Abstract
We conducted a study to determine the most effective method of preserving lentil seeds for future sowing. The experiment involved six different types of storage containers: cotton cloth bags, tin containers, earthen pots, plastic containers, polythene bags, and gunny bags. We also used four plant extracts: Piper betel (Betel leaf), Azadirachta indica (Neem), Allium indica (Garlic), and Swietenia mahagoni (Mahagani). We measured the vigor index and germination percentage at 2, 4, and 6 months after storage, and then documented the fungal connection. In a separate experiment, we conducted a pre-sowing seed treatment using botanicals and biological agents such as garlic (5% w/v aqueous solution), datura (5% w/v aqueous solution), mehogoni leaf extract (5% w/v aqueous solution), mehogoni seed extract (5% w/v aqueous solution), and fern leaf extract (5% w/v aqueous solution). We treated the seeds with various substances to suppress seed-borne fungi, including ash coating (10 g kg-1 seed), fresh cow dung coating, a solution of cow urine (5% v/v water), Provax-200 (2 g kg-1 seed), and an untreated control group. In terms of germination, vigor index, and seed infection, the lentil seeds stored in a polythene bag with neem leaf extract significantly outperformed the other treatments. We found that the durability of lentil seeds significantly decreased as the storage time increased. The seed treatment fungicide Provax-200 had a significant impact on lowering the presence of fungus (by 87.41%) and boosting the germination percentage (by 39.49%) of lentil seeds.
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Claim · model-written summary
Lentil seeds stored in a polythene bag with neem leaf extract outperformed other treatments in germination, vigor index and seed infection
- Taxon
- lentil
Lens culinarise1 - Treatment
- polythene bag with neem leaf extracte1
- Outcome
- germination, vigor index, and seed infectione1
- Direction
- outperformede1
- Comparator
- the other treatmentse1
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Verbatim
e1“In terms of germination, vigor index, and seed infection, the lentil seeds stored in a polythene bag with neem leaf extract significantly outperformed the other treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
Lentil seed durability decreased significantly as storage time increased
- Taxon
- lentilLens culinarise2
- Treatment
- storage timee2
- Outcome
- durability of lentil seedse2
- Direction
- decreasede2
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Verbatim
e2“We found that the durability of lentil seeds significantly decreased as the storage time increased”
Claim · model-written summary
Provax-200 seed treatment significantly lowered the presence of fungus by 87.41% in lentil
- Taxon
- lentilLens culinarise4
- Treatment
- Provax-200e3
- Interactor
- funguse3pathogen
- Outcome
- presence of funguse3
- Direction
- loweringe3
- Value
- 87.41%e3
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Verbatim
e3“The seed treatment fungicide Provax-200 had a significant impact on lowering the presence of fungus (by 87.41%)”
e4“boosting the germination percentage (by 39.49%) of lentil seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Provax-200 seed treatment significantly boosted lentil germination percentage by 39.49%
- Taxon
- lentilLens culinarise4
- Treatment
- Provax-200e3
- Outcome
- germination percentagee4
- Direction
- boostinge4
- Value
- 39.49%e4
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e3“The seed treatment fungicide Provax-200 had a significant impact on lowering the presence of fungus (by 87.41%)”
e4“boosting the germination percentage (by 39.49%) of lentil seeds”
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