Seed Production of Vegetable, Tuber and Spice Crops

Maintenance of viability in storage

• Store well mature seeds
  
• Store normal coloured seeds
  
• Seeds should be free from mechanical injury
  
• Seeds should be free from storage fungi or micro organisms 5. Seeds should not have met with adverse conditions during maturation 10. Storage godown should be fumigated to control storage insects, periodically
  
• Storage environment or godown should be dry and cool.
  
• Seeds should be dried to optimum moisture content
  
• Required R.H. and temperature should be maintained during storage.
  
• Seeds should be treated with fungicides before storage
  
• Suitable packaging materials should be used for packing.