Influence of Water Flotation Technique on Seed and Seedling Quality Characteristics of Sesamum indicum

Abstract

The present Studies made with gingelly to upgrade the quality of seeds based on that specific gravity using water floatation technique seeds revealed that specific gravity grading using water improved the seed quality of gingelly with respect to seed recovery and seed quality characters. I. Introduction Sesame seed is an important source of edible oil. It is often considered as the queen of vegetable oils. More than 80 per cent of the crop is cultivated in kharif and a small quantity is cultivated in rabi . Therefore, sesame seed is available throughout the year in the country. Homoginising the heterogeneous seed lot is the prime aim of any post harvest seed management techniques. The homogenisation is mainly based on physical characters, as it could be easily adoptable. Sesamum is a crop expressing all possible variation in physical character such as weight, colour and size necessitating the need for processing the seeds before sowing.