11% MC, kept in polythene bags and plastic containers and stored for 8 months under ambient and cold conditions. There were no significant differences (p>0.05) for plant stand at two weeks after planting, days to first and fifty percent flowering, chlorophyll content, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, and seed yield. Leaf area index of plants developed from seeds dried to 8% MC and packed in polythene bags were significantly higher than the other interaction effects. The lowest plant stand was observed in plants developed from seeds dried to 11% MC and packed in plastic containers. 1000SW of seeds dried to 11% MC and packaged in plastic containers were 32.77% higher than in seeds dried to 8% MC and packaged in plastic containers. The Ennepa common bean seeds can be dried to 11% MC and packaged in polythene bags and stored for 8 months without significant seed deterioration.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
The tested storage treatments did not significantly differ for stand, flowering, chlorophyll, pod and seed counts, or seed yield.
- Taxon
- Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgarist0 - Treatment
- Seeds were dried to 8 and 11% MC, kept in polythene bags and plastic containerse0
- Outcome
- plant stand at two weeks after planting, days to first and fifty percent flowering, chlorophyll contente0
- Direction
- no significant differencese0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Seeds were dried to 8 and 11% MC, kept in polythene bags and plastic containers and stored for 8 months under ambient and cold conditions. There were no significant differences (p>0.05) for plant stand at two weeks after planting, days to first and fifty percent flowering, chlorophyll content, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, and seed yield.”
t0“Common Bean”
Claim · model-written summary
Plants from seed dried to 8% moisture and packed in polythene had significantly higher leaf area index than other combinations.
- Taxon
- Common BeanPhaseolus vulgarist0
- Treatment
- seeds dried to 8% MC and packed in polythene bagse0
- Outcome
- Leaf area indexe0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- the other interaction effectse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Leaf area index of plants developed from seeds dried to 8% MC and packed in polythene bags were significantly higher than the other interaction effects.”
t0“Common Bean”
Claim · model-written summary
Plants from seed dried to 11% moisture and packed in plastic containers had the lowest stand.
- Taxon
- Common BeanPhaseolus vulgarist0
- Treatment
- seeds dried to 11% MC and packed in plastic containerse0
- Outcome
- plant stande0
- Direction
- loweste0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The lowest plant stand was observed in plants developed from seeds dried to 11% MC and packed in plastic containers.”
t0“Common Bean”
Claim · model-written summary
The 1000 seed weight after 11% moisture and plastic packaging was 32.77% higher than after 8% moisture in plastic.
- Taxon
- Common BeanPhaseolus vulgarist0
- Treatment
- seeds dried to 11% MC and packaged in plastic containerse0
- Outcome
- 1000SWe0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 32.77%e0
- Comparator
- seeds dried to 8% MC and packaged in plastic containerse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“1000SW of seeds dried to 11% MC and packaged in plastic containers were 32.77% higher than in seeds dried to 8% MC and packaged in plastic containers.”
t0“Common Bean”
Claim · model-written summary
Ennepa seed can be dried to 11% moisture and stored in polythene for eight months without significant deterioration.
- Taxon
- common beanPhaseolus vulgarise0
- Material
- Ennepae0
- Outcome
- dried to 11% MC and packaged in polythene bags and stored for 8 months without significant seed deterioratione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The Ennepa common bean seeds can be dried to 11% MC and packaged in polythene bags and stored for 8 months without significant seed deterioration.”
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