2016 Vol.22 No.1 PP 03-10
STORAGE OF AEGLE MARMELOS (L) CORREA. SEEDS.
*JYOTI SENGAR, V. K. YADAV AND P. K. KHARE1
Department of Botany,
D.V.College ORAI- 285001 (UP)
1Department of Botany,
Dr. H.S Gaur Central University,
SAGAR-470003 (M P) INDIA
E-mail: vkyadavdvc@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The present paper deals with the storage of freshly collected seeds of Aegle marmelos (L) correa. The effect
of two storage conditions viz; open and closed under five temperature regimes -100,0 0, 100, 150C and ambient temperature
were observed. The initial germination and moisture content of seeds were 62.50% and 15.1% respectively.
Among all the storage conditions, seeds stored at room temperature showed rapid decline of moisture content.
Maximum seed moisture retention was found with storage in open and closed conditions at 10oC, after 32 months of
storage, showed maximum germination of 32.25% and 39.50% respectively. The result envisaged that the seeds of the
species can be stored at low temperature with seed moisture content below 10% for longer period. Further the results
of the present study clearly indicate that the seeds of Aegle marmelos exhibit the intermediate storage physiology.
Key words : Aegle marmelos, Intermediate seeds, Moisture content, Storage, Temperature.