Abstract
A pelleting method for onion (Allium cepa L.) seed has been standardized using locally available cheaper materials, viz. vermicompost, cow dung and clay powders as stuffing materials, and methyl cellulose and polyvinyl alcohol as adhesive materials. The pelleted onion seeds resulted from this method were bold, smooth, round and uniform in size that helped in easy handling. The pellet weight was increased almost 4-5 times of nonpelleted seeds. The quality of pelleted seed was on par with nonpelleted seed in terms of germination and seedling vigour. The germination and seedling vigour index were 87% and 1117, respectively in pelleted seeds and 89% and 1169 in nonpelleted seed. The bulb yield of pelleted seed treatment (31.81tonnes/ha) was better than nonpelleted seed (27.85 tonnes/ha). The pelleted seeds could be stored for 3-4 months even under ambient conditions without decline in viability and vigour.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Pelleted onion seeds were bold, smooth, round and uniform, aiding handling.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepae0 - Treatment
- pelletede0
- Outcome
- bold, smooth, round and uniform in sizee0
- Qualifier
- easy handlinge0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The pelleted onion seeds resulted from this method were bold, smooth, round and uniform in size that helped in easy handling”
Claim · model-written summary
Onion seed pellet weight rose almost four to fivefold over nonpelleted seed.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- pellete0
- Outcome
- pellet weighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 4-5 timese0
- Comparator
- nonpelleted seedse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The pellet weight was increased almost 4-5 times of nonpelleted seeds”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
Pelleted onion seed germination was on par with nonpelleted seed, 87% versus 89%.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- pelleted seedse0
- Outcome
- germinatione0
- Value
- 87%e0
- Qualifier
- 89%e0
- Comparator
- nonpelleted seede0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The germination and seedling vigour index were 87% and 1117, respectively in pelleted seeds and 89% and 1169 in nonpelleted seed”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
Pelleted onion seedling vigour index was 1117 versus 1169 for nonpelleted seed.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- pelleted seedse0
- Outcome
- seedling vigour indexe0
- Value
- 1117e0
- Qualifier
- 1169e0
- Comparator
- nonpelleted seede0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The germination and seedling vigour index were 87% and 1117, respectively in pelleted seeds and 89% and 1169 in nonpelleted seed”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
Pelleted seed produced higher onion bulb yield than nonpelleted seed, 31.81 versus 27.85 tonnes/ha.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- pelleted seed treatmente0
- Outcome
- bulb yielde0
- Direction
- bettere0
- Value
- 31.81tonnes/hae0
- Qualifier
- 27.85 tonnes/hae0
- Comparator
- nonpelleted seede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The bulb yield of pelleted seed treatment (31.81tonnes/ha) was better than nonpelleted seed (27.85 tonnes/ha)”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
Pelleted onion seed retained viability and vigour for 3-4 months under ambient storage.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- pelleted seedse0
- Outcome
- viability and vigoure0
- Direction
- without declinee0
- Value
- 3-4 monthse0
- Setting
- ambient conditionse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The pelleted seeds could be stored for 3-4 months even under ambient conditions without decline in viability and vigour”
t0“onion”
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