Abstract
SUMMARYThe Boro (dry) and Kharif (wet) seasons of West Bengal differ appreciably in respect of atmospheric temperature, relative humidity and hours of bright sunshine each day. Post-harvest hot temperature (31°C) either in controlled conditions (in the Kharif season) or in natural (31.5°C) conditions (in the Boro season) had a more significant effect than post-harvest cool air temperature (20.4°C) in the Kharif season on the early breaking of dormancy of paddy rice seeds. However, the pre-harvest hot air temperature (31.4°C) of the Boro season was no more effective in breaking dormancy than the pre-harvest cool air temperature (20.9°C) of the Kharif season. With a mean air temperature of 20.4°C the post-harvest exposure of the seeds to the sun from sunrise to sunset during the Kharif season was much more effective in breaking dormancy than the post-harvest mean air temperature of 31.5°C during the Boro season.
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